Tag: North Korea
North Korea executes army chief of staff: South Korean media
North Korea has executed its army chief of staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, which, if true, would...
US missile shield spotlights divisions on handling North Korea
Official moves towards the deployment of a US missile defence system in South Korea in the wake of Pyongyang’s latest rocket launch will increase...
North Korea brings forward rocket launch time frame to Feb 7-14
North Korea has brought forward a time frame for the launch of a rocket that it says will carry an earth observation satellite, to...
North Korea sends ‘poop balloons’ to South
When North Korea conducted its fourth underground nuclear test in early January this year, South Korea responded by sending balloons carrying propaganda across the...
North Korea a ‘threat to the world’: Kerry
Nuclear-armed North Korea poses an “overt threat, a declared threat to the world”, US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Beijing Wednesday following...
North Korea overcomes poverty, sanctions with cut-price nukes
North Korea has developed a nuclear weapons program despite poverty and international sanctions, using home-grown technology and virtually free labor to cut costs, experts...
UN vows new measures against North Korea
The UN Security Council said on Wednesday it would begin working immediately on significant new measures in response to North Korea´s fourth nuclear test,...
North Korea claims ‘successful’ hydrogen bomb test
North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday morning, marking a significant advance in the...
“Capable of fighting any kind of war provoked by the US”:...
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un claimed on Saturday that his country was capable of fighting any war provoked by the United States.
The North Korean...
North Korea marks 70th anniversary of Workers’ Party, says ready for...
Isolated North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong...
Flooding in North Korea kills 40, strands thousands
Heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands in flash floods and caused “massive” damage on the weekend, the International Federation of...
DPRK’s Kim orders frontline army to enter state of war
The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has ordered the country's frontline combined forces to enter state...
North Korea to foreigners: don’t bring in subversive media, porn
North Korea has warned foreigners living in Pyongyang not to share outside media on memory sticks with its citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
North Korea cancels visit by UN chief, claims nuclear breakthrough
North Korea said Wednesday it has the technology to make nuclear missile warheads, less than two weeks after announcing it had launched a ballistic...
North Korea boasts of firing ballistic missile from submarine
North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a step which would mark significant progress in the...
North Korea deports ‘plot-breeding’ US aid worker
North Korea said Wednesday it had deported an American aid worker accused of using her humanitarian status as a cover to gather and produce...
North Korea fights for ‘people’s dreams’ with barrage of slogans
North Korea has released a list of more than 300 new political slogans to mark 70 years since the foundation of the isolated state...
