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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.

2022 will be the year of a life-and-death struggle: N Korea's Kim Jong Un

Emphasizing that 2021 was the year of a huge victory of his compatriots, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his address on Saturday said that 2022 will be the year of a "life-and-death" struggle

North Korea's Kim Jong-un vows to boost military, maintain virus curbs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy

IAF chief holds talks with top military brass of Republic of Korea

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari held extensive talks with the top military brass of the Republic of Korea to further enhance bilateral military ties. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) was on a four-day trip to the Republic of Korea from Monday. "As part of the visit, #CAS called on Minister of National Defence & Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff. CAS also met Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force. Wide ranging issues on enhancing bilateral defence engagement were discussed during the meetings," the IAF tweeted on Thursday. Earlier this month, India and the Republic of Korea agreed to strengthen strategic cooperation including in dealing with challenges of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation. The two sides discussed a range of key issues at the third India-Republic of Korea strategic dialogue held in the national capital on December 3. South Korea has been a major supplier of weapons and military equipment to India. In 2019, the two countries finalised a

N Korea's Kim Jong-un convenes party meeting to decide strategic policies

North Korea has kicked off a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party to decide on "strategic and tactical policies"

North Korea holds key meeting as Kim Jong-Un marks 10 years in power

North Korea opened a key political conference Monday to review past projects and discuss new policies amid the pandemic and a diplomatic deadlock with the United States. The official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un presided over a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party. The report did not carry any remarks by Kim. The meeting approved unspecified agenda items and went into the discussions of them, KCNA said. The report said the meeting would review major polices this year and decide on the strategic and tactical policies and practical tasks for dynamically guiding the struggle of our party and people to usher in a new period of the development of socialist construction to the next stage of victory. The plenary meeting is one of the highest-level decision-making bodies in North Korea. Kim has previously used plenary meetings to announce his positions on relations with the United States and South Korea or his country's ..

N Korea spurs online education universities to train workers: State media

North Korea is spurring online education at major universities as part of efforts to train "intellectual-type workers" with science and technology expertise