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North Korea fires ballistic missile - report

North Korea fires ballistic missile - report

The DPRK on Thursday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, Yonhap reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean armed forces. According to the news service, the launch was detected at …

North Korea fires 3 more missiles - report

North Korea fires 3 more missiles - report

Alarms blared from cellphones, radios and public speakers and fishermen hurried back to shore in northern Japan on Thursday after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile above its eastern waters, adding to a recent barrage of …

U.S. aware of North Korea’s missile launch, sees no threat

U.S. aware of North Korea’s missile launch, sees no threat

The U.S. military is aware of ballistic missile launches undertaken by North Korea, but does not see an immediate threat to the country's territory, servicemen or its allies, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) said on Wednesday. …

DPRK fired at least ten missiles of various types Wednesday

DPRK fired at least ten missiles of various types Wednesday

North Korea launched at least 10 missiles of various types Wednesday, Yonhap reported citing South Korean military. The types of all missiles are not disclosed. Earlier, Yonhap reported citing South Korean military …

North Korea test fires two ballistic missiles - report

North Korea test fires two ballistic missiles - report

North Korea has test launched a ballistic missile in the direction of the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korean military sources. North Korea test launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday in the …

China and North Korea to develop stable rail transportation

China and North Korea to develop stable rail transportation

Chinese and North Korean authorities have decided to develop stable rail transportation. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Wang Wenbin at a …

China, North Korea against US-led "Asian NATO"

China, North Korea against US-led "Asian NATO"

North Korea says it has been compelled to bolster its defenses against U.S. moves to create an "Asian version of NATO" in a statement that echoed similar attempts by China to rebuild the postwar alliance system in the region

COVID reaches North Korea

COVID reaches North Korea

For more than two years, isolated North Korea claimed success in keeping out Covid and even rebuffed multiple offers of vaccines, calling them unnecessary

North Korea's total suspected COVID-19 cases reach nearly 3 mln

North Korea's total suspected COVID-19 cases reach nearly 3 mln

North Korea said on Tuesday there were no new deaths among fever patients in the country, the first time since it flagged a COVID-19 outbreak nearly two weeks ago, adding that it was seeing a "stable" downward trend in pandemic-related …

Biden ready to meet with Kim Jong Un

Biden ready to meet with Kim Jong Un

US President Joe Biden is ready for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the head of the White House said at a press conference following a meeting in Seoul with the leader of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol. Biden noted that the …

North Korea's suspected COVID-19 cases near two million

North Korea's suspected COVID-19 cases near two million

North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million - a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow infections in its unvaccinated population. North …

North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis

North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute …

WHO: COVID-19 may spread rapidly in North Korea

WHO: COVID-19 may spread rapidly in North Korea

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that COVID-19 may spread rapidly in North Korea, where it said vaccination programmes had yet to begin. “With the country yet to initiate COVID-19 vaccination, there is risk that the …