North Korea, Kim Jong-un and South

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong Says U.S. 'Provocation' Justifies Nuclear Build-up
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, has criticized the U.S. government under President Donald Trump for what she describes as stepping up provocations. This situation has justified North Korea's action to bolster its nuclear weapons capability.
North Korea won’t ‘sit still’ while US carrier visits South, Kim’s sister says
A visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea prompted a warning from the sister of North Korea’s leader that Washington and Seoul “should not test” the communist regime.
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force after North Korea missile test
The arrival of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group at the South Korean port of Busan was meant to display a solid U.S.-South Korean military alliance in the face of persistent North Korean threats, and boost interoperability of the allies' combined assets, the South Korean navy said in a statement.
North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft
North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft, satellite imagery showed, an asset that experts say will sharply bolster the country’s air force power when it’s deployed.
Kim Jong-un's sister denounces the arrival of an aircraft carrier in South Korea
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has condemned the United States' move to deploy an aircraft carrier in South Korea, calling it an act that justifies Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong warns of showing ‘strategic deterrence’ after US carrier docks in Busan
This was the first statement attributed to the politically powerful sister of the North Korean leader since Donald Trump took office in January
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'Another violation,' Blinken says of North Korean launch as he visits South Korea
The last time North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile was ... Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, speaking from Indonesia, issued a strong condemnation, describing the repeated launches as a grave ...
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North Korea Deploys More Troops to Russia, Reports Say
Sources in South Korean intelligence have indicated that North Korea has sent additional troops to Russia, but the exact ...
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North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia to back Ukraine war: Seoul
South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties SEOUL, South ...
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North Korea reopens touristic border city 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic
North Korea has reopened its touristic border city of Rason near China after it was closed in 2020 at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a tour operator. "There has been news that ...
North Korea warns U.S. and South Korea will 'pay dearly' for joint military exercise
North Korea condemned an upcoming U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Friday, saying that "counteraction is inevitable" ...
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Russia and China in the Indo-Pacific: China’s Use of the Instruments of Power
In the early 2000s, Russia and China had heeded US preferences regarding the Korean Peninsula by engaging in multilateralism with the Six-Party Talks to deal ...
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Fractured alliances, rising tensions: What should Korea do?
In this era of survival-of-the-fittest and geopolitical turbulence, Seoul must construct multiple layers of strategic ...
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Indonesia’s shakedown of Apple comes to an end
It is possible that Apple’s original $1bn figure was exaggerated. In January the industry ministry said its valuation of ...