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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea genetically engineering biological weapons for military use: US
State Department report warns DPRK is improving ability to weaponize viruses and continues to produce fissile material
North Korea’s trade with China more than doubles in March on-year
Expert calls strong month a positive sign for DPRK people amid reported food shortages, as trade nears pre-COVID levels
North Korea has completed first military recon satellite, state media says
Kim Jong Un justifies satellite's development as response to US-ROK exercises during visit to space agency with daughter
North Korea will never be accepted as a nuclear-weapon state, G7 says
Major industrial nations condemn DPRK’s ‘reckless’ weapons development and demand it refrain from nuclear testing
North Korea warns of ‘insurmountable threats’ after US calls for UNSC meeting
Official says DPRK’s weapons are for self-defense, as Security Council fails to reach consensus on latest ICBM launch
US and allies hold trilateral missile defense drill after North Korean ICBM test
South Korea and Japan join exercise off Korea’s east coast, as Seoul and Washington launch two-week air drills
US, ROK, Japan push to increase intel sharing to deal with North Korean threats
Trilateral defense meeting also agrees to regularize joint military drills, while condemning DPRK’s missile launches
Russia ‘sincerely hopes’ North Korea will ease COVID controls: Senior official
Deputy foreign minister says border restrictions stand in way of improved cooperation, as two sides look to boost trade
Kim Jong Un opens first stage of 10,000-home construction project in Pyongyang
Ceremony to mark Kim Il Sung’s birthday comes amid uneven progress on high-profile efforts to improve housing
South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS
ROK vessel collides with Chinese ship while responding to DPRK incursion south of the inter-Korean maritime border