- 17 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityKim Jong Un
N.Korea’s Kim warns of ‘very giant struggle’ next year to boost economy
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country must be prepared for a "very giant struggle" next year to continue to make…
N.Korea’s Kim visits new city in first public outing in over a month
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new city being built near the border with China and a sacred mountain revered by his…
N.Korean troops stage artillery fire competition
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean mechanized troops held an artillery fire competition over the weekend as part of efforts to boost the country's defence capabilities, state media…
N.Korea can produce more uranium than current rate, report says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea can get all the uranium it needs for nuclear weapons through its existing Pyongsan mill, and satellite imagery of tailings piles suggests…
Explainer: South Korea sees peace declaration as key to restarting North Korea talks
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - In a last-ditch attempt to restart talks with North Korea before his term ends next year, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is calling for…
North Korea calls U.N. rights investigator report ‘malicious slander’
SEOUL (Reuters) - A report this month by a United Nations rights investigator expressing concern about the human rights and humanitarian situation in North Korea is "malicious slander", a North…
North Korea says call to declare end of Korean War is premature
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's call to declare a formal end to the Korean War is premature as there is no guarantee it would lead to the…
N.Korea derides South’s submarine-launched missile as clumsy, rudimentary
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean military think tank on Monday dismissed South Korea's recently tested submarine-launched ballistic missile as clumsy and rudimentary but warned its development…
N.Korea accuses U.S. of double standards on missiles, hampering talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state media accused the United States on Friday of double standards over military activities and pursuing a hostile policy towards Pyongyang that…
N.Korea criticizes S.Korea after missile test, warns of breakdown in relations – KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in's remarks that the South's new missile systems can deter North Korea are illogical and regrettable and could damage relations, a senior North…
U.S. condemns North Korea missile launch – State Department spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States condemned North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday, saying it is in violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions and posed a threat to its…
Military parade held to mark the 73rd founding anniversary of the republic at Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea
Kim Jong Un, the leader of the reclusive state, attended the event as paramilitary and public security forces of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards, the country's largest civilian defense force, began…
