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Satellite development aimed at collecting info on US military: N Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the country's space agency, and said the recent development of a reconnaissance satellite is aimed at collecting information on the US military
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US and 10 other countries condemn North Korean ballistic missile launch
The US and 10 other countries on Monday criticised North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch and urged UNSC to respond, saying its inaction erodes the credibility of the UN's most powerful body
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UNSC planning session after N Korea's latest missile launch: Seoul
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has planned to convene a session in response to North Korea's latest projectile launch, a South Korean government official said on Monday
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North Korea fires ballistic missile in extension of testing
The flight details roughly matched an earlier assessment by the Japanese military and were similar to NK's previous launch last Sunday that was also conducted from the Sunan area near Pyongyang
North Korea test-fires 9th missile ahead of South Korean Prez poll
Notably, the ninth missile launch conducted by Pyongyang this year comes just four days ahead of the Presidential election in South Korea on March 9
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan
This was the ninth missile launch conducted by Pyongyang this year
North Korea clarifies that it has tested cameras for spy satellite
North Korea said on Monday that it tested cameras to be installed on a spy satellite, with the announcement coming a day after after its neighbours detected a new ballistic missile launch.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile into the sea in resumption of testing
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, in a resumption of weapons tests after a month-long pause and as the US and its allies are focused on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
US government urges North Korea to engage in 'serious' diplomacy
Pyongyang staged seven rounds of missile launches in January alone, marking the largest number of missile tests it has conducted in a month.
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Earthquakes reported near N Korea nuclear site amid talk of resumed testing
Seismic activity induced by nuclear tests is not unusual, and has been documented at other major nuclear test sites such as the Nevada Test Site in the US and the former Soviet Union's Semipalatinsk
US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korean threat
Some experts say North Korea is using weapons tests to put pressure on President Joe Biden's administration to resume long-stalled nuclear negotiations
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Status quo not an option for Korean Peninsula: S Korean foreign minister
Maintaining that the status quo is not an option when it comes to the Korean Peninsula, said Chung Eui-yong, South Korea's Foreign Minister, while urging the North to quickly return to dialogue.
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Top nuke envoys of S Korea, US, Japan meet over ways to engage with N Korea
The top nuclear negotiators of South Korea, Japan and the US met in Honolulu to discuss ways to restart dialogue with reclusive North Korea.
South Korea's outgoing president Moon Jae-in calls for US-North Korea talks
Moon has expressed concern over N Korea's expanding weapons program and the possibility it could resume nuclear and long-range missile tests that would revive fears of war in the region.
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UN experts say North Korea stealing millions in cyber attacks
The panel of experts said that according to an unnamed government, North Korean cyber-actors stole more than $50 million between 2020 and mid-2021 from at least three cryptocurrency exchanges
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UN experts: North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes
The experts said North Korea continued to seek material, technology and know-how for these programmes overseas, including through cyber means and joint scientific research.
US, 8 other nations urge UNSC to condemn North Korean missile test
The countries have called on the UN Security Council to condemn North Korea's recent missile tests after the council's closed meeting apparently failed to take any concrete action against Pyongyang
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N Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends concert glorifying his power
The North's official media has been highlighting Kim's authoritarian leadership following a spree of missile tests in January
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UN chief Guterres condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch
North Korea confirmed the test-firing of the Hwasong-12 type missile on Sunday -- the latest in a series of its missile launches over the month
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns North Korea's missile launch
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned the latest launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile by North Korea as a clear violation of UNSC resolutions.
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