South Korea’s president on Monday urged China to use its influence to stop North Korea from conducting a nuclear test, warning that failure to do so would result in an influx of military assets in the region. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said that North Korea’s missile provocations caused Japan to increase its defense spending…
South Korea Warns China to Take Responsibility for Its North Korean Ally
Kim’s Sister Warns US of ‘A More Fatal Security Crisis’
SEOUL, South Korea—The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Tuesday that it would face “a more fatal security crisis” as Washington pushes for U.N. condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. Kim Yo Jong’s warning came hours after U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told an emergency…
Kim Jong-un Unveils His Daughter During Ballistic Missile Launch
The leader of the North Korean regime unveiled his daughter to the world during the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, according to various reports. Photos released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the North Korean state media, show a young girl staying close to Kim Jong-un while he was inspecting and watching…
North Korea Fire Artillery Near Border With South Korea
North Korea fired artillery rounds into its sea boundaries with South Korea on Tuesday in retaliation for South Korea’s annual military drills, which it regards as “provocative acts.” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North fired about 100 artillery rounds off its west coast around 10 p.m. (local time), followed by another…
US Remains Open to Dialogue Despite North Korea’s Repeated Missile Launches: Official
The United States remains open to dialogue with North Korea despite the growing tensions caused by the latter’s missile launches and warplanes deployment near the border of South Korea, a U.S. official said Friday. North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea and blasted about 560 artillery shots into the maritime buffer zones…
Recent North Korean Missile Tests Involved ‘Tactical Nukes’: State Media
North Korea used “tactical nuclear” missiles in its recent blitz of tests to enhance and warn the enemies of its nuclear counterattack capabilities, state-run media reported on Monday. State mouthpiece Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally guided the launches, which involved loading tactical nuclear warheads at a…
North Korea Not Cooperating in Efforts to Negotiate for Denuclearization: US Official
The United States has attempted to engage North Korea in dialogue for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but the Kim Jong Un regime has responded only with provocations, a U.S. official said Monday. “This offer of dialogue and diplomacy has, at least so far, been met only with additional provocations,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price…
EXCLUSIVE: The Story of Aiko Kawasaki, A Korean Japanese Who Escaped North Korea
September 24, 2022
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A seventeen-year-old Aiko Kawasaki went aboard the ship leaving for North Korea from the harbor of Niigata, Japan. As her parents begged her in tears not to leave, she insisted on going and promised them that they would see each other a year later in “an earthly paradise”—North Korea. Kawasaki told The Epoch Times that…
North Korea Passes Law Allowing ‘Automatic’ Nuclear Strikes Against ‘Hostile Forces’
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to conduct a nuclear strike “automatically” against any “hostile forces” posing an imminent threat to the nation, according to the official state-run media. The new law, passed at the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sept. 8, will allow North Korea to “immediately destroy the hostile forces” to protect…
North Korean and Russian Leaders Exchange Letters Expressing Stronger Ties, North Korea Claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday reportedly wrote to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un indicating stronger bilateral relations between their countries, according to Pyongyang’s official state media. In a letter to Kim honoring the Korean Peninsula’s freedom from Japanese colonial rule, Putin reportedly said that Russia and North Korea would “expand the comprehensive and…
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