North Korea's Kim guided military demonstration involving tanks, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a military demonstration involving tank units on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported on Thursday (March 14).
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Japan to allow export of fighter jets co-developed with Britain and Italy, under ‘strict’ conditions
The destination of fighter jet exports will be limited to countries that have signed a deal with Japan on defence equipment and technology transfers, Kishida said at a parliamentary session. Currently, 15 nations have such an agreement with Tokyo.
Case of alleged South Korean spy in Russia ‘won’t be settled soon’ amid decaying Moscow-Seoul ties
TASS on Monday reported that Baek Won-soon, later corrected as Baek Kwang-soon, was arrested in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East earlier this year, is the first South Korean to be jailed on espionage charges in Russia.
North Korea's Kim guides artillery firing drill by Korean People's Army: KCNA
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided an artillery firing drill by the Korean People's Army, the country's military force, on March 7, state media KCNA reported on March 8.
North Korea Covid-19 measures were 'overbroad, excessive', activists say
SEOUL — North Korea's border closings and other anti-pandemic measures were "overbroad, excessive, and unnecessary" and severely affected food security and the availability of essential products, U.S.-based rights activists said in a new report.
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un orders heightened war preparations: KCNA
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected field training of troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country on Wednesday (March 6) and ordered heightened readiness for war, state KCNA news agency reported on Thursday.
China and North Korea’s ‘friendship year’ need not be bad news for US allies
Amid growing tensions on the Korean peninsula, China yet again finds itself at the centre of geopolitical uncertainties, this time as both a bridge and a moat between North Korea and the international community.
Will Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae be the next leader of North Korea?
Few political observers predicted Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae would be his likely successor when she made her first public appearance in November 2022.