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Japan: N Korean warns of sat launch, Japan on missile defence alert
Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory, after North Korea notified…
South: South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its 1st military spy satellite
SEOUL: South Korea was set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite Wednesday as rival North Korea pushed plans forward to place its first military spy…
North: North Korea criticises G7 over call for denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain undeniable and it will continue to build its forces until military threats from the…
Yoon: South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine
SEOUL: South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon Suk…
North: US, allies conduct more drills in face of North Korean threat
SEOUL: The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defence exercise Monday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand military…
North: North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM, warns of ‘extreme’ horror
SEOUL: North Korea announced on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a development set to “radically promote” its forces, which…
North: North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile targeting US
SEOUL: North Korea says it has tested a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile targeting the mainland U.S. North Korea’s state media said Friday its recent…
North: North Korea journalists union holds first meeting in 22 years
SEOUL: North Korea held a conference of its journalists union for the first time since 2001, state media said Wednesday, as the isolated regime ramps…
North: China ambassador arrives in North Korea in sign of reopening
BEIJING: China said Tuesday its new ambassador to North Korea has taken up his post, in a sign the North is reopening amid reports it…
North: Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on…