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"Kim wants to maximize this opportunity to compel the US and the international community into accepting his country as a nuclear weapons state", said Soo Kim, a former Korea analyst at the CIA who is now a policy practice area lead at US-based management consulting firm LMI. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea said it tested a new type of solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile that could deliver multiple nuclear warheads to the US mainland, with leader Kim Jong Un on hand to see the launch of his latest weapon. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday toward waters off Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido, prompting a brief warning for residents to take shelter from the threat. North Korea has fired 16 ballistic missiles since Feb. 18, which included three ICBMs and new projectiles to deliver nuclear strikes against South Korea and Japan. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday toward waters off Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido, prompting a brief warning for residents to take shelter from the threat. North Korea has fired 16 ballistic missiles since Feb. 18, which included three ICBMs and new projectiles to deliver nuclear strikes against South Korea and Japan. [Extracted from the article]

North Korea had already fired 15 ballistic missiles from Feb. 18 to just before the latest launch, which included two intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the US mainland. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast on Thursday, prompting a brief warning in Japan for residents to take shelter from the threat. [Extracted from the article]

The missile launch was the first since late March and comes amid heightened tensions in the region, with North Korea not answering regularly held, inter-Korean phone calls since Friday. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast on Thursday, defense officials in Japan and South Korea said. North Korea had already fired 15 ballistic missiles from Feb. 18 to just before the latest launch, which included two intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the US mainland. [Extracted from the article]

South Korean Defense Ministry officials said they reached out to the North through a dedicated military hotline at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m on Sunday but the calls went unanswered. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea has not responded to regularly-held, inter-Korean phone calls for a third consecutive day, elevating tensions on the peninsula and increasing concern about the stability of the region. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The US, South Korea and Japan started joint naval drills off the Korean Peninsula in a move certain to anger North Korea, which fired its first missile over Japan in five years after similar exercises were held in 2022. Japan, South Korea and the US conducted joint naval training the last time a US Navy carrier group was off the peninsula in late September and early October. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The US, South Korea and Japan started joint naval drills off the Korean Peninsula in a move certain to anger North Korea, which fired its first missile over Japan in five years when similar exercises were held in 2022. Japan, South Korea and the US conducted joint naval training the last time a US Navy carrier group was off the peninsula in late September and early October. [Extracted from the article]

In recent months, Japan has joined in some of the drills that have included the US and South Korea, a move that angered Pyongyang, which has responded with shows of force to signal its displeasure. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea test-launched two short-range ballistic missiles, adding to its barrage in recent weeks as Pyongyang protests joint military exercises by the US and South Korea. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea test-fired a suspected ballistic missile, adding to its barrage of launches in the past several weeks that included two rockets designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the US mainland. Japan's Coast Guard also said it detected a suspected ballistic missile launch and further details were not immediately available. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea test-fired a suspected ballistic missile, adding to its barrage of launches in the past several weeks that included two rockets designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the US mainland. North Korea has demonstrated its missiles could fly as far as the US but there are questions as to whether the warheads would be able to stay intact to reach their targets. [Extracted from the article]

North Korea had fired off 13 ballistic missiles since Feb. 18, including two intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to strike the US and what appeared to be a new close-range ballistic missile designed to hit US bases in South Korea. (Bloomberg) -- South Korea announced new sanctions on North Korea that target materials for its satellite program, turning up pressure on its neighbor following a barrage of ballistic missile launches in defiance of global measures banning the tests. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea test-fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, hours before a planned summit between South Korean and Japanese leaders in Tokyo aimed at mending ties and bolstering security cooperation with their US ally. The ICBM on Thursday caps a busy few weeks for North Korea, which had shot off 11 ballistic missiles since Feb. 18 that included the other ICBM and what appeared to be a new close-range ballistic missile designed to hit US bases in South Korea. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that may have flown for at least an hour, indicating the test of a longer-range rocket before a planned trip by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Japan. On Monday, the US and South Korea commenced 11 days of Freedom Shield military exercises, which are among the most significant drills between the two allies in years. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday toward waters off its east coast after threatening the US to turn the Pacific Ocean into a "firing range" if it holds joint military drills with South Korea. South Korea's spy agency last week briefed lawmakers in parliament on information that North Korea may test-launch its new solid-fuel ICBMs as early as this month. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Tuesday toward waters off its east coast after threatening the US to turn the Pacific Ocean into a "firing range" if it holds joint military drills with South Korea. The Freedom Shield drills are designed to bolster US and South Korean defenses against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea said it fired two cruise missiles from a submarine and issued a new threat to "mercilessly punish" the US as it starts large-scale military drills with South Korea that have stoked Pyongyang's anger. The US-South Korean drills are some of the largest the two have held in years and designed to bolster their defenses against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. [Extracted from the article]

