South Korea to take part in US-led cyber exercise amid rising security threats from North Korea
It will mark South Korea's third participation in the exercise since the nation first joined it in 2022.
It will mark South Korea's third participation in the exercise since the nation first joined it in 2022.
North Korea has installed land mines on an inter-Korean road within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a South Korean military official said on Monday, the latest in a series of moves to shut down cross-border roads.
According to Korean Central News Agency Kim Jong Un, attended the test launch of the solid fuel-powered Hwasong-16 missile in a Pyongyang suburb and claimed all missiles his country has developed are now based on solid fuel technology and are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided the testing of the Hwasong-16 missile on Tuesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
A senior North Korean official has called for further strengthening ties with China, state media said on Monday.
China pressed ahead with the legislation despite the US warnings that it could revoke Hong Kong's trade privileges.
North Korea is under multiple layers of US and UN sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
The decision by the US government prohibits the sale or license for the export of defense articles and services to the nations contained in the blacklist.
Kim had also wished Xi "good health" and expressed conviction that "the Chinese party and people would cement the successes made so far and steadily expand them and thus win a final victory under the wise guidance of Xi Jinping"
Last week, Kim made his first public appearance since speculation about his health began last month, cutting the ribbon at the opening of a fertilizer factory.