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N Korea claims progress in development of hypersonic missile to strike Guam
North Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, claiming a progress in efforts to develop a more powerful, agile missile designed to strike faraway US targets in the region. A hypersonic missile is among an array of high-tech weapons systems that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly vowed to introduce in 2021 to cope with what he called deepening US hostility. Outside experts say Kim wants a modernized weapons arsenal to wrest US concessions like sanctions relief when diplomacy resumes. On Tuesday, Kim guided the ground jet test of multi-stage solid-fuel engine for the hypersonic missile at the North's northwestern rocket launch facility, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. It cited Kim as saying the strategic value of the new missile with an intermediate-range is as important as intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the US mainland and that "enemies know better abou
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Number of N Korean defectors to S Korea tripled in 2023, says Seoul
The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, including a higher number of youth and elite, CNN reported
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Taiwan to appoint representative in Guam base despite Chinese threats
Taiwan informed that a military attache will soon be appointed in Guam Island of the US, amid the military threats by China.
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Unfazed by NKorea's nuke threats, Guam carries on with life at the beach
Guam has experienced a Japanese invasion in World War II, countless earthquakes and super-typhoons
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