Tag: Kim Jong-un
North Korea Launches Three Ballistic Missiles, Including a Suspected ICBM
In a meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea in Seoul last Saturday, Mr. Biden said that…
Biden Begins Trip to Asia Meant to Reassure Allies of Focus on China
SEOUL — President Biden embarked Thursday on his first diplomatic mission to Asia since taking office, hoping to…
China-Style Covid Lockdowns Risk Deepening North Korean Crisis
SEOUL — When North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, acknowledged an outbreak of Covid-19 last week, he ordered his…
North Korea Reports Its First Covid Cases
SEOUL — North Korea on Thursday reported its first outbreak of the coronavirus, declaring a “maximum emergency” and…
South Korea Inaugurates Yoon Suk-yeol as President
SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn into office in Seoul on Tuesday,…
North Korea Tests a Submarine-Launched Missile
SEOUL — North Korea fired a short-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday, hours after…
Was North Korea’s New ICBM Test Faked? Not Entirely.
SEOUL — When North Korea conducted its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile test to date last week, it…
The test is the North’s first intercontinental missile firing since 2017.
Japan’s Defence Minister, Nobuo Kishi, center said that North Korea’s ICBM launch on Thursday threatened Japan’s peace and…
U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile
At the time of its public debut in October 2020 — at a North Korean military parade, as…