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North Korea’s latest missile test reminds the world of Asia’s powder keg

SINGAPORE — With the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, it was easy to lose sight of the rising danger North Korea poses to peace in Asia.

Los Angeles Times

5 chilling questions as North Korea fires missile over Japan and residents take cover

This is the first time North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan since 2017 and shows North Korea demonstrating its growing nuclear capabilities

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan prompting evacuations and halting trains

The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have flown over and past its territory before falling into the Pacific Ocean

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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate the country's missile alert system and order people to take shelter. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was in 2017, at the height of a period of "fire and fury" when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea fires missile over Japan prompting warnings for residents to shelter

Launch is the first time the North has apparently sent a missile over Japanese territory since 2017

The Guardian - AU

S.Korea President Yoon warns of 'resolute' response over N.Korea's missile launch -Yonhap

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday warned of 'resolute' response after North Korea's missile launch earlier in the day, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Reuters

North Korea 'using Chinese, Russian vaccines to battle COVID-19'

SHENYANG, China -- North Korea has been vaccinating against COVID-19 since the end of August, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from a Chinese-North Korean trade official with close ties to Pyongyang bureaucrats.

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S. Korean activists clash with police over anti-Kim balloons

South Korean activists say they clashed with police while launching balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda materials across the North Korean border

The Independent UK

North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, prompting quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

WEKU

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Fourth Time this Week

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang. South Korea, Japan and the US staged anti-submarine drills Friday -- the first in five years --…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea fires ballistic missiles for the fourth time in a week

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, the fourth round this week of weapons launches that prompted quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

France 24

North Korea fires ballistic missiles in latest tests amid tension

Japanese official reported that the missiles travelled 400km (250 miles) and at a maximum altitude of 50km (30 miles).

Al Jazeera

S. Korea, US and Japan hold anti-N. Korean submarine drills

South Korea, U.S. and Japanese warships have launched their first anti-submarine drills in five years, after North renewed ballistic missile tests this week

The Independent UK

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off east coast, South says

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, following the firing of two short-range ballistic missiles a day earlier and one on Sunday.

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Daily Mirror

North Korea fires two more missiles just hours after US vice-president visits border

In a rare condemnation during a visit to the inter-Korean border, Kamala Harris denounced the "brutal dictatorship", illegal arms programme and rampant human rights violations which continue in the North

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VP Harris Caps Asia Trip with Stop at DMZ Dividing Koreas

US Vice President Kamala Harris capped her four-day trip to Asia with a stop Thursday at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula as she emphasized the “ironclad” US commitment to the security of its Asian allies in the face of an increasingly hostile North Korea. The visit comes on…

Reuters

U.S. VP Harris says N.Korea's missile test was destabilising

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday North Korea's recent missile test was destabilising as she visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas a day after the reclusive North's test launch of two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast.

France 24

North Korea fires missiles after US VP Harris leaves South Korea

In a show of defiance, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew home from a visit to South Korea during which she emphasized the “ironclad” U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

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The Independent UK

VP Harris to visit DMZ after North Korean missile tests

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula during the final stop on her four-day trip to Asia

The Guardian - AU

Kamala Harris to visit Korean demilitarised zone as naval drills stoke tensions

DMZ trip comes days after North Korea warned that the South and the US risked ‘triggering conflict’ with joint naval drills

Birmingham Post

North of Tyne mayor's 'good work pledge' signs up 65th employer

The scheme accredits companies that have made a range of commitments to provide 'good jobs'

The Independent UK

Seoul says North Korea, China reopen freight train traffic

South Korea says North Korea and China have resumed their freight train service following a five-month hiatus

Al Jazeera

North Korea, China resume freight train services: reports

Reported resumption of cross-border trains comes after services were suspended in April due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

North Korea missile launch: Everything we know about test copying banned Russian weapon

North Korea could have tested a nuclear-capable short-range weapon modelled on Russia’s Iskander missiles

WEKU

North Korea fires a missile as U.S. and South Korea get ready for military exercises

South Korea called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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