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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles: Seoul
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Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday (Apr 14) fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, the South’s military said. The “multiple projectiles” fired from Munchon in the east of the country were believed to be “short-range cruise missiles”, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement The test comes a day before
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
North Korea’s parliament meets amid global pandemic
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SEOUL: North Korea’s parliament gathered on Sunday (Apr 12), a day after leader Kim Jong Un presided over a ruling party politburo meeting where he called for strict measures to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19. Photos released by state news agency KCNA on Monday showed hundreds of lawmakers sitting in close proximity to each other with
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s sister rises in North Korea hierarchy
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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful younger sister has been reinstated to a key decision-making body, state media reported on Sunday (Apr 12), marking her rise in the isolated nation. Long one of her brother’s closest advisers, Kim Yo Jong was reappointed an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
North Korea calls for stricter anti-epidemic measures
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SEOUL: North Korea called for more strict and thorough countermeasures to ensure the safety of its citizens from the fast spreading coronavirus pandemic at a political bureau meeting of the ruling party’s central committee, which was presided over by its leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Sunday (Apr 12). The Korean Central News
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19: WHO
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GENEVA: North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing and has more than 500 people in quarantine, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters on Tuesday (Apr 7). The WHO, which said it had been receiving “weekly updates” from the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
North Korea insists it is free of coronavirus
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SEOUL: North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a senior health official in Pyongyang has insisted, despite mounting scepticism overseas as confirmed global infections near one million. The already isolated, nuclear-armed North quickly shut down its borders in January after the virus was first detected in neighbouring China, and imposed strict containment measures. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
North Korea says it conducted successful test of multiple rocket launchers
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SEOUL: North Korea’s latest test of super-large multiple rocket launchers a day earlier was a success, state media said on Monday (Mar 30). North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in a flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: Yonhap
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SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday fired at least one “unidentified projectile” into the sea off its east coast, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South’s military joint chiefs of staff. The projectile was fired towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the report said, adding that additional details were not
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 21, 2020
South Korea says detected North Korea missile fire ‘inapproriate’ amid COVID-19
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SEOUL: North Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday (Mar 21), South Korea’s military said, calling the action “highly inappropriate” given the global coronavirus pandemic. The suspected missiles were fired around 6.45am to 6.50am KST (Friday, 9.45pm to 9.50pm GMT) into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 21, 2020
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
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SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday (Mar 21) fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea’s military. The launch originated from North Pyongan province, the agency said, citing the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. Advertisement Advertisement Earlier this month, the nuclear-armed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
Commentary: The perfect storm for a COVID-19 outbreak lies in North Korea
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SEOUL: On Tuesday (Mar 10), North Korea’s state media issued a report decrying the damage COVID-19 is doing not to its public health, but to its economy. Uriminzokkiri, a state outlet, reported that government-mandated measures put in place to stop the virus, such as large-scale quarantines, have caused huge economic losses. Advertisement Advertisement The tone
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un oversaw latest missile launch: State media
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SEOUL: Kim Jong Un personally oversaw Monday’s (Mar 9) “firepower strike drill,” North Korea state media reported on Tuesday, including the launch of what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week. North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills, according to South
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Embassies close in North Korea as diplomats evacuated over COVID-19
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SEOUL: Several embassies in North Korea closed Monday (Mar 9) as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its borders and putting thousands of its own
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Commentary: North Korea’s nuclear testing during COVID-19 outbreak multiplies South Korea’s headaches
BOSTON: South Korea has become one of the worst-hit countries outside of China by the coronavirus, with more than 8,000 cases and 70 deaths. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has faced severe criticism in recent weeks for his handling of the virus – an online petition on the Presidential Blue House website calling for his