DPRK

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A UN report said North Korea used “widespread and increasingly sophisticated” cyberattacks to steal from banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. (Photo: File)

North Korea denies it amassed $2 billion through cyberattacks on banks

North Korea denied allegations of stealing and said that the United States was trying to defame it.

02 Sep 2019 12:34 PM

The global community has been ramping up the pressure on the isolated country after it conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test so far. (Photo: AP/File)

North Korea calls sanctions ‘brutal,’ ‘human rights violation’; asks for halt

The call for an immediate end to the sanctions comes as US President Donald Trump sets off on a trip to Asia.

04 Nov 2017 11:29 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)

North Korea vows harsh retaliation against new UN sanctions

The US envoy to UN, Nikki Haley, called the US-drafted resolution 'single largest economic sanctions package ever leveled against' N Korea.

07 Aug 2017 6:44 PM

Kim told the Korean People's Army (KPA) officials and those at the academy that the weapon system's capability has been upgraded compared with last year in terms of efficiency to detect and track targets, as well as strike accuracy. (Photo: AFP)

Kim Jong Un inspects test of 'next-gen air defence system'

North Korea on May 21 tested its most powerful ICBM on Sunday from a location near Pukchang.

28 May 2017 2:13 PM

For the first time ever, UN rights expert to visit North Korea

Catalina Devandas-Aguilar is scheduled to arrive in the isolated nation on Wednesday.

27 Apr 2017 8:17 PM

Seoul and Washington are conducting joint military drills, an annual exercise seen by the North as a preparation for invasion (Photo: AFP)

North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move

Pyongyang is on a quest to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting the US mainland with a nuclear warhead.

11 Apr 2017 9:26 AM

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