N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCSNorth Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, a day after South Korea and the United States staged combined aerial drills involving advanced stealth jets.May 17, 2024
N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath' North Korea on Friday denounced a plan by South Korea and the United States to stage their joint annual military drills in August, warning that they could face a "catastrophic aftermath" if they carry out the exercise.May 17, 2024
House committee passes N. Korean human rights reauthorization act A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Thursday to reauthorize and update the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting rights and freedom in the reclusive state.May 17, 2024
US sanctions 5 Russian individuals, entities over North Korea-Russia arms transfers The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Russia-based individuals and entities in connection with arms transfers between North Korea and Russia, the Treasury Department said, in the latest effort to disrupt and expose their military transactions.May 17, 2024
NK leader's sister dismisses suspicions of weapons exports to Russia The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed allegations of military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow on Friday, emphasizing that North Korean weapons are solely intended to target Seoul, not for exports to Russia.May 17, 2024
Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official Former President Donald Trump may like to "solve" North Korea's nuclear quandary if reelected, a former U.S. official during Trump's presidency said Thursday, noting how to address the issue is "unpredictable."May 17, 2024
US announces $5 mil. reward for info on N. Korean IT workers The United States offered Thursday to provide a reward of up to $5 million for information on three North Korean IT workers and their manager who were engaged in a scheme enabling the workers to get illicit telework employment with false identities belonging to U.S. citizens.May 17, 2024
Artwork symbolizing S. Korean abductees in N. Korea on display at garden show The unification ministry on Thursday unveiled an artwork inspired by three forget-me-nots at a garden show in an effort to raise public awareness of South Koreans detained in North Korea.May 16, 2024
N. Korea denounces S. Korean top diplomat's visit to China as 'begging diplomacy' North Korea on Thursday slammed South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul's visit to China earlier this week, deriding his call for Beijing to play a constructive role for peace on the Korean Peninsula as "begging diplomacy," state media reported.May 16, 2024
N. Korea's Kim, daughter attend ceremony for new street in Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his "beloved daughter" Ju-ae attended a ceremony marking a newly built street at the north gateway of Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Wednesday.May 15, 2024
