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In healthy democracies, allegations will be argued over. They shouldn’t be subject to a total niqab being drawn over them
N Korea says hypersonic missile tested to modernise weaponry
Wednesday's test indicates that the country will press ahead with plans to build powerful, sophisticated missiles
South Korea's first-ever military satellite launched
The ANASIS-II is intended to enhance the South's ability to defend itself against the nuclear-armed North Korea, which invaded in 1950
North Korea rejects talks ahead of US envoy's arrival in Seoul
North Korea ridiculed South's “nonsensical” calls for revived negotiations between US and Pyongyang when it lost its relevance as a mediator
Kim signals North Korea to keep borders closed against virus
Pyongyang insists it has not had a single case of COVID-19, while the disease has swept the world infecting more than 10.8 million people
South Korea urges North not to send leaflets amid high tensions
Earlier Monday, North Korea said it had manufactured 12 million propaganda leaflets to be floated toward South Korea
North Korea blows up liaison office shared with South Korea
Since early June, North Korea issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of South over activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets
North Korea cut off communication with South over anti-Pyongyang leaflets row
South Korean government said it would push for legal bans on launching leaflets, but the North said South Korean response lacks sincerity
North Korea praises China for getting the pandemic under control
China is North Korea's most significant ally and economic lifeline, accounting for about 90% of the country's external trade
As lockdown curbs ease, South Korea throws open malls
The term “bobok sobi” - revenge shopping - trends on the nation’s social media as people rush to make purchases delayed by lockdown