Tag: North Korea
North Korea appears to have tested upgraded hypersonic weapon
South Korea and Japan said Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Sunday, condemning the launches as threats to regional peace and security.
North Korea says it conducted ‘firepower attack drill’
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the drill took place on Saturday and involved combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army.
North Korea fires projectile toward sea – South Korea
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch toward the body of water that Koreans call the East Sea but it gave no details.
North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to...
Pyongyang's foreign ministry spokesperson, in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, said that "we cannot overlook the adverse effect of the US sale of its weapons to the ROK on the regional security environment", referring to South Korea.
North Korea warns of new ‘deterrent’ ahead of US-Seoul drills
The 11-day exercises due to begin on Monday are a regular fixture of the summer calendar, designed to prepare the United States and South Korea to defend against the nuclear-armed North.
N. Korea’s Kim oversees latest naval weapons tests
North Korea remains technically at war with the South because the neighbours' 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
South Korea president urges Trump to help make peace with North
Trump fuelled that interest shortly after announcing the Iran deal, posting on social media an uncaptioned photograph of himself with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their 2018 Singapore summit.
S. Korea prosecutors seek 30 years for Yoon over drone flights...
Yoon is accused of ordering the incursion to help create the pretext for his failed declaration of martial law that year, which resulted in his impeachment, removal from office and life imprisonment for insurrection.
North Korea fires two rounds of ballistic missiles: Seoul military
On Monday Seoul expressed regret over civilian drone incursions into the North in January, with Lee calling it "irresponsible" and noting that government officials had been involved in the operation.
North Korea unveils new nuclear-capable rocket launcher
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the formal unveiling of a huge multiple rocket launcher that can fire nuclear warheads, state media said Thursday.
