Believed to be the highest-ranking North Korean military official to ever defect to South Korea, Kim Kuk-song recently confirmed claims of Pyongyang’s involvement in several clandestine operations …
Flanked by nuclear missile, N.Korean leader says U.S., S.Korea threaten peace
SEOUL (Reuters) -Standing beside North Korea’s largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a …
North Korea’s Kim says US is ‘root cause’ of tensions
The leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has blamed the United States for tensions on the peninsula, state media reported Tuesday.
North Korean soldier in blue generate buzz on social media
A North Korean soldier clad in a super-tight blue outfit in a state media photo has generated a buzz on social media, with some calling him “a superhero,” “a captain DPRK,” or “a rocket man.” North …
How Pakistan’s A.Q. Khan Helped North Korea Get the Bomb
A.Q. Khan, who died on Oct. 10 of COVID-19 at age 85, is celebrated in Pakistan as a national hero who built the country’s nuclear bomb program. Internationally, though, he became infamous not as a …
FirstFT: China’s coal futures hit record high
Floods worsen China energy crisis, KKR co-founders step down, Kim calls for better living standards in North Korea …
A.Q. Khan, father of Pakistan’s atomic bomb and dealer of nuclear secrets, dies at 85
Abdul Qadeer Khan, who was considered the father of Pakistan’s atomic bomb and who secretly sold nuclear-weapons technology to such states as Iran and North Korea, died Sunday at age 85 after being …
Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim’s North Korea
But rank and loyalty do not guarantee your safety in North Korea. He had to flee for his life in 2015, and since then he has been living in Seoul and working for South Korean intelligence. He depicts …
‘Father of Pakistan’s bomb’ A.Q. Khan dies at 85
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme who was accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, has died at 85, authorities said Sunday.
China, Russia, North Korea See New U.S.-U.K.-Australia Alliance as Threat to Pacific
Top Russian diplomat said the U.S. approach “has openly proclaimed that its chief objective is containing China,” which Beijing said “was very well-put indeed!” …