SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea may launch its military spy satellite between Tuesday and Oct. 26 following its previous two failed launches, as it will likely take into account key political and diplomatic events, a South Korean state-run think tank said Friday. The potential launch window, projected by the Korea Institute for [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has started sending artillery to Russia as Moscow continues its war in Ukraine, a U.S. broadcaster reported Thursday, after last month’s summit between the two countries reinforced concerns about a potential bilateral arms deal. Citing an unnamed U.S. official, CBS reported on the apparent arms transfer that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A pro-North Korean newspaper said Thursday that Pyongyang’s status as a nuclear state has become “irreversible” with the recent stipulation of a nuclear force-building policy in its constitution. In a key parliamentary meeting attended by leader Kim Jong-un last week, the North stipulated the policy of strengthening its nuclear [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States are closely monitoring North Korea for signs the reclusive regime appears to have halted operations of a nuclear reactor in its Yongbyon nuclear complex, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday. The Dong-A Ilbo earlier reported the allies’ intelligence authorities have [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Wednesday rejected a Pentagon document labeling Pyongyang a “persistent” threat, saying the world’s biggest threat of weapons of mass destruction comes from none other than the United States. In a recently updated version of the Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), the U.S. Department [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry warned Wednesday that North Korea will face the “end of its regime” if it attempts to use nuclear weapons, after Pyongyang recently amended its constitution to enshrine its nuclear policy. The ministry issued the warning after the North convened a key parliamentary meeting last week, with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has been ramping up efforts to boost crop production during the fall harvest season amid expectations that the impoverished country’s food shortages have improved, compared with the first half of the year. The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, recently carried a report that a “critical” time [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for criticizing Pyongyang’s nuclear development, calling it a “conspiracy between the U.S. and its followers.” At the 67th IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria, last week, IAEA member states adopted a resolution urging the recalcitrant regime to suspend [...]
BERLIN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho has warned that North Korea’s vicious cycle of receiving assistance and breaking off agreements will “no longer work” under the current administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim made the remarks at a conference hosted by the Berlin chapter of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s release of a U.S. soldier after months of detention for a border crossing is raising questions over whether it would lead to direct reengagement between Washington and Pyongyang or at least a warming of their strained ties. U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday that Pvt. Travis King was transferred [...]