overview of the politics of North Korea
After Iran's attack on Israel: The mullahs' terror regime is shaking: The mullahs send rockets against Israel - but what if they themselves have long since ...
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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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US envoy to UN urges Russia, China not to 'reward' North Korea's bad behaviour: The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to ...
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A Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years
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A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
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China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry: HONG KONG -- While U.S. President Joe Biden invited leaders from Japan and the ...
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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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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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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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Japan seeks to work with South Korea, Philippines to boost regional security: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday said he wanted to cooperate with ...
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Quick Glance: Japan Seeks Collaboration with South Korea and Philippines to Enhance Regional Security
- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed the desire to collaborate with South Korea and the Philippines to promote regional security.
- Kishida emphasized the importance of cooperation between Japan, the US, and like-minded countries given the challenging security environment and China's increasing influence in Asia.
- The upcoming state visit to Washington and the trilateral summit with the Philippine President will highlight the close security cooperation between Japan, the US, and the Philippines.
- Kishida also indicated willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim without preconditions to improve relations and contribute to regional stability.
North Korea: Hackers single-handedly disconnected the country from the Internet - out of revenge
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China top legislator Zhao says Beijing, Pyongyang set on developing friendly relations, KCNA says
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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 ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-envoy-un-visit-korean-border-north-korean-defectors-2024-04-09/
North Korea marked the birth anniversary of state founder Kim Il Sung, who is the late grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un.
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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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.
Kim Jong Un Leads Test of New North Korea Missile That Can Hit US Bases: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new ballistic missile designed to ...
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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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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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Biden, Japan’s Kishida Push for Closer Ties to Counter China: The leaders aim to improve military coordination amid worries about North Korea’s nuclear program ...
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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
China says it is ready to work closely with North Korea to help relations reach higher level
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Ukraine war latest: Russia reportedly loses 7 aircraft; Zelensky says Kharkiv 'protected' against potential offensive
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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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North Korea says it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile that uses solid propellants
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Quick Glance: North Korea's Hypersonic Missile Testing: Insights and Functionality
- North Korea has successfully tested a solid-fuel hypersonic missile with an intermediate range.
- The significance of hypersonic weapons lies in their maneuverability rather than just their speed.
- Russia, China, and the USA are leading the race in developing hypersonic weapons.
- North Korea aims to enhance its defense capabilities and assert its position in the global arms race through hypersonic weapons.
Russia shuts down UN watchdog tracking North Korea sanctions: The group was investigating Russia's reported violations in using North Korean weapons in Ukraine.
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Security at Kuala Lumpur airport to be reviewed after shooting, says CID director
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China seen as security threat by over 90% of Japanese, new survey shows: More than nine in every 10 Japanese now feel the nation’s security is threatened by
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🇰🇷 As South Koreans head to the polls, the country's worsening ties with #NorthKorea 🇰🇵 are high on the agenda.
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Russian veto brings an end to the U.N. panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
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Cranes worth Sh4 billion arrive at the Port of Lamu, to boost operations along the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor ... Show more
China Reaches out to Russia, North Korea as US Cements Trilateral Partnership With Japan, Philippines
thediplomat.com/2024/04/china-reaches-out-to-russia-north-korea-as-us-cements-trilateral-partnership-with-japan-philippines/
S. Korea Says Second Spy Satellite Placed In Orbit: South Korea put its second domestically made spy satellite into orbit, Seoul's defence ministry said Monday ...
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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.
For Putin, who says Russia is locked in an existential battle with the West over Ukraine, courting Kim Jong Un allows him to needle Washington and its Asian ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/after-veto-russia-says-big-powers-need-stop-strangling-north-korea-2024-03-29/
Putin’s spy chief visited North Korea, Russian intelligence service says: President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence chief paid a visit to North Korea this ...
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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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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 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/north-korea-japan-enmity-going-hypersonic/
Pyongyang fumes over UN Human Rights Council's adoption of resolution on N. Korea
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Asian “nepo babies” are dominating its politics: They are stunting growth, too
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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 Korea's missile test: a new weapon against Kim's enemies: North Korea claims to have tested a new type of missile. Dictator Kim Jong-un wants to use it to ...
