North Korea fires short-range missiles ahead of Trump return SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s... Published 14 Jan, 2025 11:51am
World US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine UNITED NATIONS: The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting... Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:48am
World North Korea’s foreign minister leaves for Russia amid troop dispatch SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, is on her way to Moscow, state media KCNA and Russian officials... Published 29 Oct, 2024 10:40am
World North Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South’s military says SEOUL: North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, but it... Published 26 Jun, 2024 10:57am
World Vladimir Putin gets lavish welcome in North Korea with vows of support SEOUL: Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday,... Published 19 Jun, 2024 11:05am
World Vladimir Putin visits Russian far east en route to North Korea MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin made a stop-off in Russia’s far east on Tuesday en route to a summit with North... Published 18 Jun, 2024 12:07pm
World North Korea’s Kim boasts of ‘invincible’ ties with Russia amid talks of Putin visit SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country is an “invincible comrade-in-arms” with Russia in a... Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:29am
World Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea, Vietnam in coming weeks, Vedomosti newspaper says MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, the Vedomosti... Published 10 Jun, 2024 01:31pm
World North Korea sends more balloons as Kim’s sister warns of ‘new counteraction’ SEOUL: North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons over the border, Seoul’s military said Monday, after... Published 10 Jun, 2024 11:57am
World North Korea says 18-missile salvo was warning to South SEOUL: North Korea said on Friday it had fired 18 short-range ballistic missiles during a drill as a demonstration... Published 31 May, 2024 10:35am
World North Korea’s Kim oversees test of multiple rocket launcher SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher, state media said... Published 26 Apr, 2024 10:59am
World North Korea’s Kim oversees ‘super-large’ rocket launcher drills SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw firing drills involving “newly-equipped super-large” multiple rocket... Published 19 Mar, 2024 11:43am
World South Korea’s Yoon warns North Korea may try to disrupt April poll SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that North Korea could stage provocations such as... Published 31 Jan, 2024 10:10am
World North Korea fires cruise missiles into sea, South Korea says SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Tuesday into the sea off its west coast, South... Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:53am
World North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off east coast SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in less than... Published 28 Jan, 2024 10:36am
Business & Finance North Korea’s Kim seeks to level up ‘huge’ gaps in living standards SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for “leveling up” the living standards of rural areas, saying a... Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:34am
World North Korea to launch new satellites, build drones as it warns war inevitable SEOUL: North Korea vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in... Updated 31 Dec, 2023 07:35pm
World Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational, IAEA says A new reactor at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be operating for the first time, the UN nuclear... Published 22 Dec, 2023 10:34am
World North Korea’s Kim warns Washington as biggest ICBM launched SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate his country’s nuclear build-up and warned Washington... Published 19 Dec, 2023 10:48am
World Japan PM says open to meeting North Korean leader UNITED NATIONS: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim... Published 20 Sep, 2023 12:32pm
World Kim Jong Un leaves Russia on his armoured train: Russian agencies MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped up his visit to Russia on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported,... Updated 17 Sep, 2023 02:37pm
World North Korea's Kim, Russia talk up military ties in new 'heyday': KCNA SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s defence minister discussed practical issues to boost military... Updated 17 Sep, 2023 12:20pm
World Japan’s Kishida willing to meet North Korea’s Kim TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is willing to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un “without preconditions”, a... Published 15 Sep, 2023 12:07pm
World North Korean leader heads for aviation plant in Russian Far East town North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia’s Far East on Friday and headed... Published 15 Sep, 2023 09:41am
World North Korea fires two ballistic missiles with leader Kim away in Russia SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the... Published 13 Sep, 2023 11:05am
World In Russia’s Pacific port, residents await North Korea’s Kim Jong Un VLADIVOSTOK: In Russia’s Pacific port, residents said the stars may have aligned for a visit by North Korean leader... Published 11 Sep, 2023 02:47pm
World Why North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet with Putin in Russia SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may soon meet with President Vladimir Putin and discuss potential arms deals,... Published 05 Sep, 2023 11:13am
World North Korea’s Kim directs cruise missile test as South Korea-US drills begin SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of strategic cruise missiles, state media KCNA said on Monday,... Published 21 Aug, 2023 09:59am
World North Korea’s Kim orders making more missiles ahead of South Korea, US drills SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an increase in missile production to help secure “overwhelming... Published 14 Aug, 2023 10:41am
World North Korea’s Kim offers ‘full support’ to Putin on Russia Day SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered his country’s “full support and solidarity” to Moscow in a message to... Published 12 Jun, 2023 11:24am