North Korea

North Korea won't join Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus concerns

North Korea's Olympic Committee has decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games in order to protect its players from the world public health crisis caused by Covid-19, the country's sports ministry says.

North Korea tests new guided missile as Biden warns of consequences

The test-fires were Pyongyang’s first major provocation since President Biden took office in January, an apparent move to pressure the US administration and to boost North Korea’s leverage in future talks.

Biden: 'Hard' to meet May 1 Afghanistan troop exit deadline

Speaking at his first formal press conference in the White House as president, Joe Biden touches on range of issues including troop pullout, row with China and North Korea, border with Mexico, and coronavirus pandemic.

South Korea says North Korea fired 'projectiles' into sea

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said two ballistic missiles were involved and that the launch "threatens the peace and security of our country and the region. It is also a violation of the UN resolution."

EU approves sanctions on China, Myanmar and Russia over rights abuses

The measures are part of a package of human rights sanctions targeting a dozen individuals from Myanmar, China, Russia, North Korea, Eritrea, South Sudan and Libya.

North Korea cuts ties with Malaysia over citizen's extradition to US

Malaysia's foreign ministry denounced North Korea's move as unwarranted and disruptive to regional peace, adding that the extradition of North Korean man Mun Chol Myong had been carried out according to law.

Blinken: US considers pressure, diplomatic options on North Korea

After meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will complete its North Korea policy review in coming weeks, and that both pressure and diplomatic options are on the table.

Top US diplomat makes overseas debut with Japan, Korea visits

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin are in Japan and issues on agenda range from solidifying Asian alliances against China to North Korean nuclear issue and a military coup in Myanmar.

US charges North Korean hackers in $1.3B global theft scheme

The Justice Department said the hackers were responsible for a wide range of criminal activity and high-profile intrusions across South and Southeast Asia, Mexico, and Africa, including a retaliatory 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

US declassifies its strategy to use India against China

It paints a cold picture of how the US seeks to use its South-East Asian allies to contend with China and North Korea.

North Korea demonstrates new missile in military parade

Pyongyang did not appear to put on show any of its ICBMs, unlike at its previous parade in October, when it revealed a huge new ICBM on an 11-axle vehicle that analysts said was the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled missile in the world.

North Korea's Kim threatens to build more nukes, in challenge to Biden

“Whoever takes office in the US, its basic nature and hostile policy will never change,” Kim Jong-Un said as he declared the US once again as North Korea's "main enemy."