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North Korea tests new hypersonic missile ahead of APEC summit in South Korea

North Korea tested a new hypersonic weapon system targeting North Hamgyong, signaling strategic deterrence ahead of the APEC summit. The US condemned the launches, warning they violate UN Security Council resolutions.

Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational, IAEA says

The IAEA has not had access to North Korea since Pyongyang expelled its inspectors in 2009. The agency now observes the country mainly using satellite imagery. Without access, the IAEA cannot confirm the reactor's operational status, Grossi said.

North Korea claims it has launched a spy satellite | Why it worries US

North Korea on November 23 said that it would scrap a military deal with the South and deploy more troops along their shared border. This is after Seoul suspended part of a 2018 pact with the North a day earlier, in protest over Pyongyang’s launch of a spy satellite earlier this week. The statement came hours after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on November 22. Know more about the satellite launch in this video

Kim Jong Un, wife attend concert, greeted by cheering audience, artists

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju attended a Lunar New Year's Day concert in Pyongyang on Tuesday. The audience and artists at the event praised Kim for heralding a new era of national power, according to North Korean media.

North Korea rebukes 'double-dealing' US after missile launch

Seoul successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the technology. Hours earlier, nuclear-armed North Korea had fired two missiles of its own into the sea.

North Koreans worry over 'emaciated' Kim Jong Un, state media says

The rare public comment on Kim's health come after foreign analysts noted in early June that the autocratic leader, who is believed to be 37, appeared to have lost a noticeable amount of weight.

North Korea fires 3 projectiles: South's military

The three devices were fired in a northeasterly direction from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong province, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without further details.

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: South's military

The two devices were fired eastwards over the sea from the Wonsan area on the east coast, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

North Korea fires unidentified projectiles: South's military

The weapon was launched in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

North Korea urges US to act wisely through year-end deadline

The statement issued by Foreign Ministry adviser Kim Kye Gwan was clearly referring to an end-of-year deadline set by Kim Jong Un for the Trump administration to offer mutually acceptable terms for a deal to salvage their diplomacy.

Moon Jae-in landing: South Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang for summit

Kim welcomed his visitor at Pyongyang's international airport -- where he had supervised missile launches last year as tensions mounted -- the two leaders of the divided Korean Peninsula embracing after Moon walked down the steps of his aircraft.

Five things about the North-South summit in Pyongyang

Tuesday's meeting between the South's President Moon Jae-in and the North's leader Kim Jong Un -- their third so far this year, but Moon's first trip to Pyongyang as president -- was no exception. Here are five things we have learned so far.

North Korea frees South Korean detainee arrested in July: Seoul

"Our side received a South Korean national surnamed Seo, born in 1984, through Panmunjom from the North at 11:00 am (0200 GMT)" on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement, referring to the truce village in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two countries.

Japan eying Shinzo Abe-Kim Jong Un summit with possible Pyongyang visit: Paper

Citing multiple government sources, the paper said officials from the two countries had been in contact several times in recent months to negotiate a possible meeting between the two leaders.

South Korea downplays Pyongyang's threats to cancel talks

South Korea said today it believes North Korea remains committed to improving relations despite strongly criticizing Seoul over ongoing US-South Korean military drills and insisting it will not return to inter-Korean talks unless its grievances are resolved.

Life inside Kim Jong Un-ruled North Korea as it tries to step out of years of isolation

In an unprecedented series of events lately, North Korea and South Korea agreed to end years of discontent and extended a hand of friendship towards each other. Most notably, the hermit nation - North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un, agreed to commence denuclearisation. Here's a sneak peek inside North Korea and its daily life:

North Korea, China 'discussing Xi Jinping visit to Pyongyang'

The North is using its Beijing embassy to arrange Xi's itinerary with the international department of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported, quoting Chinese and North Korean sources.

White House expects North Korea summit to happen despite Pyongyang's silence

A South Korean delegation that visited North Korea last week said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed a wish to meet Trump and South Korea's president to discuss denuclearisation. North Korean media have reported the South Korean visit, but no details of the talks.

Kim Jong Un invites South Korea's Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang

The invitation, delivered by Kim's visiting sister Kim Yo Jong, said Kim was willing to meet the South's leader "at the earliest date possible", said a spokesman for the presidential Blue House.

Donald Trump calls North Korea leadership 'depraved,' warns of nuclear missile threat

In his first State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress, Trump's tough rhetoric underscored persistent tensions despite recent talks between North and South Korea that led to Pyongyang's agreement to participate in next months Winter Olympic games in South Korea.