North Korea

North Korea’s ruling party begins key annual meeting

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's ruling party has kicked off a major annual meeting with economic policy on…

North Korea denounces Japan’s new security strategy

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's new security strategy, calling it a "serious" threat against…

Tanks, guns and ‘dragon’s teeth’ guard S Korea frontier island

by SHIM Kyu-Seok  Agence France-Presse BAEKRYEONG, South Korea (AFP) -- It is South Korea's westernmost territory, soldiers outnumber residents, and…

How not to retire: South Korean ex-president bedevilled by protests

by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse PYEONGSAN, South Korea (AFP) -- After five years running South Korea, former president Moon Jae-in…

Xi tells Kim China willing to work with N.Korea for ‘world peace’: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing…

G7 demands tougher sanctions on North Korea after latest salvo

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The G7 nations on Sunday slammed North Korea's "reckless" launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile…

Japan PM says N. Korean missile fell in exclusive economic waters

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A suspected intercontinental ballistic missile launched by North Korea on Friday is believed to have fallen…

North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, Seoul says

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, the second launch…

The weakest link? North Korea’s crumbling air force

by Claire Lee and Sunghee Hwang Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Tuesday described its record-breaking…

North Korea dismisses as ‘groundless’ US claims of arms supplies to Russia: state media

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Tuesday that claims by the United States that Pyongyang is supplying artillery…

North Korea fired artillery barrage overnight, Seoul says

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired an artillery barrage into a maritime "buffer zone" overnight, Seoul's military said…

Afraid of Kim’s nukes? Build a bunker, South Korean professor says

by Cat Barton and Kang Jin-kyu Agence France Presse Jecheon, South Korea (AFP) -- If North Korea unleashes a nuclear…

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