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Tue, October 3, 2023 | 07:22

North Korea says Japan should immediately retract discharge of treated radioactive water

North Korea says Japan should immediately retract discharge of treated radioactive water

North Korea said Thursday that Japan should immediately halt the release of treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

2023-08-24 21:02

[ANALYSIS] North Korea fails again to launch satellite but appears to have solved cause of 1st failure

ANALYSISNorth Korea fails again to launch satellite but appears to have solved cause of 1st failure

North Korea said, Thursday, that its second attempt to put a reconnaissance satellite into space failed, but the country immediately vowed to try again in two ...

Jung Min-ho | 2023-08-24 16:24

N. Korea probably sees technical advance in spy satellite launch despite botched 2nd attempt

N. Korea probably sees technical advance in spy satellite launch despite botched 2nd attempt

North Korea's second failure to launch a spy satellite likely serves as a humiliating setback for its leader Kim Jong-un, but the country appears to have solved engine problems over a space rocket, given its vow to make a third attempt in October, experts said.

2023-08-24 11:56

Claimed N. Korean space rocket launch ends in failure: S. Korean military

US sanctions co-founder of Tornado Cash for laundering stolen cryptocurrency for N. Korea

US sanctions co-founder of Tornado Cash for laundering stolen cryptocurrency for N. Korea

The U.S. Department of Treasury on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a co-founder of virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash for assisting a North Korean hacking group that has stolen hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

2023-08-24 09:26

N. Korea says 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite fails: state media

N. Korea says 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite fails: state media

North Korea said Thursday its second attempt to launch a spy satellite has ended in failure, citing "an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight."

2023-08-24 07:08

US 'strongly condemns' N. Korea's latest space launch: White House

US says N. Korean satellite launch violates UNSC resolutions, calls on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue

Claimed N. Korean space rocket launch ends in failure: S. Korean military

N. Korea joins China trade fair in another sign of border reopening

N. Korea joins China trade fair in another sign of border reopening

North Korea opened booths for visitors at a Chinese trade fair Wednesday, in another sign the North is reopening its border after more than three years of strict COVID-19 restrictions.

2023-08-23 16:55

S. Korea says it is monitoring full-fledged border reopening by N. Korea

S. Korea says it is monitoring full-fledged border reopening by N. Korea

South Korea's unification ministry said Wednesday it is monitoring when North Korea will reopen its border with China in a full-fledged manner, as it has partially opened it following a yearslong closure over COVID-19.

2023-08-23 13:36

[ANALYSIS] Timing of North Korea's satellite launch suggests growing impatience of its leader

ANALYSISTiming of North Korea's satellite launch suggests growing impatience of its leader

North Korea informed Japan, Tuesday, that it plans to launch a satellite in two weeks, less than three months after a failed attempt to send its first ...

Jung Min-ho | 2023-08-22 16:35

N. Korean airliner arrives in Beijing in 1st post-COVID-19 commercial flight

N. Korean airliner arrives in Beijing in 1st post-COVID-19 commercial flight

A flight operated by Air Koryo, North Korea's national carrier, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, marking the resumption of commercial flights connecting the two countries after a hiatus of more than 3 1/2 years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023-08-22 14:53

N. Korea's Kim scolds premier for 'irresponsible' attitude over flood damage

N. Korea's Kim scolds premier for 'irresponsible' attitude over flood damage

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un berated the country's premier over his "irresponsible" attitude in not preventing damage to farmland from the recent typhoon, as Kim inspected a flooded area, the North's state media reported Tuesday.

2023-08-22 10:29

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