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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
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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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US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach US
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Sunday's launch, saying it broke the North's announced moratorium on such launches
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Kim Jong Un blasts his way onto President Biden's foreign policy agenda
Last month the North Korean leader conducted more weapons tests than he did all last year
From hypersonics to workhorse weapons, N Korea showcases missile diversity
North Korea hasn't tested its longest-range intercontinental ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons since 2017, but the Hwasong-12 launch signalled it could soon resume such testing
North Korea confirms test-firing of intermediate-range ballistic missile
North Korea has confirmed that it launched Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile, making it the longest-range missile tested by Pyongyang since 2017
US worried North Korea could return to nuclear tests, seeks dialogue
North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space.
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North Korea confirms test of ballistic missile capable of striking Guam
North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam.
North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017; US condemns
North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden took office
N Korea inching closer to scrapping ICBM moratorium: South Korean President
The President called for North Korea to stop creating tension and respond to international calls for dialogue