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North Korea gives warning over US, S Korean military air drills

N Korea warns of ‘powerful’ response as more than 240 US and S Korea aircraft take part in ‘Vigilant Storm” exercise.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2022

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Missile launches come just four days after North Korea and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast.

Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2022

South Korea denies sending weapons to Ukraine after Putin remarks

President Yoon Suk-yeol said no lethal military aid sent to Kyiv after Russian president warned of harmed relations.

Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2022

North Korea fires ballistic missile into East Sea ahead of US-South Korea drills

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Sunday ahead of the joint military drills between South Korea and the US. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 25, 2022

North Korea tells South Korean president to 'shut his mouth' after offer of aid

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday South Korea's president should "shut his mouth" after he reiterated that his country was willing to provide economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament.

Reuters · Aug 18, 2022

Korea’s Son Praises Teammates for Making 100th Appearance Memorable

South Korea forward Son Heung-min thanked his teammates for making his 100th appearance in national colors one to remember after they recovered from a drubbing against Brazil last week to ease past Chile on Monday. Son marked the landmark with a stunning late free kick to seal the 2-0 win…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 7, 2022

North Korea says its COVID outbreak is now under control. But is it?

After saying there were no cases, officials on May 12 announced an outbreak. But without an adequate supply of tests, some say North Korea is "flying blind." And it still doesn't have vaccines.

WEKU · May 27, 2022

COVID in North Korea: 6 dead after country announces first COVID-19 outbreak

At least six persons were confirmed dead on Friday in North Korea and over 350,000 people were infected with a fever that spread "explosively" in the country, which had a day ago announced its first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 13, 2022

North Korea appears to delay military parade to show off weapons

North Korea has yet to hold a military parade after showing signs of preparing for one to mark the Monday anniversary of the founding of its army, Yonhap News Agency said, delaying an event where it could showcase weapons to threaten the U.S. and its allies.

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022

South Korean Chipmaker Weighs Arm Takeover Options

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc (OTC:HXSCL) CEO admitted to weighing a consortium to acquire British semiconductor company Arm Ltd, Reuters reports citing Yonhap news agency. “I don’t believe Arm is a company that could be bought by one company,” SK Hynix Vice-Chair and co-CEO Park Jung-ho admitted, FX Empire reports. SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) (OTC: SFTBF) looked…

Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022