Category: North Korea

A New Bloc Is Rising to Take On America

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine shows that a new axis of powerful states and their allies is taking shape around the world. Led by China and Russia, this new order includes Iran, North Korea, and terror groups like Hezbollah. Will this disparate collection of world powers united by their hostility to the United States tip…


South Korea Presidential Election Will Decide Whether Country Moves Closer to Communist China or US: Former State Department Official

As South Koreans head to the polls on March 9, they should be alert to a progressive movement that seeks to distance their country from the United States, according to former U.S. State Department official Morse Tan. The former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, speaking to EpochTV’s “China Insider” program, stressed how the upcoming presidential…


South Korea Presidential Election Will Decide Country’s Stance on Communist China: Former State Department Official

As South Koreans head to the polls on March 9, they should be alert to a progressive movement that seeks to distance their country from the United States, according to former U.S. State Department official Morse Tan. The former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, speaking to EpochTV’s “China Insider” program, stressed how the upcoming presidential…


North Korea’s Patrol Vessel Retreats After South Korea Fires 3 Warning Shots: Report

South Korea’s military said Tuesday that a North Korean patrol vessel that attempted to cross the two countries’ maritime boundary retreated after three warning shots were fired. The North Korean patrol vessel was trying to intervene after South Korea’s military seized a North Korean fishing boat that breached the maritime border at 9:30 a.m. on…


Analysts Discover ‘Early Signs’ of Construction Work at North Korea’s Nuclear Site Dismantled in 2018

Satellite images revealed that construction work has recently occurred at North Korea’s nuclear testing site, California-based analysts said Tuesday, raising concerns that Pyongyang is planning to resume nuclear explosive testing despite declaring the site’s closure in 2018. Analysts from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies said in…


North Korea Says It’s Launched Another Missile Test

SEOUL—North Korea said it conducted “another important” test for reconnaissance satellite systems, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after regional military authorities reported the launch of a ballistic missile from the country for the second time in a week. The launch drew condemnation from governments in the United States, South Korea, and…


North Korea Says It Conducted Second ‘Important’ Spy Satellite Test

SEOUL—North Korea said it conducted “another important” test for reconnaissance satellite systems, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after regional military authorities reported the launch of a ballistic missile from the country for the second time in a week. The launch drew condemnation from governments in the United States, South Korea, and…


North Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile Into Sea, Says South Korea

North Korea fired an alleged ballistic missile into the sea on Saturday, South Korean and Japanese military officials said, marking Pyongyang’s ninth missile launch this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed to Yonhap News Agency that a suspected ballistic missile was fired from North Korea’s east coast near Sunan and traveled about…


Nations Condemn North Korea’s ‘Unlawful, Destabilizing’ Ballistic Missile Launch

Eleven countries have condemned North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile launch, after Pyongyang’s state media claimed that it had conducted an “important test” on Sunday for developing a “reconnaissance satellite.” U.S. deputy ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis issued a joint statement on Monday on behalf of 11 countries–the United States, Albania, Brazil, France, Ireland, Norway, the United…


North Korea State Media Say Country Held ‘Important Test’ for Spy Satellite Development

The North Korean regime on Sunday conducted an “important test” for the development of a spy satellite, state-run media said, following claims that a ballistic missile was fired from the east coast of Pyongyang. The regime conducted “vertical and oblique photographing of a specific area on earth” with cameras loaded on the “reconnaissance satellite” on…