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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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N. Korea's Kim inspects construction site of ruling party's training school
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Trump to champion US-Japan alliance if he returns to power: ex-aide - The Mainichi
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Ontere eyes continental glory with KPA: KPA finished sixth in last year’s edition held in Tunisia.
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Russian heavy-lift cargo aircraft secretly fly to North Korea: A recent reporter by NK News' Colin Zwirko shed light on secret flights conducted by two ...
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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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North Korea rules out any meetings with Japan: North Korea has no interest in dialogue with Japan, state media KCNA reported on Friday ...
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead of South’s Election: North Korea fired at least one suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile in a show of force ...
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Paid articlePaid NK leader's meeting with China's top legislator raises Kim-Xi summit possibility
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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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N. Korea has capability to genetically engineer biological military products: US report
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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
Envisioning S Korea’s role in a Taiwan war: The Taiwan Strait is a region where China’s core interests sharply conflict with those of the United States ...
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🇰🇷 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
NASA's Hypersonic Aerodynamics Software Vulnerability Exposed by Chinese Researchers
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Is South Korea Prepared for Election Disinformation, Deepfakes, and Cyberattacks?
thediplomat.com/2024/03/is-south-korea-prepared-for-election-disinformation-deepfakes-and-cyberattacks/
Paid articlePaid What the Return of Trump Would Mean for South Korea: The former president called into question the U.S. force presence in Korea – the foundation for the alliance ...
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Paid articlePaid North Korean kids face death penalty for distributing K-dramas: Seoul envoy to UN
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N. Korea's ruling party delegation wraps up trip to China, Vietnam, Laos : North Korea's ruling party delegation has departed Laos, state media said Tuesday ...
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Volleyball: Kenyan clubs jet out for African tourney : Kenya Prisons, KPA and Equity teams were scheduled to depart at 5:55am aboard Egypt Air.
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Russian President Putin Backs North Leader Kim-Jong Un at UN Security Council Mohammed Saleh tells you more
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In pictures: The Asia Pacific this week: Rockets in North Korea, cherry blossoms in Japan and heat waves in the Philippines — the Asia Pacific this week in ...
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#FirstpostAmerica : Russia has blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring longstanding sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic ... Show more
Over the holiday weekend, I took the opportunity to check out some of the vloggers on social media, especially on YouTube and TikTok ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20240402/michael-abrahams-brogad-anju #GLNROped
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Love’ Affair With Kim Looms Over U.S.-Japan Summit: Biden and Kishida should use this week’s meetings to lock in security accords a successor ...
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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 ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/120_372731.html
US Envoy to Keep Pressure on North Korea With Visit to to Korean Border: The US ambassador to the United Nations headed to the demilitarized zone dividing the ...
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Paid articlePaid 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.
nation.africa/kenya/news/kenya-criticises-russia-over-north-korea-sanctions-4589362
Why Russia is protecting North Korea from nuclear monitors: Through the most tense encounters with President Vladimir V Putin's Russia over the past decade ...
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Japan PM conveys 'future-oriented' messages in state visit to US - The Mainichi: RALEIGH, North Carolina (Kyodo) -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240413/p2g/00m/0na/027000c
Quick Glance: Biden and Kishida Strengthen Bilateral Ties Amid Uncertainty
- Biden and Kishida met officially in spring to secure progress in the relationship between the countries.
- Agreements include strengthening the bilateral alliance, cooperation in outer space, and networking with partners.
- The new collaboration aims to enhance the integration of command structures between US and Japanese forces.
- The meeting aims to demonstrate that the US and Japan are global partners, regardless of political changes.
Free textbooks for North Korean students who can pay for them in scrap paper: With a shortage in raw materials, valuable paper must be recycled and it’s on ...
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United Nations: Russia uses veto to prevent sanctions monitoring against North Korea
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