A closer look at North Korea’s post-Covid food shortages
Bad weather, border closures and economic sanctions during the pandemic appear to have hit the nation's food production - but for Kim Jong-un, it's a chance to tighten his grip,…
Bad weather, border closures and economic sanctions during the pandemic appear to have hit the nation's food production - but for Kim Jong-un, it's a chance to tighten his grip,…
The missile, which landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, is believed to have been an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The launch came hours before South Korea and the US announced the outcomes of high-level defence talks.
"This means increasing, not decreasing, joint military exercises to improve the readiness of the combined force", he said.
Kwon denounced North Korea for “consistently having shown an insincere and uncooperative attitude toward communication" between the two countries.
The two Koreas hold calls twice a day, in the morning and afternoon, via hotlines. But North Korea has stopped answering regular calls since Friday morning, leaving security…
Analysts expect Pyongyang to double down on weapons tests for some time.
The report was written based on around 1,600 human rights violation cases testified by 508 North Korean defectors who fled their country between 2017 and 2022.
The US Department of Treasury said it has also imposed sanctions on a Slovakian arms dealer named Ashot Mkrtychev for arranging the deal.
The announcement is the latest highlight of an impasse in ties as North Korea makes nuclear threats in response to annual military exercises by South Korea and the US.