North Korea

North Korea is paying lip service to the rule of centrality in ASEAN, while objecting to the growing security alliance buildup in the Indo-Pacific led by the United States. The assertion was made by the Korean Central News Agency after the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers‘ Meeting (ASEAN MIM) and 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, …

According to state media KCNA, On Wednesday North Korea conducted its first test-firing of the recently displayed “Choe Hyon-class” warship with the firing of cruise missiles, anti-air missiles and artillery fire from the 5,000-tonne ship under the order of leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials. Kim called the development as a key step toward enhancing North Korea’s naval force …

After six years of silence, Pyongyang’s streets became alive again with the International Marathon of North Korea, easier said than done, as it took in about 200 foreign runners in this rare sporting event on Sunday. The Pyongyang Marathon, which started in 1981, is a customary April race commemorating the birth of the founding leader Kim Il Sung. But it …

A North Korean test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the ocean on Monday before the beginning of annual Freedom Shield military drills between the United States and South Korea. Over the past year, North Korea conducted its fifth missile test breakpoints. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff determined North Korea launched missiles from its Hwanghae province southwestern region. Their officials stated …

South Korea has raised alarm bells over the apparent disregard of certain nations towards North Korea’s unlawful behavior, calling for urgent international attention and action. The diplomatic concerns surrounding North Korea’s actions underscore the importance of a united front among nations to address these issues effectively. While South Korea has been actively engaged in diplomatic efforts to promote peace and …

Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating a nuclear retaliation against the United States and South Korea as a warning to the allies who are intensifying their joint military exercises, official agency KCNA said on March 20. The North’s drills comprised a short-range missile launch, but – unusually – the missile was launched from a subterranean silo, which analysts think may …

North Korea’s state press said on March 18 that about 800,000 of its residents volunteered to join or reenlist in the military to fight against the United States. The Rodong Sinmun daily said that about 800,000 students and employees indicated a willingness to register or reenlist in the military to combat the United States on Friday alone. “The soaring enthusiasm …

According to South Korean military officials, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile on March 9 in the direction of the Yellow Sea, which is located between China and the Korean Peninsula. The launch comes after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned on Tuesday, March 7, that any attempt to shoot down one of …

North Korea stated on March 7 that any attempt to shoot down one of its test missiles would be regarded a declaration of war, and blamed a joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea for escalating tensions. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement that Pyongyang would view any …

Friday, February 24, state media said that North Korea conducted a test launch of four strategic cruise missiles as part of an exercise aimed to demonstrate its ability to mount a nuclear reprisal against foreign forces. State news agency KCNA reported that an operational strategic cruise missile unit of the Korean People’s Army fired four “Hwasal-2” missiles in the vicinity …