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Kim warns North Korea could 'preemptively' use nuclear weapons

Kim expressed firm will to continue developing his nuclear-armed military so that it could preemptively and thoroughly contain and frustrate all dangerous attempts and threatening moves

US aware of reports that North Korea ready to conduct nuclear test

On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will continue to boost its nuclear potential

China halts freight train traffic with North Korea due to Covid-19 spread

The countries had reopened trade between Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju in January following a two-year pause

South Korean activist resumes flying anti-North leaflets across the border

The law that took effect in March 2021 and punishes anti-Pyongyang leafleters with up to three years in prison has been hotly debated in South Korea

North Korea's Kim vows to boost nuclear arsenal as parade shows ICBMs

N Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to speed up development of his country's nuclear arsenal while overseeing a huge military parade that displayed ICBMs, state media reported

N. Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to bolster nuke capabilities during parade

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country's nuclear capability at the maximum speed. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim made the remarks during a military parade the previous night. KCNA cites Kim as saying North Korea will continue to take steps to further bolster and develop its nuclear forces at the maximum speed. Kim's speech came as North Korea remains locked in a long-running diplomatic standoff with the United States over the North's nuclear programme. In recent months, Kim carried out a spate of missile tests in what experts say was an attempt to pressure the U.S. to win sanctions relief and other concessions. 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

N Korea's massive military parade imminent, suggests satellite imagery

North Korea appears to be making final-stage preparations for a military parade involving a large number of troops ahead of another key anniversary next week.

North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon: Report

The official Korean Central News Agency said leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch, which it said would bolster the effective operation of the country's tactical nuclear forces

US lawmakers affirm Japan alliance eyeing China, North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting US lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding bilateral alliance on Saturday

US blames North Korean hacker group Lazarus for $625 mn crypto heist

The US has blamed North Korean hacker group Lazarus for stealing $625 million in cryptocurrency from the Ronin Network, owned by developer group Sky Mavis.

Kim gives North Korea's most famous newscaster a luxury home

Experts say Kim is trying to boost his support from elite North Koreas while the country deals with pandemic hardships and a diplomacy stalemate

US urges N Korea to engage in dialogue amid reports of nuclear test

The US has called on North Korea to refrain from further provocations and instead return to dialogue.

North demolishing hotel that was symbol of inter-Korean engagement

North Korea is demolishing a South Korean-owned hotel at a North Korean resort that was one of the last symbols of inter-Korean engagement, according to Seoul officials

Restoration work continues at North Korean nuclear test site: Report

North Korea appears to be continuing restoration work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, including the construction of a tunnel entrance

'Pyongyang will not fire a single bullet toward Seoul', says Kim Yo-jong

Kim Yo-jong again took issue with the South Korean defense chief's talk in public last week of his troops' "preemptive strike" capabilities, boasting repeatedly about Pyongyang's nuclear combat force

Kim Jong Un's sister threatens South Korea with nuclear arms

"If South Korea engages in military confrontation, our combat nuclear forces will inevitably have to do their duty," Kim Yo Jong was quoted as saying.

Two Koreas hold daily liaison call despite Pyongyang's threat

Over the weekend, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, strongly criticised South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook for mentioning the country's "preemptive strike" capabilities.

North Korea warns Seoul of 'serious threat' over missile remark

Kim Yo Jong's statement came amid heightened tensions between the rival Koreas over the North's spate of weapons tests this year

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

South Korea said it made its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket in what it called a major development toward acquiring a space surveillance capability

N Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to develop more powerful means of attack

North Korea said on Monday leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.