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Kim Jong Un promotes sister as 2nd in command, praises nuclear program
Alongside Kim Jong Un himself, the promotion makes Kim Yo Jong the only other millennial member of the influential body.
09 Oct 2017 10:51 AM
Kim Jong Un promotes sister to senior ruling party post; reaffirms nuclear drive
Kim Yo-Jong becomes an alternate member of the party's powerful politburo presided over by her brother Kim Jong-Un.
08 Oct 2017 4:22 PM
North Korea spotted moving several missiles from development center: report
A source from South Korea’s defense ministry said he could not confirm details of the report.
30 Sep 2017 1:09 PM
This is why Donald Trump's travel ban unlikely to affect North Korea
The North Korean gov disallows most of its 24 million people to travel to foreign countries including the United States.
25 Sep 2017 4:31 PM
Rogue, gangster fond of playing with fire: Kim Jong-un on Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un described US president Donald Trump as 'a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire.'
22 Sep 2017 1:10 PM
N Korea compares Trump’s threat as 'dog's bark', says won’t deter any rhetoric
Observers said that despite tough rhetoric, any military response to crisis would risk a devastating conflict that would imperil millions.
21 Sep 2017 11:04 AM
N Korea seeks 'equilibrium' with US, says nuclear capability nearly complete
North Korea successfully fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Friday.
16 Sep 2017 12:19 PM
N Korea again fires ballistic missile over Japan, slams UNSC sanctions
The launch, from near Pyongyang, came after the UN Security Council imposed an eighth set of sanctions on the country.
15 Sep 2017 9:15 AM
North Korean group demands US to be 'beaten to death' like a 'rabid dog'
North Korea has a long history of issuing dramatic threats against the US and its allies but not carrying them out.
14 Sep 2017 11:52 AM
N Korea nuke yield estimated at 250 kilotons, 16 times more powerful than Hiroshima
UNSC unanimously imposed an 8th set of sanctions on the North Korea, banning it from trading in textiles and restricting its oil imports.
13 Sep 2017 12:45 PM
North Korea warns US of ‘more gift packages’ after 6th nuke test
Nikki Haley on Monday accused North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of “begging for war” with a series of nuclear bomb and missile tests.
06 Sep 2017 10:42 AM
South Korea continues live-fire military drills after North Korean nuclear test
The most recent advance came Sunday in an underground test of what leader Kim Jong Un's government claimed was a hydrogen bomb.
05 Sep 2017 11:21 AM
South Korea: 50-yr-old woman chops off husband’s penis, flush it down the toilet
An arrest warrant has been issued against Kim and police said they would investigate the motive of the attack.
04 Sep 2017 2:36 PM
S Korea says Pyongyang could be preparing another missile after nuke test
The S Korea and the US will deploy more of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile launchers that have infuriated Beijing
04 Sep 2017 2:26 PM
N Korea earthquake suggests sixth nuclear test as Trump, Abe discuss crisis
The first, more powerful quake measured magnitude 6.3 and was 10 km deep, the US Geological Survey said.
03 Sep 2017 12:10 PM
Ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea comes into force from today
The measure was imposed following the death of student Otto Warmbier in June, a few days after the 22-year-old was sent home.
01 Sep 2017 1:12 PM
US flies bombers, fighters in show of force against North Korea as tension soars
Trump has responded with his own threats, warning North Korea it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States.
31 Aug 2017 4:30 PM
As tensions soar, N Korea warns Japan of 'imminent self-destruction' for siding with US
The authorities in North Korea are highly nationalistic and promote resentment of the US and Japan as part of their claim to legitimacy.
31 Aug 2017 10:01 AM
North Korea says more missiles to come as UN condemns launch
At the Security Council emergency meeting US ambassador Nikki Haley warned that 'enough is enough' and that tough action had to be taken.
30 Aug 2017 1:44 PM
North Korea's 'reckless' missile launch over Japan escalates tension
South Korea's military didn't immediately confirm whether the North Korean missile was fired from Pyongyang's airport.
29 Aug 2017 9:23 AM
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