insert_link South Africa N Korea slams US / S Korea war drills North Korea is slamming war drills being held between the US and South Korea calling them rehearsals for attack. Operation Freedom Shield is a bilateral exercise being held for 11 days with the aim of deterring Pyongyang. Chris Gilbert reports. today5 March, 2024
insert_link World S Korea president urging cooperation over forced labour compensation South Korea’s president is urging businesses in the country to co-operate with companies in Japan in paying damages to the victims of historical cases of forced labour. It comes after Korea’s top court in December upheld decisions ordering Japanese companies to compensate the families of victims who worked without pay under Japan’s colonial rule. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. today8 February, 2024
insert_link World Japan to reply to rare sympathy message from N Korea Japan’s Prime Minister says he’s intending to send an ‘appropriate response’ to a rare message of support from North Korea. The country's leader, Kim Jong Un, sent his sympathies following an earthquake which hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. today6 February, 2024
insert_link World South Korea Says North Fired Volley of Missiles into Yellow Sea South Korea's military says North Korea fired a volley of cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea, heightening tensions in the region. Leader Kim Jong Un says he plans to boost the country's nuclear strike capabilities. Patrick Fok reports. today24 January, 2024
insert_link World Putin keen to visit North Korea soon Russian leader Vladimir Putin is eager to visit North Korea at an ‘early date’ according to North Korea state media. The reports by KCNA follow an official visit by North Korea’s foreign minister to Moscow last week. Chris Gilbert reports. today22 January, 2024
insert_link World North Korea tests nuclear-capable underwater attack drone North Korea says it's tested an underwater attack drone that can carry a nuclear weapon. The government news agency says the test is a protest against this week's military drills held jointly by South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong. today19 January, 2024
insert_link World N Korea says it successfully launched solid-fueled ICBM North Korea says a projectile it launched on Sunday was carrying a hypersonic warhead. It’s claiming it successfully launched a solid-fueled intermediate range intercontinental ballistic missile, which fell into the Sea of Japan. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. today15 January, 2024
insert_link World Russian group to be first North Korean tourists since before pandemic Reports suggest that a group of Russians will soon become the first tourists to visit North Korea since before the covid pandemic started. North Korea had some of the strictest border controls to stop the spread of coronavirus, and is still not fully open to foreigners. Andrew Wood has more. today12 January, 2024
