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Kim Ki Nam died on Tuesday at the age of 94, official KCNA news agency said. (Representational) Seoul: Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all three generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on…
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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions gather to attend a rally on May Day in Seoul, South Korea, on May 1, 2024. Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and governments’ labor polices and calls for greater labor…
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A North Korean delegation attended an Iranian expo in Tehran last week, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images A North Korean delegation attended an Iranian expo in Tehran last week and discussed bilateral trade with Iranian government officials and the private sector, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said…
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North Korea says U.S. military exercises are preparations for a nuclear war against it. Seoul: Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on…
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According to report, Kim Jong Un “appreciated the high hit and accuracy” of the rockets. Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a drill simulating a “nuclear counterattack,” state-run KCNA news agency said Tuesday, the latest in a volley of tests by Pyongyang this year. The drill took place on Monday, according to…
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File picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervising artillery firing drills | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred…
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The report noted that North Korea has had a steady focus on its biological weapons program. North Korea is developing lethal bacteria and viruses as part of the country’s biological weapons (BW) programme, US officials have warned. In its annual assessment, the US State Department said that the reclusive state has developed sprays and “poison…
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North Korean state media showed images of Kim near the missile. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new ballistic missile designed to deploy a hypersonic glide vehicle that can deliver a nuclear payload, his state media reported, calling the test “an epoch-making success.” Kim’s propaganda apparatus on Wednesday lauded the…
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A news program airs a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on April 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile on April 2, with South Korea, the United States and Japan conducting a joint aerial exercise involving…
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Japan’s coast guard said the apparent missile had already fallen into the sea. Seoul: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. The launch comes less than two weeks after Pyongyang’s state media said North Korean…
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