SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea said Tuesday it has successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) tipped with a hypersonic warhead, claiming that the weapons system will reliably deter any rivals in the Pacific region. But the South Korean military said the North’s claimed success of a hypersonic missile launch could [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s claim of what it called a successful launch of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) tipped with a hypersonic warhead is presumed to be “deception,” South Korea’s military said Tuesday. The assessment came hours after North Korea said it successfully test-fired the missile the previous day, saying [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has begun attracting participants for its annual Pyongyang International Marathon, scheduled for April, marking the resumption of the event after a six-year hiatus, if held as planned, a North Korean website showed Monday. Sports in the DPR Korea, a website operated by North Korea’s sports ministry, carried [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it is open to the possibility that two children recently seen alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister could be her offspring and is currently analyzing the matter. A video of North Korea’s new year art performance, aired by Korean Central Television on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The military has deployed a new surveillance system using artificial intelligence technology at an eastern front-line unit, the state arms procurement agency said Friday, as the military seeks to harness the advanced technology to better deter North Korean threats. The new system deployed at the Army’s 22nd Infantry Division [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with athletes from the national women’s football team and praised their recent victory in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, state media reported Friday. In the meeting held the previous day, Kim praised them for “highly promoting” the nation’s honor with the World [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a New Year’s letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, vowing to further solidify bilateral military cooperation, the North’s state media reported Tuesday. “The New Year 2025 will be recorded as the first year of war victory in the 21st century when the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tourist zone along the country’s east coast, stressing that the project is the “first big step” in advancing the country’s tourism, state media reported Tuesday. Kim looked around newly completed hotels and other service facilities in the Kalma coastal tourist [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly completed fish farm in the east coastal city of Sinpho and called for regional development to achieve regional economic self-reliance, state media reported Monday. Kim attended the inauguration ceremony of the Sinpho City Offshore Farm on Saturday, after he ordered [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukrainian forces have likely captured a North Korean soldier in what could be the first instance of its kind, a Ukrainian news report has said, as North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine. Ukraine’s special operations troops reportedly took the soldier during operations in Russia’s western front-line [...]