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    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      South Korea’s ruling party leader hints at need for nuclear weapons

      Recent North Korean missile launches raise questions about US commitment to Seoul’s defence

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      What a perilous flight from North Korea tells us about digital connections

      Those who manage to escape are now bringing previously unattainable images with them

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Chinese broker exposed by FT investigation into North Korea oil trade arrested

      South Korean authorities detain shipping agent amid fears of flight risk after activities revealed

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      US pursues North Korea in crypto war games

      Plus, Moody’s positive outlook on DeFi, and Tether takes market share

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      North Korean drone incursion rattles nerves in Seoul over air defences

      Pyongyang’s ‘psychological campaign’ of provocation reveals gaps in South Korea’s security strategy

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      OutlookChristian Davies
      Lessons in preparing for war on the Korean peninsula

      As Kim Jong Un ratchets up his nuclear arsenal, Seoul residents face questions over how to plan for a crisis

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      North Korea’s evolving nuclear threat: too great to deter?

      Kim Jong Un’s growing arsenal is setting the scene for a risky game of military one-upmanship with the US and its east Asian allies

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      US accuses North Korea of arming Kremlin-linked Wagner Group

      Russian mercenaries in Ukraine led by Putin ally have received missiles from Pyongyang, says White House

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Fuel transfer from South to North Korea sheds light on sanctions evasion

      Rare spotting of ship-to-ship delivery illustrates difficulty of enforcing energy isolation of Pyongyang

    • Saturday, 3 December, 2022
      News in-depthKim Jong Un
      Kim adopts trappings of royalty as he presents ‘princess’ to North Korea

      Ju Ae sparks speculation over successor after joining her father and generals at missile launch

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      North Korea fires suspected ICBM into waters off Japan

      Launch of Pyongyang’s longest-range weapon seen as an angry response to moves by US and east Asian allies

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      The Big Read
      How North Korea became a mastermind of crypto cyber crime

      Cryptocurrency theft has become one of the regime’s main sources of revenue and underlines the lack of regulation of digital assets

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      US to deploy more nuclear-capable warplanes around Korean peninsula

      Deterrence effort comes as North Korea steps up missile launches and readies for possible nuclear test

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      North Korea fires suspected ICBM in latest missile barrage

      Washington fears Pyongyang about to conduct first nuclear test since 2017

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      Christian Davies
      South Korea must remember the abuses Pyongyang would rather forget

      Seoul does not have any settled policy on future legal recourse for the victims of North Korea’s atrocities

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      Allies warn N Korea against seventh nuclear test

      US, South Korea and Japan threaten ‘unparalleled’ response

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      South Korea launches military drills with the US as tensions mount

      Pyongyang has increased provocations while blaming fraught environment on Seoul and Washington

    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
      ‘North Korea has already won’: US urged to abandon denuclearisation ‘farce’

      Washington and its allies have failed to arrest the development of Kim’s arsenal, analysts warn

    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

      Projectile’s 4,600km flight potentially puts US territory of Guam within Pyongyang’s range

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      Kim Jong Un toughens nuclear policy to allow pre-emptive strikes

      North Korean leader vows to never give up arsenal or enter talks to decommission weapons

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      News in-depth
      North Korea seizes on Russian isolation to deepen ties with Putin

      Kim Jong Un cultivates relationship in effort to win support for his own strategic goals

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      OutlookChristian Davies
      The shifting nature of North Korea’s weather forecasts is telling

      Broadcasting the meteorological truth gives state television credibility that can later be exploited

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Russia buys millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea

      Purchase comes as western sanctions begin to choke Moscow’s supply of weapons

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      North Korea reports new Covid cases after claiming ‘victory’ over pandemic

      Kim Jong Un hails ‘miracle’ of country’s handling of coronavirus even as economy suffers

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      North Korea nuclear tensions
      US and South Korea launch war games for first time in 4 years

      Military drills come as regional tensions mount over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and Taiwan status

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