Friday, June 9, 2023

N Korea

N Korea performs key test to build more agile ICBM

North Korea said it has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” to develop a new strategic weapon under leader Kim Jong Un’s guidance, state media reported on Friday, reports Reuters.The test conducted on Thursday at its Sohae Satellite Launching Ground...

N Korea fires more missiles asUS flies bombers over South

North Korea added to its recent barrage of weapons demonstrations by launching four ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, as the United States sent two supersonic bombers streaking over South Korea in a duelling display of military might...

N Korea fires more shells toward buffer zone

North Korea fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea Wednesday in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula with weapons tests.The...

Russia, N Korea planning closer ties: State media

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are planning to deepen their diplomatic ties, state media reported on Monday.Putin sent his greetings to Kim as Monday marks the day of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule,...

N Korea reports another jump in COVID-19 cases

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation.The country’s anti-virus headquarters...

N Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths

North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers as it mobilises more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak, state media reported...

N Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles Covid

North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population.The new deaths and cases, which were from Friday, increased total...