Tag: North Korea

• Thursday, June 20th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

  Putin lands in Vietnam to strengthen Russia's alliances in East Asia

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Hanoi Wednesday after signing the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement” with North Korea which reshaped the world's military preparedness after Moscow pledged to defend Pyongyang in case of attack by a foreign power. In Vietnam, the Russian president was to hold meetings with local leaders further to strengthen his country's allegiances in the region.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Tension escalates as North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

  

  Just two days after launching an intermediate-range missile that triggered alarms in Japan, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean Thursday.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 19:52 UTC

  North Korean missile flies over Japan scaring millions

  

  A North Korean ballistic missile was reportedly fired early Tuesday over northern Japan, which triggered all alarms before falling into the Pacific Ocean. It was the first such firing since 2017.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Biden on Asian tour amid growing military threats from China, N.Korea

  

  US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Monday at Tokyo's State House to discuss their two countries' joint deterrence and response capabilities in case of a military conflict involving China, which has sent dozens of warplanes into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone in recent weeks.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Trump wishes North Korea's Kin Jong Un “is doing well”

  

  US President Donald Trump wished North Korea's Kim Jong Un “well” on Tuesday but stopped short of directly commenting on the reclusive leader's health amid reports he underwent surgery.

• Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 12:04 UTC

  Microsoft takes down 50 domains used by North Korean hacking groups

  

  Microsoft said on Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 05:20 UTC

  North Korea targets fisheries to build economic independence

  

  North Korean state media published detailed reports on Tuesday of a visit by leader Kim Jong Un to two fisheries, underscoring his drive to build economic independence as negotiations with the United States to lift punishing sanctions soured.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 07:47 UTC

  'Bolton, a disaster and “out of line” in dealing with North Korea and Venezuela'

  

  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton dismissed a day earlier as a national security adviser, had been a “disaster” on North Korea policy, “out of line” on Venezuela, and did not get along with important administration officials.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Trump fires hyper hawk Bolton; “foreign policy remains unchanged”, Pompeo

  

  Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security adviser John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president's push to negotiate with US foes in Afghanistan, North Korea, and other trouble spots.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  North Korea with cyber attacks stole US$ 2bn to fund its weapons programs, UN report

  

  North Korea has stolen US$ 2bn to fund its weapons program using cyber-attacks, a leaked United Nations report says.  The confidential report says Pyongyang has targeted banks and crypto-currency exchanges to collect cash.