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  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Biden and Yoon agree to step up deterrence against North Korea

    Washington seeks to reassure allies of its support as Pyongyang pushes ahead with nuclear weapons

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Unvaccinated and unprepared, North Korea faces Covid catastrophe

    Pyongyang’s gamble on extreme isolation has unravelled as Omicron sweeps the country

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    North Korea reports first Covid-19 death from Omicron variant

    Fever has spread ‘explosively’ as experts warn about potential impact on unvaccinated nation

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Kim Jong Un orders lockdowns as North Korea confirms first Covid cases

    Isolated country has not vaccinated population, stoking worries about potential damage of outbreak

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    Nervous South Koreans seek ways to counter North’s nuclear threat

    New president Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to ‘dramatically strengthen’ defences

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    US imposes sanctions on ‘crypto mixer’ used in N Korea-backed heist

    Financial enforcement agencies are cracking down on money laundering using digital assets

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    ‘Stay vigilant’: no let-up in North Korea’s two-year Covid lockout

    Pyongyang claims to have avoided a big outbreak but experts warn its luck will eventually run out

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korea preparing for first nuclear test since 2017, warn experts

    Satellite images at test site emerge as Kim Jong Un watches parade of sophisticated weaponry

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    North Korea’s ‘nascent hacker underground’ playing ‘cat and mouse’ with regime

    Tech-savvy citizens are trying to circumvent restrictions but the penalty for being caught is severe

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim could use nuclear arsenal to dominate Korean peninsula, warn experts

    Dictator’s weapons programme has grown beyond the ‘purely defensive’

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim Jong Un tones down rhetoric in rare friendly exchange with South Korea

    North Korean leader praises President Moon Jae-in after weeks of rising tensions and missile tests

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    North Korea’s sanctions evasion points way for Russians to bypass the west

    Network of shell companies, spies, cyber criminals and Chinese banks helps keep Pyongyang regime afloat

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korean defence minister as a ‘lunatic’

    Dictator’s confidante warns Seoul that it faces ‘extermination’ in confrontation with Pyongyang

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korea claims successful launch of ‘monster missile’

    Pyongyang says it is ready to contain ‘US imperialists’ but some observers question validity of reports

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korea raises tensions with missile launch into Sea of Japan

    US, Tokyo and Seoul condemn launch of what appears to be Pyongyang’s longest-range missile yet

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim Jong Un’s regime suffers dangerous missile launch failure

    Test conducted after White House warned North Korea against challenging US during Ukraine war

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    US warns of ‘serious escalation’ in N Korea’s military capability after missile tests

    Officials say tests involved system that could send warheads greater distances than previous launches

  • Sunday, 6 February, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korea: ‘Kim doesn’t just want more missiles, he wants better ones’

    New generation of manoeuvrable weapons is raising alarm over an accelerated arms race

  • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
    Kim Jong Un
    Kim Jong Un ‘withered away’ on behalf of North Koreans, says state TV

    Leader’s dramatic weight loss sparks speculation about future of secretive state’s leadership

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korean missile tests expose world’s struggle to curb military development

    Kim Jong Un sees opportunity with global powers distracted by other foreign policy issues, analysts say

  • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    The Big Read
    North Korean women pay a heavy price as Kim turns on 'black market breadwinners'

    Female entrepreneurs have been the backbone of the private economy, but new restrictions threaten their role

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    News in-depth
    Natural disasters drive North Korea’s embrace of international climate goals

    The secretive state has engaged with foreign organisations after being battered by extreme weather

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    North Korea tests hypersonic missile in snub to Seoul’s peace overtures

    Pyongyang stages second trial of weapon designed to evade defence systems as efforts to revive talks stall

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    North Korea accesses ‘global commercial channels’ to develop nuclear weapons

    Pyongyang is using estate agents and even a casino to evade US-led sanctions

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    News in-depthSouth Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea forges ahead with end-of-war declaration despite US reservations

    Moon Jae-in is desperate to cement legacy as a peacemaker but has received scant international support

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