North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Saturday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, with the weapon splashing down some 200 kilometers off Hokkaido’s Oshima Island, inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The missile, the first “ICBM-class” weapon to...
A North Korean foreign ministry official on Friday warned that Pyongyang will regard what it claims to be “hostile practices” from the United States as a “declaration of war” against the reclusive country.Kwon Jong-gun, director-general for U.S. affairs at the...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off Japan, according to its neighbors, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises. According to the South...
North Korean hackers stole around $1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency through cyberattacks on digital currency outlets last year, The Economist reported, quoting a study published this month by Chainalysis, a data firm based in New York. The news outlet added that North Korea...
North Korea’s official newspaper has urged economic self-reliance amid reports of food shortages, arguing that relying on external aid to cope with the food situation would be like taking “poisoned candy”. The commentary, published in the Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday, comes days after South...
