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Two South Koreans, Including Army Captain, Arrested for Spying for North

Two South Koreans, including a serving army captain, have been arrested on charges of stealing military secrets for a suspected North Korean agent who paid them in cryptocurrency, Seoul police said Friday. The nuclear-armed yet impoverished North -- which is technically at war with the South -- is known to…

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N.Korea's Kim calls for stronger military as nuclear test work 'well underway'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the country's military to "bolster up their strength in every way to annihilate the enemy", state media reported on Friday, as new satellite imagery showed increased preparations for a possible nuclear test.

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N.Korea defectors fly leaflets with S.Korea's Yoon photos despite ban

A group run by North Korean defectors working to promote human rights in the isolated country said it has sent propaganda leaflets including photos of incoming South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and aid parcels into the North.

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South Korean activist resumes flying anti-North leaflets

A South Korean activist says he launched a million propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week

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Northern Independence Party bids to tap into anger at North-South divide as it fights first election in Newcastle

Two of the party's eight candidates across the North at next week's local elections are standing on Tyneside

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Analysis-North Korea signals expansive mission for its nuclear weapons

As South Korea’s new conservative president prepares to take office, North Korea is outlining an expansive, ambiguous, and potentially destabilising doctrine for using its nuclear weapons, analysts said.

Reuters

N. Korea's Kim vows to bolster nuke capability during parade

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear capability at "maximum speed.”

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North Korea flaunts deadly ICBM weapons as Kim Jong Un vows to boost nuclear arsenal

A display of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles took place at a massive military parade where Kim Jong Un said that nuclear weapons will be built at the "fastest pace"

Daily Mirror

Kim Vows to 'Strengthen' North Korea's Nuclear Weapons at Parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country's nuclear weapons program during a speech at a high-profile military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Tuesday. "We will continue to take steps to strengthen and develop our nation's nuclear capabilities at the fastest pace," Kim said, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Begins Military Parade amid Revived Tensions

North Korea began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital on Monday to mark the 90th anniversary of its army’s founding, with outside experts saying it was likely to display powerful missiles and other weapons capable of targeting the United States and its allies. South Korea’s military said the march…

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North Korea begins military parade amid revived tensions

North Korea has began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital marking the 90th anniversary of its army’s founding

The Independent UK

North Korea stages military parade - South Korea military source

North Korea staged a widely anticipated military parade on Monday, a South Korean military source said, marking its army's founding anniversary with a display expected to include the nuclear-armed country's latest weapons.

Reuters

N. Korea Boasts of 'Invincible Power'

North Korea's state media boasted Sunday that its armed forces had "gained invincible power" under leader Kim Jong Un as it prepares for a major army holiday that analysts say could be marked with a military parade or major weapons test. North Korea on Monday celebrates the 90th anniversary of…

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North Korea boasts of 'invincible power' world cannot ignore ahead of holiday

North Korean state media on Sunday trumpeted how the country has gained an "invincible power that the world cannot ignore and no one can touch" under Kim Jong Un, an apparent reference to its nuclear weapons, as Pyongyang prepares for a military holiday.

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Beijing quiet as North Korea turns up the heat with missile tests

Beijing is North Korea’s only ally, but domestic challenges and global power politics may keep it from acting.

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North Korea’s Kim Offers Rare Praise for South’s Departing Moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea's outgoing president for trying to improve relations, a rare gesture of goodwill but one that analysts said may not be enough to head off growing tension between the two Koreas. The warm words from North Korea to President Moon Jae-in…

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North, South Korean leaders exchange letters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae In have exchanged personal letters, the North's official media reported Friday, despite rising tensions over Pyongyang's military provocations.

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North and South Korean leaders in rare exchange of letters

Outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he will keep working towards reconciliation after retiring next month.

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Analysis-N.Korea could ‘go small’ with tactical nukes if it resumes testing

If North Korea resumes nuclear testing, it could include development of smaller “tactical” warheads meant for battlefield use and designed to fit on short-range missiles such as the one tested last weekend, analysts said.

The Independent UK

Leaders of 2 Koreas exchange letters of hope amid tensions

The leaders of the rival Koreas have exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which have plummeted amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea’s accelerating weapons development

Reuters

S.Korea's incoming president Yoon meets visiting U.S. envoy on N.Korea -source

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol had a rare meeting on Tuesday with the visiting U.S. envoy on North Korea, a source familiar with the event said on Wednesday, as both sides seek to coordinate North Korea policy under Seoul's new government.

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US Envoy Vows ‘Decisive Response’ to N.Korea Missile, Nuclear Tensions

The US envoy for North Korea said that Washington would act "responsibly and decisively" in response to "escalatory actions" after a series of test missile launches raised concerns that the North was preparing to resume nuclear testing. US Special Representative Sung Kim and his deputy, Jung Pak, met with South…

Evening Standard

North Korea tests new weapon in bid to boost nuclear capability

The projectiles flew about 110km (70 miles) with an apogee of 25km and a maximum speed that indicates they were short-range missiles

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Tests New Weapons System to Improve 'Tactical Nukes'

Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a new guided weapons system to improve North Korea's "tactical nukes", state media said Sunday, capping days of celebrations surrounding the birthday of the country's founding leader. The launch was the latest in an unprecedented blitz of sanctions-busting weapons-tests this year, which included…

Reuters

N.Korea's Kim observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the country's nuclear capabilities, the North's KCNA state news agency reported on Sunday.

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