North Korea fires unidentified projectile into East Sea: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Sunday (Sept 20), South Korea's military said, days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state.
North rejects nuclear criticism
The country's leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister, Kim Yo-jong, accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of double standards after it adopted a resolution criticising Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
Only idiots would give up nukes, says Kim’s sister
The powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un said the country's nuclear-armed status is "absolute", calling those hoping for its denuclearisation "idiots".
Russia taps North Korean workers to make drones under fake visas
NEW YORK: Russia is increasingly mobilising North Korean workers to build military drones for use against Ukraine in defiance of international sanctions, giving Pyongyang a key source of revenue to fund its unlawful weapons programmes, the US and its allies said in a report.
North Korea says US-led arms buildup justifies expanding nuclear force
BEIJING: North Korea's vice defence minister said on Thursday (Sept 17) that a growing US-led military buildup and what he called an expanding nuclear alliance among Washington, Seoul and Tokyo justified Pyongyang's efforts to strengthen and expand its nuclear forces.
Court orders N. Korea pay Seoul US$32.5mil for blowing up office: Yonhap
SEOUL: A Seoul court ordered Pyongyang on Wednesday (Sept 16) to pay roughly US$32.5 million for blowing up in 2020 an office in North Korea that was intended to foster relations between the two Koreas, Yonhap news agency reported.
Jong-un pledges ‘invariable support’ in Putin letter
Kim Jong-un promised his "invariable support" for Russia in a letter to President Vladimir Putin, calling Russia's ongoing war "sacred", state media reported.
North Korea's Kim pledges 'invariable support' in Putin letter
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised his "invariable support" for Russia in a letter to President Vladimir Putin, calling Russia's ongoing war "sacred," state media reported Tuesday (Sept 15).
Pyongyang test-fires missiles after rivals’ military drill
Pyongyang has launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, its neighbours said, a day after the United States, South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a provocation.
Kim Jong-un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
SEOUL/BEIJING: Coffee bars. Waterparks. Retail therapy. North Korea - a country few would associate with leisure or pleasure - is experiencing an unlikely outbreak of fun.
