‘Next-stage nuclear plans to be unveiled’
LEADER Kim Jong-un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported, after a missile launch he said would bring "excruciating mental agony" to his enemies.
US ouster of Maduro nightmare scenario for Kim: North Korean ex-diplomat
SEOUL: The dramatic US operation that overthrew Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro this month may have left North Korean leader Kim Jong Un feeling he was also vulnerable to "decapitation", a former Pyongyang envoy to Havana told AFP.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan
SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday (Jan 27), Tokyo said
North Korea's Kim views sculptures for memorial of soldiers who died in Ukraine
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited an art studio on Sunday (Jan 25) to guide the creation of sculptures to be displayed at a memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas, state media KCNA said on Monday.
South Korea imposes travel bans on three civilians over alleged drone flights into North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea placed overseas travel bans on three people as part of an investigation into alleged drone flights over North Korea that have deepened animosities between the rivals, authorities said Friday (Jan 23)
North produces enough nuclear material a year for 10-20 weapons, says S. Korea president
SEOUL: North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday (Jan 21).
Lee calls for improved monitoring to avoid provoking North
President Lee Jae-myung said that there appeared to be a loophole in his country's monitoring system to detect drones operated by civilians flying into North Korea, warning that such incidents risked inflaming tensions.
Kim sacks vice-premier
Kim Jong-un dismissed a vice-premier in charge of the country's machine-building industry, state media reported, in an apparent bid to strengthen discipline among senior officials ahead of the upcoming ruling Workers' Party congress to establish new economic and other state objectives.
North Korea's Kim sacks senior official, slams 'incompetence'
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and condemned "incompetent" apparatchiks for delays in the opening of an important factory, state media said Tuesday (Jan 20).
South Korea court acquits man executed 50 years ago in national security law case
A Seoul court on Monday posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago for allegedly attempting to rebuild an underground pro-North Korea organisation in a retrial of the case.
