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Minds behind the missiles: North Korea's secretive weapons developers

Very little is known about the names and positions of the mid-level and working-level scientists and technicians involved in missile research and development

Russia and China block new UN sanctions on 5 North Korean officials

Russia and China have blocked the UN Security Council from imposing sanctions on five North Korean officials in response to Pyongyang's recent ballistic missile tests

North Korea hints at resuming 'temporally-suspended' nuclear, ICBM tests

Accusing United States of hostility and threats, North Korea said it will consider restarting 'all temporally-suspended activities' it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump administration

North Korea says it tested tactical guided missiles on January 17

North Korea said it had conducted a test launch of tactical guided missiles on January 17, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Korean Central News Agency

Seoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile in 4th launch this month

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and Japan said

North Korea fires projectile in third launch this month, says South Korea

S Korea said N Korea fired at least one projectile in its 3rd weapons launch this month, as it continues to demonstrate its military might amid pandemic border closures and stalled diplomacy with US.

North Korea warns of 'stronger' action following new US sanctions

North Korea berated US for imposing fresh sanctions against the country over its latest missile tests and warned of stronger and more explicit action if Washington maintains its confrontational stance

Biden imposes sanctions over N Korea weapons program after missile tests

The Biden administration imposed its first sanctions over North Korea's weapons programs following a series of North Korean missile launches

US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The Treasury Department announced it was imposing penalties on the officials over their roles in obtaining equipment and technology for the North's missile programs

N Korea says it has succeeded in final test-firing of hypersonic missile

North Korea said Wednesday it has successfully conducted the "final" test-firing of a new hypersonic missile

North Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks

The launches follow a series of weapons tests in 2021

US, allies urge North Korea to abandon nuclear, ballistic missile programs

The United States and five allies urged North Korea on Monday to abandon its prohibited nuclear and ballistic missile programs

North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a week

Last week the country claimed test of 'hypersonic missile'; US and partners condemn launches as significant threat.

N Korea won't attend Beijing Olympics, blames Covid and 'hostile forces'

In a letter to China, North Korea blamed "hostile forces" and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing

North Korea launches second hypersonic missile in fiery test: State media

North Korea fired a "hypersonic missile" this week that successfully hit a target, state news agency KCNA reported

North Korea confirms successful test fire of hypersonic missile

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.The missile, launched by the Academy of Defence Science on Wednesday, manoeuvred 120 km laterally before it precisely hit a target 700 km away, which proved the reliability of a new fuel system, the report said.This is the second test fire of hypersonic missile confirmed by the DPRK after the country launched Hwasong-8 in September.The "successive successes in the test launches" in the hypersonic missile sector "have strategic significance in that they hasten a task for modernizing strategic armed force of the state," it added.The reliability of the fuel system under the winter weather conditions was also verified, the report said.

North Korea says launched hypersonic missile to test modernise weaponry

North Korea said Thursday it has successfully launched a hypersonic missile as part of efforts to modernise its strategic weapons systems,

North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea: South Korea military

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into sea, South Korea's military said.

N Korea unresponsive to Seoul's message about weekend border-crossing

North Korea remains unresponsive after South Korea sent a message about an unidentified person having crossed the eastern inter-Korean border over the weekend, Seoul's Defence Ministry said

Unidentified person crosses militariszed border from S Korea to North Korea

An unidentified person crossed the heavily militarized border from South Korea into North Korea on Sunday.As per the South Korean military, the person was spotted at the eastern front of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at around 9:20 pm local time on Saturday, reported CNN.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the person was detected by the military with the use of a thermal observation device.The JCS said troops were dispatched but they were unable to find the person, who crossed the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea at around 10:40 pm.A military official said security cameras had earlier captured the person climbing a barbed wire fence at around 6:40 pm Saturday, but the guard on CCTV duty had missed it, reported CNN.The official said they were currently working to identify the person and that it is unknown whether the person was still alive.Meanwhile, North Korean state media has not reported on any crossings over the DMZ overnight.