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North Korea wades into AUKUS row, blasts US for ‘fueling nuclear arms race & backstabbing allies’

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021By Editor

Pyongyang has condemned Washington for undermining regional stability and global power balance – and vowed retaliation if its divisive nuclear-powered submarine deal with Australia threatens its national security. … Read More >North Korea wades into AUKUS row, blasts US for ‘fueling nuclear arms race & backstabbing allies’

North Korea fires TWO ‘unidentified projectiles’ days after testing long-range cruise missile – reports

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021By Editor

Pyongyang has fired two unidentified projectiles from its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Japanese Coast Guard. … Read More >North Korea fires TWO ‘unidentified projectiles’ days after testing long-range cruise missile – reports

Mounted police & ‘reconnaissance’ K-9s but no missiles: North Korea holds paramilitary parade to mark its 73rd anniversary

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

North Korea held a massive parade to celebrate 73 years since the state’s foundation, with soldiers and civilians alike seen marching in an elaborate procession, which omitted Pyongyang’s typical displays of major weapon systems. … Read More >Mounted police & ‘reconnaissance’ K-9s but no missiles: North Korea holds paramilitary parade to mark its 73rd anniversary

Kim Jong-un calls for North Korea to redouble efforts to fight Covid-19 ‘our style’ after rejecting 3mn COVAX vaccines – reports

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021By Editor

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has vowed to toughen restrictions in the country’s fight against Covid-19, telling officials to beat the virus in “our style” after he spurned the opportunity to import vaccines from COVAX. … Read More >Kim Jong-un calls for North Korea to redouble efforts to fight Covid-19 ‘our style’ after rejecting 3mn COVAX vaccines – reports

North Korea has apparently restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, IAEA says, citing satellite imagery

Posted on September 5, 2021By Editor

North Korea appears to have restarted its plutonium-producing nuclear reactor at Yongbyon after an almost three-year pause, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said in its annual report on the country. … Read More >North Korea has apparently restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, IAEA says, citing satellite imagery

North Korea claims it’s developed its own PCR equipment to test for Covid as it continues to report zero-case tally

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

North Korea has developed its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) equipment to test its population for coronavirus, according to state media, as the country continues to report no Covid-19 infections. … Read More >North Korea claims it’s developed its own PCR equipment to test for Covid as it continues to report zero-case tally

‘Focus on Brexit’: North Korea blasts London’s ‘provocation’ as UK sends its largest carrier strike group to Asian waters

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021By Editor

North Korea has hit out at the UK after Britain announced it would be permanently stationing two ships in the Asia-Pacific, claiming that London would be better off focusing on Brexit rather than “restoring its declining status.” … Read More >‘Focus on Brexit’: North Korea blasts London’s ‘provocation’ as UK sends its largest carrier strike group to Asian waters

Pyongyang wants economic sanctions eased as ‘precondition’ for revived dialogue with US, South Korean lawmakers say

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021By Editor

North Korea wants international trade sanctions to be lifted before it resumes talks on denuclearization with the US, South Korean legislators have said after being briefed by the country’s main spy agency. … Read More >Pyongyang wants economic sanctions eased as ‘precondition’ for revived dialogue with US, South Korean lawmakers say

Kim Jong-un says Covid-19 situation in North Korea ‘no less challenging’ than Korean War

Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that the country is facing war-like hardship during the global pandemic at his address at a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the Korean War. … Read More >Kim Jong-un says Covid-19 situation in North Korea ‘no less challenging’ than Korean War

‘Big step toward restoring trust’: North & South Korea reopen communication hotline after year of silence

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021By Editor

The two Koreas said they have agreed to reopen a cross-border communications channel shuttered more than a year ago, with Pyongyang hailing the move as a “big step” toward rebuilding bilateral ties. … Read More >‘Big step toward restoring trust’: North & South Korea reopen communication hotline after year of silence