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North Korea hails 'good results' on COVID as fever cases pass 2 million

North Korea said on Friday it was achieving "good results" in its fight against its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, as the number of people with fever symptoms rose past 2 million.

Reuters

First stop Samsung: Biden touts S.Korean role in securing global supply chains

Joe Biden's first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

White House says North Korea planning nuclear or ICBM test around Biden visit

US intelligence estimates Kim Jong-un will display latest arms technology as Biden visits region

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The Guardian view on low Covid vaccination rates: not just North Korea

Editorial: Pyongyang has left its people highly vulnerable to this outbreak. But rich countries have a responsibility for the lack of protection in other places

The Guardian - UK

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is facing a COVID-19 crisis and a tough new adversary in the south

North Korea had long proclaimed to be COVID-free. But since a 20,000-strong crowd gathered to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Korean People's Revolution Army, a mysterious "fever" has been spreading. And it's just the start of Kim Jong Un's troubles.

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Kim Jong-Un Preparing To Welcome Biden With Nuclear, Missile Tests, US Warns

While COVID-19 has killed 63 people and infected nearly two million people in North Korea, the country's supreme leader is preparing for a nuclear test or a long-range missile test, U.S intelligence said.

Benzinga

Here's what we know about North Korea's COVID outbreak — and its ability to handle it

North Korea says it's experiencing its first COVID outbreak. Experts are skeptical, but they are also wondering if this means the country will accept outside help or if it can handle it alone.

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Explainer-Why U.S. nuclear deterrence tops S.Korea’s agenda for Biden summit

At the top of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s agenda for his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden this weekend will be strengthening American “extended deterrence” against North Korea, according to Yoon's security advisers.

Reuters

North Korea's chilling warning country is 'now ready for new nuclear weapon test'

US president Joe Biden's efforts to bolster allies against North Korean aggression appear to have failed despite the nation dealing with its first admitted Covid-19 cases

Daily Mirror

N. Korea Completes Preparation for Nuclear Weapon Test

North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and is seeking the best moment to carry it out, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, a day before US President Joe Biden is due to arrive in Seoul. Despite North Korea's recent Covid-19 outbreak, "preparations for a nuclear test have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people

The Independent UK

North Korea weapons threat casts shadow on Biden visit

Any major North Korea weapons test over the next five days could overshadow U.S. President Joe Biden's broader trip focus on bolstering Asian allies against China, analysts say.

Reuters

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

President Joe Biden's six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders

The Independent UK

Biden visits Japan, South Korea carrying warning to China

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say - don't try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan.

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N.Korea boosts production of drugs, medical supplies to battle COVID

North Korea is ramping up production of drugs and medical supplies including sterilisers and thermometers as it battles an unprecedented coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

North Korea promotes traditional medicines in bid to fight Covid outbreak

State media have told patients to use painkillers as well as unverified home remedies such as willow leaf tea

The Independent UK

North Korea's suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million

North Korea has reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 infections as its pandemic caseload nears 2 million

The Guardian - US

White House braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip

National security adviser says intelligence reflects ‘long-range missile test or a nuclear test, or frankly both’

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The Independent UK

US: N. Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia

A senior Biden administration official says U.S. intelligence shows that it’s a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan that begins later this week

Daily Mirror

North Korea 'working prisoners to death' to rebuild nuclear testing ground

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un is working political prisoners "to death in secret tunnels” in hope of rebuilding its nuclear weapons testing ground, new testimony has revealed

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Charges filed over money sent to North Korean IT developer

YOKOHAMA -- The Kanagawa prefectural police sent papers to prosecutors Wednesday on a Japan-based South Korean man and a woman with Korean heritage for allegedly transferring money to a China-based North Korean software developer illegally.

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Prioritizes Missile Launch Over COVID-19 Crisis As Joe Biden Gears For South Korea Visit

As COVID-19 rapidly sweeps through North Korea, with cases inching closer to crossing the 2 million mark, the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un has other priorities.

France 24

North Korea reports uptick in suspected Covid-19 cases

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in their early handling of the COVID-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation.

Reuters

From storage to transport, hurdles to getting COVID vaccine to N.Koreans

As North Korea battles its first known COVID outbreak, a lack of storage, chronic power shortages and inadequately trained medical staff pose acute challenges to inoculating its 25 million people - even with outside help, analysts said.

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Slams Officials For 'Immaturity,' 'Slackness' In Fighting North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis

The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, has bashed his country's response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as the virus sweeps through the hermit kingdom rapidly.

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