North Korea

North Korea satellite imagery 'suggestive of submarine missile launch'

Sep 05, 2020 10:47

An American think tank has claimed that satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard shows activity suggestive of Pyongyang’s readiness to test a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Two Koreas on high alert as typhoon approaches peninsula

Sep 02, 2020 11:51

Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach Wednesday.
North Korea sends food, medical supplies to border town under coronavirus lockdown

Aug 09, 2020 12:06

North Korea's ruling party has delivered food and medical supplies to residents of the border town of Kaesong after imposing a lockdown there due to the coronvirus pandemic.
North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief, 'clarifies tasks'

Aug 07, 2020 04:52

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to provide food and shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in floods, state media reported on Friday.
North Korea likely developed miniature nuclear devices fitting into ballistic warheads: UN report

Aug 04, 2020 02:07

A confidential United Nations (UN) report purportedly says several countries believe that North Korea may have developed “miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles.”
South, North Korea mark anniversary of 1953 armistice

Jul 27, 2020 04:38

North and South Koreas have separately marked the 67th anniversary of an armistice that ended the Korean War.
N Korea declares state of emergency amid fears of first COVID-19 case

Jul 26, 2020 04:39

North Korea has reportedly declared a state of emergency after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea by illegally crossing the border this month, state media said.
N Korea’s Kim chairs key military meeting on ‘war deterrent’

Jul 19, 2020 05:08

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a meeting of the ruling party’s Central Military Commission (CMC) to review key issues concerning the country’s defense power and “war deterrent.”
North Korea says UK will ‘pay the price’ for new sanctions

Jul 12, 2020 02:54

North Korea says the United Kingdom will “pay the price” for the imposition of new sanctions on Pyongyang.
China: US holds key to breaking stalemate in North Korea talks

Jul 08, 2020 07:07

China says the United States holds the key to breaking the stalemate in negotiations with North Korea, amid renewed tensions on the Korean Peninsula due to stalled demilitarization talks.