The US-South Korean drills are expected to be some of the largest the two have held in years and are designed to bolster their defenses against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. North Korea Slams US "War Preparation", Fires Off Missiles (Bloomberg) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over live-fire drills where his military launched several suspected short-range ballistic missiles after his sister threatened the US with consequences if it goes ahead with joint exercises with South Korea. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the use of computer crimes to bolster the North Korean economy. It mentions the state-supported computer crimes and hacking which have acquired as much as $2.3 billion, the economic state of the nation under leader Kim Jong-un, and the use of the stolen funds to support the nuclear weapons buildup.

North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired another suspected ballistic missile Thursday, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, marking Pyongyang's third launch this week as it ratchets up regional tensions. [Extracted from the article]

The place where soldiers from the two sides stare down each other is a symbol of military tensions that have simmered since the US came to South Korea's defense in 1950 after North Korea invaded and started the Korean War. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, ramping up tensions a day before US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas. [Extracted from the article]

The latest launch came after South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea completed construction on Tunnel No. 3 in the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, indicating that it may conduct its seventh nuclear test sometime between Oct. 16 and Nov. 7. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its eastern coast on Wednesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, a day before US Vice President Kamala Harris was set to visit the demilitarized zone dividing the nations. [Extracted from the article]

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that his country does not support the use of force to overthrow the North Korean regime. He expressed openness to dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if he is willing to abandon his nuclear ambitions. President Yoon also outlined a plan for providing aid to Pyongyang in the areas of food, energy, and infrastructure, contingent on concrete steps towards denuclearization. However, tensions between the two Koreas have escalated recently, with North Korea potentially preparing for its first nuclear test since 2017. [Extracted from the article]

Kim Jong Un Was "Seriously Ill" in North Korea Covid Surge Kim Yo Jong's threats were couched in conditional terms, analyst Lee said, adding "it is uncertain as of now how far North Korea will go to escalate tensions with South Korea." (Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un's sister revealed the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid outbreak, as she vowed to "eradicate" South Korean authorities if they continued to tolerate propaganda leaflets the regime blames for spreading the virus. [Extracted from the article]

Kim Jong Un Was "Seriously Ill" During North Korea Covid Surge Activist groups led by North Korean defectors have sent millions of anti-Pyongyang leaflets by balloon from South Korea for years, and Kim's regime often seizes upon them when it wants to increase tensions. (Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un's influential sister revealed that North Korea's leader had a "high fever" during a recent Covid outbreak, as she vowed to "eradicate" South Korea's leaders if they continued to let propaganda leaflets cross the border. [Extracted from the article]

Kim has been stepping up provocations by firing off a record number of ballistic missiles and showing signs North Korea could conduct its first nuclear test since 2017. North Korea Reports No "Fever Cases" for First Time Since April "Although North Korea is less likely to execute its nuclear test immediately, it may do so after its rainy reason ends and as the US and South Korea conduct joint military drills late August.". [Extracted from the article]

The statement that coincided with the July 27 signing of the armistice agreement among US-led United Nations forces, North Korea and China that brought a cease-fire to the 1950-1953 Korean War. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea used the anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting on the peninsula 69 years ago to warn of a "second Korean War", blaming the US and South Korea for inflaming hostilities. [Extracted from the article]

