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North Korea's Kim Jong Un rides white horse in new propaganda video

Seoul (AFP) - Galloping through forest atop a white horse, Kim Jong Un stars in a new North Korean propaganda video that touts his economic leadership but ignores a recent spate of sanctions-busting missile launches.

AFP

North Korea Is Becoming an Asset for China

Pyongyang’s Missiles Could Fracture America’s Alliances

Foreign Affairs

Japan Proposes Controversial Mine in World Heritage Bid

Japan will seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a centuries-old network of mines on Tuesday, the government said, risking renewed diplomatic tensions with South Korea over forced wartime labor. The controversial gold and silver mine complex on central Japan's Sado Island dates back 400 years and was once one of…

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Expert: North Korea's nuclear missile system 'fully established'

SEOUL -- North Korea's confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday indicates Pyongyang has the capability to deploy weapons that could target the U.S. territory of Guam.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

North Korea confirms most powerful missile test since 2017

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea confirmed Monday it had fired its most powerful missile since 2017, capping a month-long blitz of launches that has raised the spectre of leader Kim Jong Un restarting nuclear tests.

AFP

North Korea says Sunday test was Hwasong-12 missile

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea confirmed it had fired a Hwasong-12 "mid-range ballistic missile", state media reported Monday, the first time it has tested a weapon that powerful since 2017.

AFP

North Korea Test-fires Most Powerful Missile Since 2017

North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next. Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon…

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US condemns North Korea after it launches longest-range missile test since 2017

Test marks Pyongyang’s seventh weapons launch this month, highlighting expanding arsenal amid stalled denuclearisation talks

The Guardian - AU

North Korea test-fires most powerful missile since 2017

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next.

AFP

North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017

North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to resuming long-range testing.

Reuters

North Korea confirms missile tests as Kim inspects 'important' munitions factory

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea test-fired two different weapons systems this week, state media said Friday, while highlighting Kim Jong Un's inspection of an "important" munitions factory.

AFP

North Korea Fires Two Missiles as Testing Blitz Continues

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth weapons test this month in one of the most intense spates of launches on record that has delivered an emphatic rejection of Washington's offers for talks on its nuclear program. Pyongyang has not fired this many missiles in…

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North Korea fires two missiles as testing blitz continues

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth weapons test this month in one of the most intense spates of launches on record that has delivered an emphatic rejection of Washington's offers for talks on its nuclear programme.

AFP

Samsung reports 53% jump in profit despite supply chain woes

Seoul (AFP) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit rose 53.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, as record sales helped overcome pandemic-induced supply chain challenges.

AFP

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North Korea fires 'projectile' in sixth test of 2022

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" early Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth apparent weapons test this year as the nuclear-armed country flexes its military muscles and ignores Washington's offers of talks.

Reuters

Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as S.Korea ambassador - source

U.S. President Joe Biden has picked a longtime career diplomat and former North Korea sanctions enforcer as ambassador to South Korea, a diplomatic source in Seoul said on Wednesday.

AFP

Why is North Korea firing so many missiles?

Seoul (AFP) - From hypersonic to cruise missiles, North Korea started 2022 with its most intensive spate of weapons testing in years, but analysts said the barrage is more domestic political ploy than a diplomatic gambit.

Bangkok Post

North Korea fires 2 suspected cruise missiles, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired two suspected cruise missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, its fifth weapons test this year as Pyongyang flexes its military muscles while ignoring US offers of talks.

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North Korea fires two suspected cruise missiles, Seoul says

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired two suspected cruise missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, its fifth weapons test this year as Pyongyang flexes its military muscles while ignoring US offers of talks.

Reuters

S.Korea's daily infections top 8,000 in a first driven by Omicron

South Korea's daily new coronavirus infections topped 8,000 for the first time on Tuesday, as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads rapidly, despite the extension of tough social distancing rules.

AFP

South Korea presidential candidate's wife threatens to jail critical reporters

Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean opposition party was struggling Monday to contain the fallout after the wife of its presidential candidate threatened to "jail all reporters" who criticised her husband.

Al Jazeera

S Korea pays Iran’s delinquent $18m UN dues with frozen funds

Iran to regain vote at the UN General Assembly after Seoul pays $18m dues using $7bn funds frozen due to US sanctions.

AFP

Abuse, bullying: the dark side of South Korean Olympic skating glory

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's short track speed skaters head to the Beijing Olympics next month hoping to leave behind high-profile scandals and bring glory to a country deeply passionate about the breakneck sport.

AFP

North Korea hints at restart of nuclear, long-range missile tests

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for "confrontation" with Washington, its latest threat after a string of sanctions-busting missile launches.

AFP

North Korea hints at possible restart of nuclear or long-range missile tests

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume its nuclear and long-range ballistic missile tests, as top officials led by Kim Jong Un said the country was preparing for a "long-term confrontation" with the United States, state-run media reported.

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