The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile -South Korea military

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

North Korea launches 'unknown ballistic missile' towards sea of Japan

An "unknown ballistic missile" has been fired by North Korea off its eastern coast in the direction of the sea of Japan, said the South Korean military with tensions strained on the peninsula

Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022

Seoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

North Korea sees more use of cell phones, WiFi networks - U.S. researchers

Up to 7 million North Koreans use cell phones daily, and WiFi networks have sharply expanded in recent years as the mobile devices increasingly became a key tool for market activity in the isolated country, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Biden and Xi finally met at G-20 Summit in Bali. Here are the key takeaways

President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to ease long-simmering tensions during a three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia as the two countries find themselves drifting perilously close to direct economic and military confrontation.

Tribune News Service · Nov 14, 2022

Factbox-Top takeaways from the Biden-Xi meeting in Bali

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks since 2017 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday. Here are some takeaways from the three-and-a-half hour meeting:

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Biden says China must try to prevent a North Korea nuclear test

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Beijing has an obligation to try to talk North Korea out of resuming nuclear testing, although it was unclear whether China would be able to sway Pyongyang.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Kishida, Biden, Yoon warn of firm response if Pyongyang conducts N-test

PHNOM PENH -- If North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear test, it "would be met with a strong and resolute response from the international community," according to a joint statement released Sunday after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 14, 2022

It’s too easy for the west to see North Korea as a WTF curiosity. We need to do better

As viral stories about the hermitic country abound, North Koreans face devastating hunger and Covid clampdowns, says Guardian leader writer Tania Branigan

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022

How North Korea became a mastermind of crypto cyber crime

Cryptocurrency theft has become one of the regime’s main sources of revenue and underlines the lack of regulation of digital assets

Financial Times · Nov 14, 2022