North Korea
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South Korea accuses North of cross border surveillance, calls for stealth drones to monitor latter
World | Dec 27, 2022, 01:47 PM ISTNorth Korea flew five drones across the border for the first time in five years, state reports.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile days after US-South Korea drills
World | Dec 23, 2022, 02:02 PM ISTNorth Korea fires ballistic missile: The launch was three days after the US flew nuclear-capable bombers and advanced stealth jets near the Korean Peninsula for joint training with South Korean warplanes.
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North Korea claims of test firing its first spy satellite
World | Dec 19, 2022, 12:09 PM ISTNorth Korea spy satellite: North Korea, on Monday, said it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off east coast
World | Dec 18, 2022, 09:33 AM ISTNorth Korea fires ballistic missile: Japan’s Coast Guard said it was informed by the Defense Ministry that North Korea’s suspected missile landed in waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, but did not say how close it was from the Japanese coast.
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US slaps sanctions against Indian national, others for human rights abuses on behalf of North Korea
World | Dec 10, 2022, 10:50 AM ISTAs per the state department, the sanction was imposed on two individuals and seven entities for providing material support to, acting on behalf of, or being owned by the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) government-run animation studio, SEK Studio.
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Firing squad publicly killed 2 minors in North Korea for watching K-Dramas
Crime | Dec 06, 2022, 05:58 PM ISTA firing squad in North Korea has killed 2 minors publicly for watching and distributing K-Dramas from the neighboring country South Korea.
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At UNSC, India condemns recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch by North Korea
India | Nov 22, 2022, 12:24 PM ISTIndia at UNSC: The latest North Korean missile launch on November 18 which landed about 125 miles from Japan’s coastline came after other ballistic missile launches in the preceding months.
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Threats to peace dominate Asia-Pacific leaders' summit
World | Nov 18, 2022, 01:48 PM ISTUS officials said Vice President Kamala Harris would meet with the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada to discuss the missile launch, the latest of many such provocations by North Korea that raise the risks of conflict.
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North Korea fires missile toward sea day after warning US of 'fiercer' military responses
World | Nov 18, 2022, 07:53 AM ISTThe launch is the latest in a slew of missile tests by North Korea in recent weeks. But the country had halted weapons launches for about a week before it fired a ballistic missile on Thursday.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards sea as it pledges 'fiercer' military response to US
World | Nov 17, 2022, 08:59 AM ISTNorth Korea missile launch: In a brief statement, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said they detected the launch from North Korea. However, they did not provide any additional information, such as the weapon's flight path or the exact landing location.
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South Korea, Japan seek better 'ties' amid North Korea missile tensions
World | Nov 13, 2022, 08:19 PM ISTSouth Korea Japan relations: In the bilateral meeting, Yoon and Kishida assessed that there has been active communications between their diplomats on “a current issue between the two countries” and agreed to continue consultations to find an early resolution, Yoon’s office said in a statement.
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US President Biden huddles with Asian allies on China and North Korean threat
World | Nov 13, 2022, 02:38 PM ISTEast Asia Summit: The meetings come as North Korea has fired dozens of missiles in recent weeks, including an intercontinental ballistic missile 10 days ago that triggered evacuation alerts in northern Japan.
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North Korea fires yet another 'unspecified ballistic missile' towards eastern sea: Reports
World | Nov 09, 2022, 02:45 PM ISTNorth Korea missile launch: The latest launch by Pyongyang comes amid an ongoing record-breaking missile testing campaign for the last few months
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North Korea fires six missiles into sea with intercontinental ballistic missile launch
World | Nov 04, 2022, 07:58 AM ISTNorth Korea South Korea news: The South Korean and Japanese militaries said North Korea later fired three more short-range missiles into waters off its eastern coast.
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North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of another six ICBM
World | Nov 03, 2022, 09:06 PM ISTThe ICBM test was followed by launches of two short-range ballistic missiles in the morning, drawing swift condemnation by North Korea’s neighbors and the United States, which reacted by extending ongoing joint air force exercises with South Korea.
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North Korea fired dozens of missiles. What now?
World | Nov 03, 2022, 11:17 AM ISTNorth Korea's playbook has traditionally been to continually ratchet up provocations until it gets US attention — and can then negotiate for sanctions relief or other concessions from what it sees as a position of power.
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Japan issues 'emergency alert' for residents as North Korea fires three ballistic missiles
World | Nov 03, 2022, 08:30 AM ISTThe launches are the latest in a series of North Korean weapons tests in the past few months, that have raised tensions in the region.
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South Korea issues air raid alert for residents after North fires more than 10 missiles
World | Nov 02, 2022, 08:02 AM ISTNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile toward sea Wednesday, an official said but gave no further details on how far it flew.
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North Korea fires artillery shells near border with South Korea
World | Oct 18, 2022, 11:05 PM ISTSouth Korea's military said the shells didn't land in South Korean territorial waters but fell inside maritime buffer zones the two Koreas established under a 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at reducing front-line animosities.
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North Korea fires another short-range ballistic missile, flies warplanes near border
World | Oct 14, 2022, 08:42 AM ISTNorth Korea missile news: Friday’s ballistic launch extended a record number of missile demonstrations by North Korea this year as it exploits the distraction created by Russia’s war on Ukraine to accelerate its arms development and increase pressure on Washington and its Asian allies.