Latest comments come as US and South Korea hold joint military exercises involving thousands of troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) did not…
Kim also ordered the North Korean military to boost its readiness near the western maritime border with South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test of new surface-to-sea missiles, according to state media, while ordering his military to strengthen its readiness in disputed waters north of…
Relations have deteriorated as Pyongyang ramps up weapons development and Seoul bolsters ties with US, Japan. North Korea’s parliament has voted to abolish all economic cooperation agreements with South Korea as ties between the two neighbours sharply deteriorate. The latest decision comes after Pyongyang last month declared Seoul its main…
Pyongyang is ramping up arms testing as it seeks to develop more sophisticated weaponry. North Korea has carried out a third test of its cruise missiles in less than a week, firing the weapons into the waters off its west coast. South Korea’s military “detected several unknown cruise missiles launched…
Missile launches come days after Pyongyang announced test of the ‘Pulhwasal-3-31’ strategic cruise missile. North Korea has fired several cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korean military officials said, continuing a streak of weapons tests that have drawn condemnation from the United States, South Korea and Japan. The missile…
State news agency says Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missile is still in its development phase. North Korea has said it conducted its first test of a new-generation cruise missile, as it continues to expand its military capabilities. The official Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday that the Pulhwasal-3-31 missile was still…
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have increased as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerates weapons development. North Korea has fired “several” cruise missiles from its west coast into the sea, according to South Korea. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missiles were fired on Wednesday morning. “Our…
Pyongyang promises to deter ‘hostile military manoeuvres’ after naval exercises between US, South Korea and Japan. North Korea has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in response to joint naval exercises involving South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media has said. Pyongyang tested the “Haeil-5-23″ in waters off…
Pyongyang announces it is scrapping its long-term aim of reunification with South Korea. In a dramatic shift, North Korea is tearing up its goal of unification with South Korea, a policy that has been in place for decades. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also said his country does not…
Kim Jong Un says his country does not want war but does not seek to avoid it. North Korea has scrapped several government bodies tasked with promoting reconciliation and reunification with South Korea as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un warned that his secretive country does not seek to avoid war….
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