South Korea: North launched ballistic missile

Revealed: North Korea’s diplomatic missions double as trade brokers

North Korea’s overseas diplomatic missions broker trade and investment deals through their economic and trade counselor’s departments and collect commission fees on transactions, according to a recently obtained document. The government can legally collect …

N. Korea holds economic talks with Belarus, hopes for 'vibrant' cooperation: KCNA

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Belarus have held economic talks in Pyongyang as the North has expected "vibrant" bilateral cooperation and exchanges, state media reported Thursday. A government delegation from Belarus, led by Deputy …

North Korea starts mass production of world's most powerful rocket launcher

North Korea has started the mass production of the world's most powerful portable rocket launcher as global tensions continue to rise. The country has expanded its aresenal with the KN-25 to enhance the country's long-range precision strike …

North Korea sends thousands of workers to rescue Russia's crumbling economy

Russia's crumbling economy has called in thousands of North Korean labourers in an apparant violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.Around 15,000 workers have been sent to help fill the gap left by the ongoing war in Ukraine, according …

JCS: N. Korea Fires Unidentified Ballistic Missile toward East Sea

Photo : YONHAP News South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday. It was the North’s first ballistic missile launch since March 10 and the second since the launch of …

DPR Korea ploughing ahead with nuclear and ballistic missile programme

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari described a troubling pattern of weapons testing and growing nuclear ambition from DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea. This includes the launch of …

US to seek UN sanctions on ships taking North Korean coal to China

(Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it plans to call for U.N. sanctions against vessels identified as taking part in circumvention of United Nations resolutions to combat North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. The British-based Open …

Did one of China's all-weather allies backstab it? Beijing arrests North Korean spy, accuses him of stealing drone ...

China and North Korea have for years presented themselves as Asia’s longest-standing allies, united by history and ideology. But a recent Shenyang arrest indicates that ties are coming apart at the seams. As Pyongyang warms up to Moscow, Beijing appears …

North Korean missiles fall down in Sea of Japan outside Japan’s economic zone — TV

TOKYO, May 8. /TASS/. North Korea’s ballistic missiles fell down in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the Japanese NHK television channel said. No damage was reported. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered …