Etiket: Pyongyang
Pyongyang condemns Blinken’s warnings on rapprochement with Moscow
Seoul | The North Korean Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s warnings on rapprochement between Pyongyang and Moscow, saying they “only aggravate dangerous political and…
Pyongyang denounces upcoming visits by senior US representatives to Seoul
Seoul | North Korean state media on Wednesday called upcoming visits to Seoul by U.S. diplomatic and defense chiefs “provocative” acts likely to increase tensions in the region. American Secretary…
Pyongyang to expel American soldier who went to North Korea
North Korea is preparing to expel American soldier Travis King, who entered its territory illegally in July from the South, the North Korean state agency KCNA announced on Wednesday. After…
UN chief denounces nuclear “pure madness”, Pyongyang speaks of Korean peninsula “on the brink of nuclear war”
“A worrying arms race is brewing. The number of nuclear weapons could increase for the first time in decades,” denounced Antonio Guterres on Tuesday. “It’s urgent.” The Secretary General of…
Kim Jong-un leaves Pyongyang by train for Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Pyongyang by train on Sunday for Russia, where he is due to meet President Vladimir Putin, the KCNA news agency announced on Tuesday. Kim…
Call on China to stop Pyongyang from circumventing UN sanctions
The United States, the European Union, Canada and other countries have requested China’s “assistance” to prevent North Korea from circumventing UN oil sanctions using Chinese territorial waters, according to a…
Washington would not be “surprised” by a nuclear test by Pyongyang
(Washington) The United States would be “not surprised” if North Korea conducts a new nuclear test, after its intercontinental ballistic missile test this week, said the national security adviser to…
North Korea | Pyongyang announces that its military satellite has fallen into the sea
(Seoul) North Korea announced on Wednesday that it had tried to launch a “military reconnaissance satellite”, but that it had “damaged at sea”, after triggering a missile alert in Japan…
North Korea | Pyongyang wants to strengthen its nuclear arsenal to prevent “aggression”
(Seoul) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for increasing his country’s deterrence capabilities to counter what he called “hysterical” aggression by the United States and Korea South, the state…
North Korea | Pyongyang is said to have carried out a new test of an underwater nuclear attack drone
(Seoul) North Korea said on Saturday it had carried out a new test of an underwater nuclear attack drone, in response to joint military exercises by South Korea and the…
Washington accuses Moscow of arming itself with Pyongyang
(Washington) The White House announced on Thursday that it had “new information showing that Russia is actively seeking to obtain more ammunition from North Korea”, and to take sanctions against…
Pyongyang fires two ballistic missiles, Seoul says
(SEOUL) North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a series of weapons tests in recent weeks, according to the South…
Pyongyang fires ballistic missile, Seoul says
(SEOUL) North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on Monday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a series of weapons tests in recent weeks. Posted at 7:37…
North Korea | Pyongyang fires ballistic missile at Sea of Japan
(SEOUL) North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, according to the Yonhap news agency, the latest launch as Seoul and Washington conduct their largest joint military drills in five…
Pyongyang confirms having launched an intercontinental ballistic missile
(Seoul) North Korea claimed on Friday that the projectile it launched toward the Sea of Japan the day before was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state news agency KCNA said,…
Pyongyang confirms that the missile launched Thursday was an intercontinental ballistic
(Seoul) North Korea claimed on Friday that the projectile launched towards the Sea of Japan the day before was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state news agency KCNA said, confirming…
Washington and Seoul launch major military maneuvers, Pyongyang fires two cruise missiles
South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military maneuvers in five years on Monday, despite threats from North Korea, which announced hours earlier that it had fired…
North Korea | Pyongyang announces that it fired two missiles from a submarine
(Seoul) Pyongyang launched two cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, announced the North Korean agency KCNA, a few hours from joint military exercises between Seoul and Washington. Posted at…
North Korea | Pyongyang fires two missiles from submarine
(Seoul) North Korea has launched a new missile, the South Korean army said on Sunday, quoted by the Yonhap agency, a few hours from joint military exercises between Seoul and…
Pyongyang calls on UN to end Seoul-Washington joint maneuvers
(Seoul) North Korea’s foreign ministry has called on the United Nations to urge Seoul and Washington to stop their joint military maneuvers, the official KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.…