- 26 June, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitynorth korea
U.S. pushing for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over missiles
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is pushing the United Nations Security Council to impose more sanctions on North Korea following a series of North Korean…
N.Korea looks to risky pre-fuelled missiles to reduce launch time
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's recent claims of testing hypersonic weapons overshadowed its pursuit of a potentially risky rocket fuel system that analysts say could allow the…
Returned N.Korea defector struggled to resettle in South, lived meagre life
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A former North Korean defector who made a risky and rare cross-border return home last week had struggled in South Korea, officials and media…
N.Korea’s Kim talks food not nukes for 2022
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and…
S.Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
By Hyonhee Shin and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate said he will seek U.S. support to build nuclear-powered submarines to better counter threats from…
N.Korea’s Kim convenes major party meeting with 2021 policy on agenda -KCNA
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week opened a key ruling party meeting, state media reported on Tuesday, a forum he has previously…
Japan plans record defence spending in 2022 with 10th straight annual increase
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government on Friday approved record defence spending, with a 10th straight annual increase in 2022, against a backdrop of…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un marks 10th anniversary of father’s death
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the 10th anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor on Friday, attending a ceremony with…
Private sector overtakes state as North Korea’s top economic actor under Kim – S.Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The private sector has overtaken state-led agents to become North Korea's biggest economic actor over the past decade, a sign of booming markets allowed…
10 years of Kim Jong Un: North Korea Better Armed but More Isolated
Ten years after Kim Jong Un assumed power North Korea is better armed but deeply isolated and more dependent on China, despite actions by the young leader that raised -…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Under scrutiny, North Korea tries to restrict news about executions – group
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has changed the way it carries out capital punishment in response to greater international scrutiny of its human rights, holding executions away…
N.Korea’s Kim calls for ‘absolutely loyal’ military officers
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country's military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who "remain absolutely loyal" to the country's ruling…
