North Korea nuclear threat tops agenda for Biden-Yoon meeting

North Korea nuclear threat tops agenda for Biden-Yoon meeting

Joe Biden’s visit to a massive Samsung semiconductor plant in Korea underscored a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine.

  • byTrevor Hunnicutt

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‘Great turmoil’:Dozens die in North Korea as Kim admits scale of COVID outbreak

‘Great turmoil’:Dozens die in North Korea as Kim admits scale of COVID outbreak

Authorities in North Korea,which does not have a vaccination program,have blamed the deaths on “careless” citizens taking unapproved medicines.

  • byJosh Smith andByungwook Kim
Unvaccinated North Korea reports first COVID outbreak,goes into lockdown

Unvaccinated North Korea reports first COVID outbreak,goes into lockdown

The North’s government has shunned vaccines offered by the UN-backed COVAX distribution program,possibly because those have monitoring requirements.

  • byKim Tong-Hyung
Kim’s sister threatens South Korea with nuclear retaliation

Kim’s sister threatens South Korea with nuclear retaliation

Kim Jong-un’s influential sister has issued two threats in 48 hours,following a test missile launch by the South last week.

  • byJeong-Ho Lee
South Korea test-fires rocket,accuses North Korea of fakery

South Korea test-fires rocket,accuses North Korea of fakery

South Korea’s military said North Korea’s largest missile test yet used an older,smaller intercontinental ballistic missile.

  • byHyonhee Shin andJosh Smith
The deep freeze:Moscow can learn lessons from other economic pariahs

The deep freeze:Moscow can learn lessons from other economic pariahs

As Moscow beds down for long-term economic isolation,what it can learn from its fellow rogue states is the need for anti-Western friends and a bit of creativity.

  • byTom Rees
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North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile in its likely largest test ever

North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile in its likely largest test ever

It represents a major escalation of North Korea’s development of weapons potentially able to deliver nuclear warheads anywhere in the US.

  • byJosh Smith
Korean blockbuster has the finest action finale I’ve seen for a long time
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Korean blockbuster has the finest action finale I’ve seen for a long time

Escape From Mogadishu,a lavish movie about diplomats caught in a terrifying civil war,is full of surprises and ought to have a seat belt warning.

  • byPaul Byrnes
‘Serious escalation’:US warns North Korea is testing new ballistic missiles

‘Serious escalation’:US warns North Korea is testing new ballistic missiles

American missile defence forces in the Pacific have been placed in a state of “enhanced readiness”,while Kim John-un says he wants to expand his “space ambitions”.

  • byZeke Miller
North Korea conducts biggest missile test since 2017

North Korea conducts biggest missile test since 2017

South Korea says this month’s flurry of missile tests is reminiscent of the heightened tensions in 2017,when North Korea conducted multiple nuclear tests.

  • byJosh Smith andCynthia Kim
Kim starts the year with a bang. Four to be precise

Kim starts the year with a bang. Four to be precise

The North Korean regime fired two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport on Monday,demonstrating the depth of Kim Jong-un’s arsenal,say analysts.

  • byJosh Smith