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Japan's Kishida confirms cooperation on China, North Korea with US ambassador

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed close cooperation in regional affairs with the new U.S. ambassador, including on North Korea and China and on global de-nuclearisation, a government spokesperson said on Friday.Chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Japanese prime minister and the former chief of staff to U.S. President…

Reuters

North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for China

Kim Jong Un tells Chinese President Xi Jinping he also wants to further improve relations between the two countries.

Al Jazeera

Qantas chief Alan Joyce takes aim at Mark McGowan over his border backflip as WA records 18 new COVID cases

Qantas chief executive likens fortress Western Australia to North Korea, warning the state will remain shut "indefinitely" until it has a plan to live with COVID.

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Qantas boss Alan Joyce compares Western Australia border restrictions to North Korea

Chief executive takes a swipe at state premier Mark McGowan saying: ‘I think we should all be a bit outraged by it’

The Guardian - AU

American hacker says he keeps turning off internet in North Korea

P4x says he took revenge after dictatorship’s spies targeted him in cyberattack last year

The Independent UK

N.Korea's Kim calls Olympics 'great victory' for China, calls for better relations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympics as a "great victory" and saying he wanted to improve relations between their countries, state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

Lone American hacker claims they took down North Korea’s internet at least twice

“If you come at us, it means some of your infrastructure is going down for awhile,” the hacker said

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Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Un rides white horse in new propaganda video

Galloping through forest atop a white horse, Kim Jong Un stars in a new North Korean propaganda video that touts his economic leadership but ignores a recent spate of sanctions-busting missile launches.

Bangkok Post

North Korea Is Becoming an Asset for China

Pyongyang’s Missiles Could Fracture America’s Alliances

Foreign Affairs

Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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US Calls for Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on N.Korea

The United States has requested an emergency meeting on Thursday of the UN Security Council on North Korea, which launched its most powerful missile since 2017 last weekend, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The meeting is expected to be held behind closed doors. It is up to Russia, the president of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wife, aunt of N.Korea's Kim make rare public appearance amid pandemic

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife and influential aunt made a rare appearance in state media on Wednesday, as the ruling family has maintained a low profile during the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters

N. Korean leader Kim attends concert glorifying his power

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un and his wife attended a Lunar New Year’s Day concert in Pyongyang where he received thunderous cheers from artists and audience members who praised him for heralding a “new era” of national power

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US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach US

The United States is calling for the U.N. Security Council to meet on North Korea’s most recent test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam

Bangkok Post

North Korea: The sting in the scorpion's tail

'They want to have a deterrence system that is like a scorpion's tail," said Professor Kim Dong Yup, a former South Korean naval commander. "North Korea's main purpose is not to attack but to defend themselves." They want a "diversified deterrent capability", and who could blame them?

Reuters

U.S. asks U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on N.Korea -diplomats

The United States, supported by Britain and France, has asked the U.N. Security Council to meet behind closed-doors on Thursday over North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, diplomats said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

North Korea airs new footage of limping Kim Jong-un during ‘worst-ever hardships’ of 2021

In the documentary Kim Jong-un is seen limping and struggling to descend makeshift stairs while holding an umbrella during a visit to a construction site

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North Korea documentary shows limping Kim as he tackles 'worst-ever hardships'

A North Korean documentary broadcast on Tuesday showed a limping leader Kim Jong Un as he tackles the impoverished country's "worst-ever hardships" amid the coronavirus pandemic and sanctions over its weapons programmes.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Cooperating in N. Korea's missile development can never be allowed

North Korea has again launched a ballistic missile. The international community must step up pressure to stop the outflow of related materials and technology from Russia and China.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Expert: North Korea's nuclear missile system 'fully established'

SEOUL -- North Korea's confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday indicates Pyongyang has the capability to deploy weapons that could target the U.S. territory of Guam.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un 'completely withered away' in 2021, claims North Korean state media

A new documentary by North Korean state media is part of a tradition of films released annually and focusing on Kim Jong-un's activities of the past year - this time it sought to allay fears over the dictator's health

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Team GB’s best medal hopes to watch out for in Beijing

Great Britain will be represented by 50 athletes at Beijing 2022 as they bid to build on the five medals won at the last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang – Lizzy Yarnold’s skeleton gold and four bronze.

Evening Standard

North Korea releases pictures from space taken from ‘biggest missile launch in years’

North Korea has released photographs from space which it says were taken from a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam.

Reuters

With seven tests in a month, N.Korea calls for world to accept its missiles

North Korea's unusually active month of missile testing appears aimed in part at securing global acceptance of its sanctioned weapons programmes, analysts said, whether through concessions or simply winning tired acquiescence from a distracted world.

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