North Korea
N.Korea confirms latest weapons tests as Kim visits key munitions factory
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted tests of an upgraded long-range cruise missile and a warhead of a...
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday there was still a chance for six-way talks on North Korea...
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S.Korea ruling party candidate seeks to outdo Moon with N.Korea nuclear talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The top security adviser of South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate said his team...
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Explainer-Flurry of missile tests displays N.Korea’s increasingly diverse arsenal
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - This January has been one of the busiest months ever for North Korea's missile...
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North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. condemns flurry of tests
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Nuclear-armed North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, drawing...
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U.S. State Department ‘condemns’ North Korea missile tests
(Reuters) - The U.S. government "condemns" North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday,...
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Minds behind the missiles: N.Korea’s secretive weapons developers
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s flurry of new missile tests, including what it calls “hypersonic” https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-tests-hypersonic-missiles-global-race-new-rockets-2022-01-11 weapons, has...
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N.Korean internet downed by suspected cyber attacks -researchers
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's internet appears to have been hit by a second wave of outages...
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Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as S.Korea ambassador – source
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has picked a longtime career diplomat and former North Korea...
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N.Korea fires cruise missiles amid tension over lifting nuclear moratorium
By Cynthia Kim and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea off its east...
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Biden, Kishida agree to boost security, economic cooperation amid rising concerns
By David Brunnstrom, Kiyoshi Takenaka and Michael Martina WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
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Britain warns Putin and Xi: West will stand up to ‘dictatorship’
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that its allies would stand...
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Security cooperation, China to dominate Biden’s talks with Japan’s Kishida
By Elaine Lies and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of the United States and Japan will contend with China's...
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China, Russia delay U.S. bid to sanction North Koreans at U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -China and Russia delayed a U.S. bid to impose U.N. sanctions on five North...
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N.Korea suggests it may resume nuclear, missile tests; slams ‘hostile’ U.S
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will bolster its defences against the United States and consider resuming "all...
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N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles in fresh sign of evolving arsenal
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired tactical guided missiles on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, the...
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N.Korea fires two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport, S.Korea says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday from an airport...
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Japan to expedite booster shots, bolster island defence -PM Kishida
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will bring forward COVID-19 vaccination booster shots by as much as two months,...
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N.Korea-China trade by rail to resume on Monday as border closures end – traders
By Yew Lun Tian and Josh Smith BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) -Chinese brokers said they expect the resumption of regular trade with...
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N.Korea tests railway-borne missile in latest launch amid rising tension with U.S
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea tested a railway-borne missile in its firing drills on Friday, state media...
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