カテゴリー: North Korea
Kim Yo-jong’s broadside came after US and South Korea enhance nuclear cooperation and Biden warns Pyongyang an attack would end the regimeThe powerful sister of North Korea’s leader has said her country will stage more displays of military might in res…
Yoon Suk-yeol meets Joe Biden in Washington amid concerns in South over North’s nuclear buildupThe US and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance, agreeing that nuclear-armed submarines would resume port visits and threatening a “swift, overwhelming…
Case against the tobacco giant marks the ‘single largest North Korea sanctions penalty’ for US justice departmentBritish American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to pay more than $635m (£511m) to US authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges tha…
Kim Jong-un hails development of new solid-fuel rocket that can be deployed more quicklyNorth Korea says it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with leader Kim Jong-un saying it marked a major step in Pyongyang’s capa…
Local authorities in Hokkaido issued and then retracted an alert that warned the missile could fall on the islandA missile launch by North Korea on Thursday morning caused fear and confusion in Japan after a government-run alert system warned residents…
US security spokesman says new evidence suggests Moscow offering food to ‘rogue’ nation in return for dozens of kinds of weapons and munitionsSee all our Ukraine coverageThe White House says it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Kor…
Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islandsGlobal militarisation has increased rapidly over the course of the 21st century, with a clear recalibration towards the Asia Pacific. Betw…
Number of weapons tests have accelerated as the US and South Korea engage in joint military exercises North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military has said, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks.T…
Firing of short-range weapon comes as the US and South Korea stage major military drillsNorth and South Korean tensions explained in 30 secondsNorth Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile, Seoul’s military has said, in the fourth such weapons test…
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol says North will pay a price for launch on eve of Tokyo summitNorth Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a display of military might, just hours before the leaders of South Korea an…
Launch comes days after Pyongyang fired two ‘strategic’ missiles in an apparent protest over Washington-Seoul military drillsNorth and South Korean tensions explained in 30 secondsNorth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday, Seoul said…
Test came as Washington and Seoul prepared to kick-off their largest joint military exercises in five yearsNorth and South Korean tensions explained in 30 secondsNuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sun…
Leader says agriculture needs ‘fundamental transformation’ and makes hitting grain targets a priority as country isolated by sanctions struggles North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged government officials to engineer a “fundamental transformation” i…
Strategic cruise missiles hit a target after travelling 2,000km, says state media, to demonstrate ‘war posture’ of nuclear forceNorth Korea test-fired four strategic cruise missiles during a drill designed to demonstrate its ability to conduct a nuclea…
South Korea warns that death from starvation appears to be rising in many of the North’s provincesThe major North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun has said that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be the same as taking “poison…