SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea has restored a communication hotline with the south after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation step on Monday, despite the Kim regime continuing to conduct its missile tests. Liaison officials from the two Koreas exchanged messages over a cross-border communication channel on Monday morning, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said….
North Korea Fires New Anti-Aircraft Missile in Latest Test
SEOUL—North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests amid deadlocked denuclearisation talks with the United States. The test conducted by the Academy of Defence Science, a military weapons developer, was aimed at confirming the practical functionality of the…
North Korea’s Kim Open to Restoring Communications With South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday expressed a willingness to restore dormant communications with South Korea, days after Seoul called on Pyongyang to do so. His remarks come just days after North Korea fired a newly-developed hypersonic missile toward the Sea of Japan off its east coast, marking its third weapons test in just…
North Korea Joins Race for New Hypersonic Missile With Latest Test
SEOUL—North Korea test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile this week, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, joining a race headed by major military powers to deploy the advanced weapons system. North Korea fired the missile off its east coast towards the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United…
North Korea Fires ‘Unidentified Projectile’ Into Sea
North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” from an inland area off its east coast towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said. The projectile was fired around 6:40 a.m. local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that South Korean and U.S. intelligence are analyzing the launch, reported Yonhap News Agency. Japan’s defence…
UK Says It Has Evidence of Ships Breaching North Korea Weapons Sanctions
September 26, 2021
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The British navy said on Sunday that “multiple ships of various nationalities” have broken U.N. sanctions targeting North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programmes. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said its Type 23 Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond—which was detached from the Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) to take part in U.N. sanctions enforcement operations…
North Korea Says Call to Declare End of Korean War Is Premature
SEOUL—South Korea’s call to declare a formal end to the Korean War is premature as there is no guarantee it would lead to the withdrawal of the “U.S. hostile policy” toward Pyongyang, North Korea state media KCNA reported on Friday, citing Vice Foreign Minister Ri Thae Song. South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday repeated…
China’s Exports to North Korea Up for 3rd Straight Month
September 19, 2021
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China’s exports to North Korea grew for the third straight month in August, taking up a quarter of the overall volume of this year to date, China’s General Administration of Customs reported on Sept. 18. Chinese shipments to North Korea saw a 30 percent increase from $16.8 million in July to $22.5 million in August,…
Photos Show North Korea Expanding Uranium Enrichment Plant
SEOUL, South Korea—Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, a sign that it’s intent on boosting the production of bomb materials, experts say. The assessment comes after North Korea recently raised tensions with its first missile tests in six months amid long-dormant nuclear disarmament…
North Korea Again Shows Off New Weapon System: ‘Railway-Borne Missiles’
North Korea’s state-run television aired video footage on Thursday of the communist country’s first successful test-firing of missiles that were launched from a train. The missiles were tested at dawn on Sept. 15 and accurately struck a targeted area 497 miles (800 kilometers) in the sea off North Korea’s east coast, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The launch was…
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