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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.