DPRK (North Korea)

Nov- 2023 -

28 November

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony in Pyongyang, 2021

N.Korea Defends Satellite Launch at UN as Kim Takes Images of Pentagon

North Korea's ambassador defended his country's launch of a spy satellite UN Security Council as leader Kim Jong Un studied images including of the White House and Pentagon.

27 November

Asia Pacific

South Korean soldiers guard the DMZ dividing the two Koreas

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Sends Troops to Rebuild Border Guard Posts

North Korea has sent troops to its southern border to restore guard posts taken down under a 2018 agreement with South Korea, Seoul's military said.

24 November

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

North Korean Hackers Attack Software Installers in America, Asia

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has unveiled malicious activity from North Korean hackers targeting North American, Asian software installers.

24 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Jong Un Celebrates North Korea’s New ‘Space Power’ Era

North Korea's Kim Jong Un celebrated a "new era of a space power" with scientists and his family after the North successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit.

23 November

Sea

HMS Albion, an amphibious warfare ship, is seen sailing blue-grey waters. The photo appears to have been taken from above the waters, possible from an aircraft. The ship is painted grey and has "L14" painted on its side in black.

Juster Domingo

UK, South Korea Team Up to Enforce Sanctions on North Korea

The UK has signed an agreement with South Korea to enforce UN Security sanctions on North Korea through joint sea patrols.

23 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea to Send New Weapons to Border After Spy Satellite Launch

North Korea said it would deploy new weapons to the border with the South, as Seoul said Pyongyang had received Russian help to successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit.

21 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea Fires ‘Military Spy Satellite’ Southwards: Seoul Military

North Korea fired a military spy satellite southwards, Seoul said, after Japan confirmed that Pyongyang had warned it of an imminent launch.

21 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

N.Korea Notifies Japan of Satellite Launch as Early as Wednesday: Kyodo

North Korea has issued formal notice of a satellite launch as early as Wednesday, defying warnings from South Korea and multiple UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology.

17 November

Cyber

Joe Saballa

S. Korea to Create Offensive Cyber Strategy to Counter Threats

South Korean defense minister Shin Won-sik said his country will draw up a proactive and offensive cybersecurity strategy to counter sophisticated threats in cyberspace.

15 November

Asia Pacific