Kim's regime has partially lifted the lockdown in Pyongyang and eased curbs in "stabilized areas", Yonhap News Agency of South Korea on Monday reported diplomatic sources as saying. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea removed virus lockdown measures that had been in place for more than two weeks in its capital, news reports indicated, after saying policies by leader Kim Jong Un have controlled the country's first Covid outbreak. North Korea Rolls Back Lockdown, Says Virus Flareup "Controlled". [Extracted from the article]

Ahead of Biden's visit, the US, South Korea and Japan had warned that North Korea was preparing to launch an ICBM. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea appears to have fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday in a defiant show of force just hours after US President Joe Biden wrapped up a visit to the region, testing his efforts to strengthen defense ties with South Korea and Japan. [Extracted from the article]

The US, South Korea and Japan had warned ahead of Biden's visit that North Korea was preparing to launch an ICBM. In March, North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that reached an altitude of 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) and traveled 1,080 kilometers to splash down in the sea to the west of Japan, which was higher and farther than North Korea's last successful ICBM test in November 2017. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un may be preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile or conduct a nuclear test to coincide with President Joe Biden's trip to the region, as the North Korean leader battles a Covid-19 outbreak that poses one of the greatest crises faced by his regime. Kim presided over a Politburo meeting on policies to halt a Covid-19 outbreak that his government said has infected about 1.7 million people and killed 62 in the past few weeks, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un mobilized North Korea's military to help fight one of the biggest crises he has faced in his decade as leader, as suspected Covid-19 cases reached nearly 1.5 million in less than a month. Meanwhile, authorities have stepped up efforts to "immediately rectify the deviations" in its distribution of medical supplies by deploying its military in its quarantining measures, according to the state media report. Earlier this week, state media reported that Kim reprimanded cadres at a top-level party meeting for failing to execute his public health orders. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea revealed Friday a widespread outbreak of a fever that spread "explosively" across the country since the end of April, resulting in 350,000 cases and six deaths -- including one that tested positive for Covid-19. North Korea Reveals First Covid Death, "Explosive" Fever Spread While experts long doubted that North Korea managed to keep out the pandemic that has swept the world since early 2020, Kim's move this week to publicly acknowledge the outbreak suggests cases are too widespread for authorities to control. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles from an area near Pyongyang toward waters off its east coast, South Korea said, the latest in a series of volleys ahead of a planned visit to the region next week by US President Joe Biden. It was North Korea's third volley of ballistic missiles this month, and came before US President Joe Biden is due to meet new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on a trip that starts on May 20 to discuss on policy toward the northern neighbor. [Extracted from the article]

North Korea launched what appeared to be a medium-range ballistic missile last Thursday, followed by the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles from an area near Pyongyang toward waters off its east coast, South Korea said, the latest in a series of volleys ahead of a planned visit to the region next week by US President Joe Biden. [Extracted from the article]

The missile was launched Thursday evening, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its eastern coast, South Korea said, the latest in a flurry of such launches ahead of an expected visit to the region by US President Joe Biden. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered all cities to be put under lockdown after the state for the first time Thursday said it has Covid-19 in its borders. In August 2020, North Korea said it was pushing ahead with the development of a vaccine against the virus, but has given scant mention of vaccines since then. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered all cities to be put under lockdown after the state for the first time Thursday said it has Covid-19 in its borders. Kim ordered "all cities and counties across the country to thoroughly lockdown their areas", so as to "completely block the transmission of malicious virus", according to KCNA. [Extracted from the article]

Kim's regime is on pace for its busiest testing year ever, after launching at least 14 ballistic missiles since Jan. 1, including its first intercontinental ballistic missile test since 2017. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea launched what appeared to be a medium-range ballistic missile Wednesday, as Kim Jong Un ramps up his nuclear program ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's first visit to Seoul. [Extracted from the article]

In late March, North Korea fired an ICBM that reached an altitude of 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) and traveled 1,080 kilometers to splash down in the sea to the west of Japan, which was higher and farther than North Korea's last successful ICBM test in November 2017. The projectile was launched from a Pyongyang-area site near where Kim in March test-launched his first intercontinental ballistic missile in more than four years, Yonhap said, without citing anyone. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired a possible mid- to long-range ballistic missile into the sea off its eastern coast, the Yonhap New Agency said, after Kim Jong Un pledged to accelerate the development of his nuclear program. [Extracted from the article]

