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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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N.Korea fires missiles, drawing both U.S. condemnation and appeal for talks
By Josh Smith, Hyonhee Shin and David Brunnstrom SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday,...
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N.Korea fires two missiles, warns of strong action over U.S. sanctions push
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday, the third test in two...
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Analysis-N.Korea’s ‘hypersonic missile’ tests raise military stakes in Asia
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Even as debates swirl over their capability, a series of “hypersonic missiles” recently tested...
Read moreTrickle of humanitarian aid enters North Korea as border closure drags on
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - After nearly two years of border closures to protect North Korea against the pandemic,...
Read moreU.S. assent paves way for S. Korea to compensate Iranian investor over dispute
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is set to pay compensation to Iran's Dayyani Group over a 2015...
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N.Korea’s Kim calls for more ‘military muscle’ after watching hypersonic missile test
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for boosting the country's strategic...
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North Korea launches ‘more advanced’ missile after hypersonic test
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea appeared to test-fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday that may...
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Explainer-N.Korea tests ‘hypersonic missiles’ in global race for new rockets
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea began the New Year with increasingly capable missile tests,...
Read moreS.Korean air force pilot killed after fighter jet crashes
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean air force pilot was killed on Tuesday after his F-5E fighter...
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Analysis-N.Korea looks to risky pre-fuelled missiles to reduce launch time
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's recent claims of testing hypersonic weapons overshadowed its pursuit of a potentially...
Read moreNorth Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile, Japan coast guard says
TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile, Japan's coast guard said on Monday. (Reporting by...
Read moreN.Korea fired unidentified projectile off east coast -S.Korea military
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off the east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said. (Reporting...
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U.S. forces in S.Korea raise COVID-19 alert amid record infections
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) raised its health protection alert on Saturday after posting its...
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South Korea casts doubts on North Korea’s ‘hypersonic missile’ claims
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean military officials cast doubts on Friday on the capabilities...
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N.Korea says won’t attend Beijing Olympics, blames COVID-19 and ‘hostile forces’
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - In a letter to China, North Korea blamed "hostile forces" and COVID-19 risks for...
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