N.Korean official calls for boosting ties with China
A senior North Korean official has called for further strengthening ties with China, state media said on Monday.
A senior North Korean official has called for further strengthening ties with China, state media said on Monday.
South Korea and the US kicked off a major combined military exercise on Monday to reinforce deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats amid concern Pyongyang could use the manoeuvres as a pretext for provocations.
North Korea's recent removal of unification references could create an ideological vacuum or confusion among the elite ranks, leading the regime to carry out a military provocation to bring stability, Seoul's point man on Pyongyang said on Sunday.
North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military said.
The Kremlin’s assertion that ties are flourishing in all areas, including “sensitive” ones, fuels speculation and invites scrutiny from global observers.
The satellite launch took place around 10:42 pm on Tuesday and the Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite was placed in orbit about 12 minutes later.
The agreement will work towards closer relations between Britain's Royal Navy and the South Korean navy to keep vigil on smuggling in the East China Sea that is aimed at bypassing international sanctions, Britain said
North Korea achieves breakthrough in solid-fuel missile technology, raising global concerns amid deepening military collaboration with Russia.
North Korea appears to be diversifying its cybercrimes to offset the declining value of cryptocurrencies it steals to fund its nuclear and missile programmes.
The US Department of Defense has labelled North Korea as a "persistent threat" in an updated key security document, warning that its military capability advancements would give the recalcitrant regime options to use nuclear arms "at any stage of conflict".