The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Japan freezes assets of 4 more Russian organisations, others for involvement in N.Korea's weapons projects

Japan said on Friday it was freezing the assets of four Russian organisations, three Russian individuals and six North Korean individuals for involvement in North Korea's weapons projects, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

Reuters · Apr 1, 2022

How many nuclear weapons are there in the world? 9 countries with most nukes amid Third World War fears

New focus on nuclear arsenals after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

U.S., S.Korea seen resuming major military drills as N.Korea tensions rise

Joint South Korean and U.S. military drills set to kick off next month could for the first time in years include more weaponry and troops, and more aggressive messaging as tensions with North Korea rise.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

S. Korea has key rocket launch, days after North's ICBM test

South Korea says it has conducted its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket in a major development in its push to acquire its space surveillance capability amid rising animosities with North Korea

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

S.Korea says it successfully test-fired first solid-fuel space rocket

South Korea's military said it had successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time on Wednesday, a step it says will help eventually launch a constellation of satellites to better monitor threats such as North Korea.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

South says North Korea faked launch of 'monster' missile

SEOUL: North Korea faked the launch of what analysts dubbed its "monster missile" last week, Seoul's military said on Wednesday, adding that the test was, in reality, likely the same intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang fired in 2017.

Bangkok Post · Mar 30, 2022

Seoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week

South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile last week

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Biden, Singapore's Lee call for North Korea's return to nuclear talks

U.S. President Joe Biden and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after talks at the White House, urged North Korea on Tuesday to halt its ballistic missile launches and return to negotiations over its weapons programs.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

N.Korea's Kim calls for ramping up ideological campaigns amid 'worst difficulties'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a propaganda campaign to increase popular support for the country's ideology of self-reliance amid "the worst difficulties," state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

North Korea signals it’s preparing for a nuclear test, exploiting US-Russia rift

North Korea looks set to detonate its first nuclear bomb in more than four years, as the United States' sanctions disputes with Russia and China make further United Nations penalties against the country unlikely.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2022