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US 'stands with S. Korea' against North
Kyodo News, Published on 03/02/2017
» SEOUL - US Defence Secretary James Mattis on Thursday promised to speed up deployment of a missile system in South Korea.
N. Korea's new foreign minister heads to Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2016
» VIENTIANE/PYONGYANG - North Korea's new foreign minister on Saturday left for Laos to make his overseas debut at a major security forum, at a time of high tensions over Pyongyang's series of weapons tests.
N. Korea claims new-engine success
Kyodo News, Published on 09/04/2016
» BEIJING — North Korea claimed on Saturday to have successfully tested a new type of engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in its latest episode of sabre-rattling ahead of a rare party congress scheduled for early next month.
North Korea fires 5 missiles from east coast
Kyodo News, Published on 21/03/2016
» TOKYO — North Korea on Tuesday fired five missiles from its east coast, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Koreans banned from re-entering Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2016
» The 22 people recently banned from re-entering Japan after visiting North Korea include a rocket engine expert with a doctorate from the University of Tokyo, a Japanese government source said on Saturday.
North Korea launches long-range rocket
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday in defiance of international warnings, in a move widely viewed as a disguised ballistic missile test.
Japan, US mull financial sanctions on North Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» TOKYO - Japan, the United States and South Korea are considering slapping financial sanctions on North Korea for conducting a fourth nuclear test last month, diplomatic sources said on Saturday.