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North Korea: More than one million infected with COVID
Less than a week after reporting its first official COVID-19 case, North Korea says more than a million people are ill w
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N Korea deploys army as WHO expressed ‘concern’ over COVID
North Korea has enlisted the army and deployed 10,000 health workers to trace COVID-19 patients.
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Yoon Suk-yeol takes office as South Korea’s new president
Conservative, Yoon Suk-yeol, offers ‘audacious’ plan to North Korea if it returns to denuclearisation efforts.
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North Korea confirms 1st COVID-19 deaths days after admitting 1st outbreak
Six people have died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread "explosively" across North Korea, state media says. One of the six people who died was confirmed infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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North Korea implements nationwide COVID lockdown
State media are reporting 42 deaths, a figure that's likely to rise.
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North Korea stages military parade amid nuclear arsenal push
It was the latest show of force by Kim Jong Un - who has promised to quickly ramp up his country’s nuclear arsenal.
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North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017
Launch comes just over a week after Pyongyang test-fired a missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff.
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North Korea confirms ICBM test; warns of ‘long’ US confrontation
UN Security Council due to hold emergency meeting after launch, which breached weapons testing resolutions.
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North Korean TV pays tribute to Kim Jong-un
After the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korean television aired a slick, glitzy tribute to leader Kim Jong-un.
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South Koreans go to the polls to choose next president
Incoming leader will face challenges including deepening inequality, surging house prices and nuclear-armed North Korea.
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China urges ‘flexibility’ over N Korea launches amid US rebuke
Beijing says US should ‘accommodate’ Pyongyang’s concerns as Washington insists ‘bad behaviour’ should not be rewarded.
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North Korea tests bigger missile in seventh launch this month
North Korea conducted what could be its longest-range missile test since 2017. Analysts say it was probably an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as leader Kim Jong Un moves to boost the country’s military.
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North Korea conducts most powerful missile test in years
The nuclear-capable Hwasong-12 missile has a range of about 4,500km, enough to reach the US territory of Guam.
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Reitmans sold clothes from factory accused of using North Korean forced labour
Marketplace spent months poring over shipping records and hidden-camera footage from a Chinese factory suspected of using forced labour. The investigation found clothes from the factory being sold inside Reitmans stores. Reitmans told...
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N Korea test-fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile
North Korea has fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile towards the sea off its eastern coast, South Korea has said, with Japan saying two missiles were launched.
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Short answer: Why North Korea’s submarine missile launch matters
North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine. As the UN prepares to host an emergency meeting, political science professor Robert Kelly explains why this launch from a sub is significant.
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N Korea confirms test of ‘new type’ submarine-launched missile
State media say the test, the eighth this year, was ‘successful’ as the US urged Pyongyang to refrain from ‘provocations’ and resume talks.
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'Father' of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program dies of COVID-19 at age 85
Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani atomic scientist known for making his country the world’s first Islamic nuclear power, has died of COVID-19.
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Japan’s new PM promises to do his utmost to end COVID-19 crisis
Fumio Kishida also pledges to turn around the economy while protecting the country’s territory in his first policy speech.
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North Korea says it tested ‘strategic’ long-range cruise missile
Analysts say new missile could have nuclear capability, and could warrant strengthening sanctions.
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North and South Korea both test missiles as tensions rise
South Korea says it conducted its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test, hours after North Korea fired two missiles.
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North Korean TV shows off missile launch
North Korea says it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time, in an apparent attempt to diversify launch options.(North Korea Korean Central News Agency)
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‘Deeply troubling’: North Korea nuclear activity stokes fears
New UN nuclear agency report says ongoing activity at the Yongbyon facility continues to be ‘a cause for serious concern’.
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US-China relations: Tension remains under Biden administration
Al Jazeera look at US relations with China in President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office.