North Korea fires two 'ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such launch this month as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. Two projectiles were fired eastwards from the port city of Wonsan and flew 230 kilometers ...
North Korea praises Trump but warns on ties day after suspected missile tests
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un detailing a plan to develop ties, state media reported on Sunday, citing Kim's powerful sister, but she warned that their good personal relationship is not enough as a hiatus ...
North Korea fires weapons after threatening 'momentous' action
North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, two days after the North threatened to take "momentous" action to protest outside condemnation over its earlier live-fire exercises. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the three launches were ...
Embassies close in North Korea as diplomats evacuated over coronavirus
Several embassies in North Korea closed Monday as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its ...
Kim Jong Un opens door to South Korea thaw with coronavirus letter
Kim Jong Un sent South Korean President Moon Jae-in a letter expressing condolences over the coronavirus outbreak, in the North Korean leader's first public overture to his counterpart in more than four months. Kim sent a "message of comfort to the South Korean people who ...
Japan says North Korean weapons test was of short-range ballistic missiles
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono said Tuesday that projectiles lauched by North Korea a day earlier were short-range ballistic missiles, a move that would again violate U.N. sanctions that ban the nuclear-armed country from such technology. The North's state media said in a report Tuesday ...
North Korea's first missile launch of 2020 aimed at capturing the attention of a distracted U.S.
Coming as the new coronavirus strain holds the world's attention, North Korea's first projectile firing this year could be seen to underscore its intention to draw the focus of the United States onto Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. At a key ruling party meeting in ...
North Korea fires two short-range missiles into sea, South's military says
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, the South's military said, weeks after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a "new strategic weapon" and its deadline for Washington to offer sanctions relief expired. The launch was the nuclear-armed North's first for ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned top party officials of "serious consequences" if they fail to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus, state media reported Saturday. The impoverished nation, with a weak and ill-equipped health care system, has closed its borders to prevent ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 22 days amid an outbreak of coronavirus, state media reported on Saturday, to visit a national mausoleum and mark the anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong Il's birth. Kim Jong Un paid ...
North Korea's 2020 vision: A nuclear shield, not a sword
The longer Kim keeps nuclear weapons, the more credible the claim will become that his primary interest is in nuclear deterrence.
North Korea urges citizens to 'break through barriers' as nuclear standoff continues
While a North Korean deadline for the United States to soften its stand on denuclearization talks passed uneventfully over the New Year, state media and propaganda efforts have been focusing on the prospect of a long confrontation with the United States. Optimism that two years ...