The projectile flew toward the sea, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward waters off its eastern coast, the South Korean military said, little more than a month after test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. [Extracted from the article]

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will host his counterparts from Japan and South Korea next week to discuss North Korea as part of broader administration efforts to craft a coordinated strategy toward North Korea. While launching cruise missiles isn't prohibited by UN resolutions, Kim Jong Un had refrained from such provocations since testing an anti-ship weapons system in July. Keywords: 32580Z; ROKZ@KS; ALLTOP; ASIA; CHINA; EXE; GEN; GOV; JAPAN; NORTHAM; POL; SKOREA; US; WORLD; WWTOP EN 32580Z ROKZ@KS ALLTOP ASIA CHINA EXE GEN GOV JAPAN NORTHAM POL SKOREA US WORLD WWTOP North Korea fired off a pair of cruise missiles on the heels of an Asian trip by top U.S. officials, putting a fresh spotlight on Biden administration deliberations over how to resolve a key security dilemma. [Extracted from the article]

North Korea conducted a successful ICBM test eight days later, with South Korea saying its neighbor fired off a different rocket -- a less advanced Hwasong-15 missile that was used in its last ICBM test in 2017. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea leader Kim Jong Un pledged to quickly strengthen his atomic arsenal at a military parade in central Pyongyang that included thousands of goose-stepping soldiers and his latest nuclear-capable weapons that threaten the U.S. and its allies. The parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of its army came as North Korea appears ready to test its first nuclear device since 2017 and has rolled out in recent months new weapons designed to evade U.S.-operated missile shields. [Extracted from the article]

Observers told Yonhap news agency that the parade could provide an opportunity for North Korea to flaunt its new Hwasong-17 ICBM and other advanced weapons including a guided tactical nuclear warhead. North Korea's biggest display of new weaponry under Kim came at an October 2020 parade that included what weapons experts said was likely the world's largest road-worthy intercontinental ballistic missile. [Extracted from the article]

The Biden administration's envoy for North Korea policy, Sung Kim, said earlier this month Pyongyang may be looking at a nuclear or missile test to coincide with the events. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea celebrated the 110th birthday of its deceased state founder, while a U.S. aircraft carrier group was in waters east of the peninsula with Pyongyang poised for provocations that could include its first nuclear test since 2017. [Extracted from the article]

Kim Jong Un's "Monster" ICBM Meant to Overwhelm U.S. Defenses North Korea in recent years has held military parades at night and then broadcast an edited version several hours later on official media. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea appears to have held a military parade to celebrate the 110th birthday of its deceased state founder Kim Il Sung, NK News said, but there were no indications whether new weaponry was displayed. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A U.S. aircraft carrier group was in waters east of the Korean Peninsula for the first time in nearly five years, as Pyongyang is poised for provocations that could include its first nuclear test since 2017. North Korea has used the celebrations before to show off its military might and hold rallies demonstrating support for its leader. [Extracted from the article]

Russia's representative, Anna Evstigneeva, rejected U.S. calls for what she described as "turning the sanctions screw" against North Korea and advocated for a resolution drafted with China that would prioritize negotiations. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea looks set to detonate its first nuclear bomb in more than four years, as the U.S.'s sanctions disputes with Russia and China make further United Nations penalties against the country unlikely. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea launched what appeared to be its first intercontinental ballistic missile in more than four years, as Kim Jong Un finally abandoned a testing freeze that had underpinned an unprecedented wave of talks with the U.S. The missile was launched from the Sunan area outside Pyongyang on Thursday, reaching an altitude of 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) and traveling 1,080 kilometers, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. North Korea Fires First ICBM Since Days of "Fire And Fury" Chang Young-keun, a missile expert at the Korea Aerospace University, said North Korea's latest ICBM was more powerful than the one launched in 2017. [Extracted from the article]