North Korea: Kim Jong Un oversees drills simulating nuclear counterattack: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s ...
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Quick Glance: Kim Leads Rocket Drills for Nuclear Counterattacks
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised rocket launches simulating nuclear counterattacks.
- The drills showcased the strength of the country's nuclear forces.
- The rockets were described as highly accurate and capable of carrying tactical nuclear warheads.
- The US and South Korea are responding with enhanced military exercises and nuclear deterrence strategies.
North Korea released a song praising 'great leader' Kim Jong. The music video was aired on the state-controlled Korean Central Television featuring North ... Show more
Quick Glance: New Song from North Korea Honors Kim Jong Un as 'Friendly Father'
- North Korea praises leader Kim Jong Un as a 'friendly father' and 'great leader' in a new song, part of a propaganda campaign to boost his image in the reclusive state.
- The music video for the song was broadcast on Wednesday on state-controlled Korean Central Television, showcasing North Koreans from various backgrounds enthusiastically singing lines like 'Let’s sing, Kim Jong Un the great leader' and 'Let’s brag about Kim Jong Un, a friendly father.'
- Moreover, a live performance of the song with orchestral accompaniment and in the presence of Kim was televised as part of a ceremony to mark the completion of constructing 10,000 new homes.
- The release of the cheerful song titled 'Friendly Father' coincides with recent changes by North Korean state media to the name of a holiday, sparking speculation that this move is aimed at consolidating Kim’s position.
North Korea hacking teams hack South Korea defence contractors - police: Major North Korean hacking groups have mounted "all-out" cyber attacks against South ...
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Some Amazon and Max cartoons may have been partially animated in North Korea: North Korean animators may have helped create popular cartoons for Amazon Prime ...
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North Korea, Belarus deputy foreign ministers agree to strengthen ties
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Quick Glance: North Korea, Belarus strengthen ties
- North Korean officials met with a delegation from Belarus to deepen cooperation and criticized the U.S. for attempting to increase 'lawless' sanctions pressure.
- During the discussions, Belarus' Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Shestakov and his North Korean counterpart Lim Chun Il discussed bilateral cooperation in various sectors and mutual support on the global stage.
- Kim Son Gyong, vice minister for International Organizations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, criticized Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, for her trip to South Korea and Japan, labeling the UN sanctions against the country as 'lawless'.
- In contrast, Russia has opposed the annual renewal of the multinational panel of experts that has monitored the implementation of UN sanctions aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear and missile programs over the past 15 years.
Kim Jong Un Threatens North Korea's Enemies With 'Death Blow': Kim was pictured inspecting maps and models of South Korea in a pointed message to the U.S. ally.
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Kim's North Korea Test New 'Super-Large Warhead' for Nuclear Missile: Pyongyang said on Friday it also test-fired its new Pyoljji-1-2 anti-aircraft missile in ...
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It Is High Time to Engage North Korea: The alternative is to do nothing and drift into an even more serious crisis as North Korea further builds up its nuclear ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/it-is-high-time-to-engage-north-korea/
A Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years
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High-level North Korea agriculture delegation visits Russia: SEOUL (Reuters) -- A North Korean delegation led by a high-ranking agricultural official is ...
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US seeks new mechanism to monitor North Korean sanctions: Washington looking for alternatives after Russia effectively halted UN monitoring mission.
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A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
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People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test at a railway station in Seoul on April 22, 2024 ... Show more
Explainer: Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?: United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported his Japanese ...
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Quick Glance: Why Japan Seeks Summit with Nuclear-Armed North Korea
- Japanese Prime Minister Kishida aims to engage in talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to address the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1960s and 1970s.
- North Korea has not definitively stated its position on a summit with Japan, with some statements suggesting a potential opening for closer ties.
- Past summits between Japan and North Korea had varying outcomes, with North Korea acknowledging some abductions in 2002.
- Kishida's efforts to arrange a meeting with Kim Jong Un carry political risks and could lead to a decline in his approval ratings given North Korea's reluctance, posing challenges for Japan.
