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North Korea rings in New Year with early-morning missile launch: Tokyo
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) early in the morning on New Year’s Day, according to Japan’s coast guard, hours before DPRK state media is expected to reveal details of Kim Jong Un’s plans for 2023. The missile flew around 217 miles (350 km) and reached a […] → Read More
North Korea fires ten missiles, one into waters off South’s east coast: Seoul
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Last updated at 1:08 p.m. KST with details about South Korean jets firing missiles in response) North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea and at least seven other missiles of various types on Wednesday morning, including one that was headed toward […] → Read More
North Korea fires artillery near border in ‘warning’ over South Korean drills
(Updated at 4:59 p.m. KST on Oct. 19, 2022 with new DPRK army statement on Wednesday afternoon drills) North Korea fired around 250 rounds of artillery from east and west coast areas late Tuesday night, according to the South Korean military, in what the DPRK army called “warning shots” against ongoing ROK exercises earlier that […] → Read More
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates. (Last updated at 9:10 p.m. KST on Sept. 28, 2022) North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday evening. The launch comes as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit […] → Read More
Kim Jong Un stresses DPRK’s right to self-defense based on ‘power for power’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed the principle of “power for power” as the basis for the country’s self-defense on Friday, delivering a closing speech at the end of a major three-day party meeting, according to state media. The party plenum focused on economic policy and the DPRK’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, reviewing work done […] → Read More
Lee Jae-myung pledges to push for nuclear submarine against North Korean threats
South Korea could push to add nuclear-powered submarines to its naval fleet to defend against North Korean weapons threats, if progressive presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung wins in March. Announcing a series of national defense and security pledges on Friday, Lee suggested that Seoul could create similar conditions as those that enabled Canberra to sign the […] → Read More
Kim Jong Un still willing to denuclearize: South Korean foreign minister nominee
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “still has the intention to denuclearize,” South Korea’s foreign minister nominee Chung Eui-yong said at his confirmation hearing on Friday. “He is honoring the moratorium [on nuclear and long-range missile testing],” Chung said at the National Assembly in Seoul. He added that North Korea’s continued display of new weapons … → Read More
South Korea desperately needs to upgrade its defense tech, experts say
South Korea vowed to develop a “powerful” ballistic missile and is going full speed ahead with a plan to improve military and defense tech in what some experts are calling a growing “arms race” between Seoul and Pyongyang. On Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense released a key work report with objectives to boost … → Read More
With Trump gone, Moon hopes to fix the diplomatic deadlock with North Korea
Ever since former U.S. President Donald Trump walked out on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Hanoi Summit nearly two years ago, negotiations with Pyongyang have largely fallen into a diplomatic deadlock. But with a new president freshly inaugurated into the White House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is now calling on his … → Read More
Biden’s secretary of state nominee vows to ‘increase pressure’ on North Korea
With President Donald Trump facing his final day in office, the Joe Biden administration is already making it clear that it’s ready to review and redo his controversial North Korea policy. Speaking at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken said that North Korea has … → Read More
‘Hope alone is not a course of action’: US official gives parting words on DPRK
America’s ambassador to South Korea is urging North Korea and the United States to continue talks, but said that leader Kim Jong Un missed his “opportunity” to make progress with President Donald Trump in recent years. On Tuesday, outgoing Ambassador Harry Harris shared his final thoughts about the state of relations at the Korea-U.S. Alliance … → Read More
Kim Jong Un pens 'heartfelt' New Years letter, gives no sign of hallmark speech
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un penned a letter to his people “greeting the hope-filled new year,” state media reported on Friday. “Happy New Year,” Kim wrote in a handwritten note published on the front page of the country’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper. “I extend my heartfelt greetings to all the people. I sincerely wish all … → Read More
Moon tells Biden he hopes North and South can play bigger roles in Korea issues
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday once again congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, this time emphasizing his hope that future inter-Korean relations will be based not only on U.S.-ROK cooperation but also the recognition that Pyongyang and Seoul are the “stakeholders” of the Korean Peninsula issues. On Sunday KST, Moon had congratulated Biden and … → Read More
North Korea says it wants the US to stay out of inter-Korean affairs
As Seoul and Pyongyang wait to see who will win the White House for the next four years, North Korea is now accusing the U.S. of fundamentally causing fallout between the two Koreas. On Thursday, North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) condemned a visit between top-level South Korean and American security officials and … → Read More
Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
In a passionate speech supporting the Democratic Party, former U.S. President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for “bragging” that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supposedly wants him elected. Speaking during a rally for former Vice President Joe Biden in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, Obama responded as though he were directly speaking to Trump. … → Read More
Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia
Amid an ongoing, full-scale border lockdown against COVID-19, North Korea on Tuesday warned its citizens against relying on imported foreign goods — calling the habit a dangerous “disease” that could spread the virus from abroad. Pyongyang’s warning against bringing in foreign goods is not just empty words, either: On Monday, sources told NK News that … → Read More
Full text: North Korea’s decree to ‘shoot’ people illegally approaching border
After nine long and difficult months dealing with a global COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea still insists that nobody inside its borders have contracted the virus — but that doesn’t mean Pyongyang is loosening up its border lockdown anytime soon. Last month, a South Korean government worker named Lee Dae-jun was shot and killed by North … → Read More
Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?
Whether Americans plan to vote for him or not, Donald Trump may be Moon Jae-in’s pick for the U.S. presidency, according to experts and former officials who spoke with NK News. After all, in 2018, the South Korean president managed to bring Trump and Kim Jong Un together for two summits and one Panmunjom meeting, adding to the milestone inter-Korean agreements signed that year. → Read More
North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19
Despite claiming that it has ‘zero cases of COVID-19,’ North Korea demanded its people stay inside for fear that yellow dust traveling through the air from China could carry the “malignant virus” into the country. On Wednesday, North Korean state media aired special weather segments that warned of yellow dust sweeping across the country on … → Read More
Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
The United Nations granted Doctors Without Borders a sanctions exemption to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis medical aid to North Korea, the U.N. website showed on Tuesday. According to an Oct. 14 letter by the U.N Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee, Doctors Without Borders — also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) — made a Sept. … → Read More