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South Korea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid N.Korea threats: South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an ...
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Park Choong-kwon: North Korean defector elected in South Korea: A millennial North Korean who used to develop the regime's nuclear missiles is now a South Korean ...
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US envoy to UN to visit Korean border, North Korean defectors: The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will travel to the heavily armed Korean border and meet ...
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Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore: Spreading among the elite, coffee is replacing cigarettes as a typical bribe.
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North Korea’s Ballistic Missiles Getting Valuable Battlefield Testing in Ukraine: Russia’s use of North Korean missiles in its assault in Ukraine is giving ...
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What the Revamp of the Japan-US Alliance Structure Means for South Korea: New security and military arrangements will have knock-on effects for both Japan and ...
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Yoon Suk Yeol: Was South Korea’s president thwarted by a spring onion?: Yoon Suk Yeol's party failed to win a majority in Wednesday's parliamentary election.
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Quick Glance: South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ Triumphs Against President Yoon
- Former minister Cho Kuk aids in leftwing alliance's electoral victory
- Former justice minister Cho Kuk, convicted on corruption charges, played a pivotal role in the defeat of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol in parliamentary elections.
- Cho calls for Yoon and PPP leader Han Dong-hoon, both former prosecutors, to be held accountable for abuse of power.
- The leftwing alliance narrowly missed the 200-seat mark that would have allowed them to bypass a presidential veto. Yoon now faces over three years as a lame duck, while the country heads towards more than three years of stagnation.
US envoy to UN to visit Korean border, North Korean defectors: The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will travel to the heavily armed Korean border and meet ...
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China communist party politburo member Zhao to lead delegation to North Korea: A Chinese government and communist party delegation led by its top legislator and ...
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The Dire State of Women’s Rights in North Korea: While the country espouses an official commitment to gender equality, the reality for women is one of ...
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China says it is ready to work closely with North Korea to help relations reach higher level
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North Korea: Hackers single-handedly disconnected the country from the Internet - out of revenge
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🇯🇵🇺🇸 US President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Wednesday amid rising tensions with #NorthKorea 🇰🇵
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U.S. envoy to U.N. urges Russia and China not to ‘reward’ North Korea’s bad behavior
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North Korea marked the birth anniversary of state founder Kim Il Sung, who is the late grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea expands surveillance with Chinese cameras : To monitor its population even more closely North Korea is placing surveillance cameras in schools and ...
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Biden 'would support' Japan-North Korea summit, U.S. official says: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden would conditionally support a summit between Japanese ...
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China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’
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Kim Jong Un’s New Way to Express Anger at the South: Turn the Lights Out: North Korea has dismantled streetlights on some of the few inter-Korean roads ...
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UN OKs shipment of vaccine storage equipment to North Korea: UNICEF had requested a sanctions exemption to bring ‘cold chain’ equipment into the country.
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Putin's embrace of Kim Jong Un has its limits: Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California ...
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Pedestrians walk along a street in Pyongyang on April 15, 2024, as the country marks the 112th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung ... Show more
📸 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks a red carpet ahead of a completion ceremony for a residential development in the Hwasong district of North Korea ... Show more
Abductee families keep Japan and North Korea apart: It is an amazing story: A person who probably does not exist has been holding an entire nation, North Korea ...
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Security at Kuala Lumpur airport to be reviewed after shooting, says CID director
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Early on June 25, 1950, 75,000 Korean People’s Army troops attacked, catching the South Korean Army by surprise and starting the Korean War. Three days later ... Show more
North Korean authorities are cracking down on college students who carry their bags using shoulder straps, as the woman on the right is doing in this photo of ... Show more
China top legislator Zhao says Beijing, Pyongyang set on developing friendly relations, KCNA says
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How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?: Unless Japan can truly offer progress on Pyongyang’s vital concerns, a bilateral summit is unlikely to materialize.
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US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
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North Korea-Japan enmity going hypersonic: Japan and North Korea have stepped up their arms race to another level, a tit-for-tat escalation with big implications ...
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South Korea has successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple ... Show more abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/south-korea-launches-2nd-military-spy-satellite-amid-108974045
Quick Glance: Successful Launch of South Korea's Second Military Spy Satellite
- South Korea achieved orbital insertion for its second military spy satellite following North Korea's announcement of launching multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
- The South Korean Defense Minister anticipates North Korea proceeding with its second spy satellite launch to commemorate the April 15 birthday of state founder Kim Il Sung.
- Following two unsuccessful attempts in early 2023, North Korea successfully deployed its Malligyong-1 spy satellite on Nov. 21, transmitting space imagery of significant locations in the U.S. and South Korea.
(Sponsored) Call for Papers on Security of the Korean Peninsula: The Asia Institute is issuing a call for original research papers.
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N. Korea's health minister heads for Russia: KCNA : North Korea's health minister left for Russia to bolster cooperation in the fields of science and ...
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North Korean kids face death penalty for distributing K-dramas: Seoul envoy to UN
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North Korea’s millennial defectors now seek political power in the South: Park Choong-kwon, once part of North Korea’s elite, is set to enter South Korea’s ...
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NK leader's meeting with China's top legislator raises Kim-Xi summit possibility
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US nuclear envoy to visit Romania, Poland, Sweden to discuss N. Korea's threats, ties with Russia
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Chinese tourist tower overlooking North Korea could be demolished: Tower at Changbai Millennium Cliff City shuttered after hostility between North Koreans and ...
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#FastAndFactual LIVE: During a visit to the country’s main military university, Kim Jong Un said that now is the time to be more prepared for war ... Show more
🇰🇷 On June 25, 1950, 75,000 Korean People’s Army troops launched an attack, marking the start of the Korean War. Within three days ... Show more
Kenya criticises Russia over North Korea sanctions: The UN Security Council’s inability to handle urgent security problems has been an issue of debate lately.
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Kim oversees North Korea's first 'nuclear trigger' drills: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the country's first ever "nuclear trigger" drills ...
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The Sympathizer: What to Know About the Vietnam War and the Fall of Saigon: To understand the events of HBO's The Sympathizer you've got to know a little about ...
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North Korea condemns U.N. envoy's 'aid-begging trip' to Asia - UPI.com
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Kishida, U.S. envoy to U.N. vow continued cooperation over N Korea: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations agreed ...
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Allies seek alternative measures to continue monitoring of N. Korea : President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted South Korea's steadfast commitment to upholding U.N ...
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Human rights group urges gov't to submit written questions to UN to protect North Korean defectors
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How Kim Jong Un May Have Secretly Aided Iran’s Attack on Israel: Intelligence officials are investigating potential North Korean fingerprints in Iran’s April 13 ...
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NIS monitoring possible use of N. Korea's weapons technology for Iran's attack on Israel
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Privacy Protocol Railgun Dismisses North Korea Laundering Claims: Railgun, a crypto privacy protocol, has denied allegations that it has been utilized by North ...
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Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament polls huge setback to Yoon
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Bagpiper Daniel Kim plays in remembrance of fallen soldiers of Korean War : It was about two years ago when I saw Daniel Kim demonstrating his talents on the ...
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Japan's outreach to N. Korea unlikely to affect trilateral cooperation against Pyongyang
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Sullivan stresses 'synergies' in trilateral cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan
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N.K. leader's unification goal abandonment 'desperate' attempt to control internal info: U.S. envoy
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China, North Korea targeting elections in India, US? Microsoft warns of AI use, cryptocurrency heists | Mint
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S. Korea's unilateral sanctions against Russia show significant downturn in bilateral ties
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[INTERVIEW] Ihn Yo-han calls for grand role of politics befitting global top 10 power
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Regular inter-Korean liaison contact remains severed for 1 yr amid frosty ties: Regular communication between the two Koreas through cross-border hotlines has ...
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