Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, claimed that her country’s military had detonated explosives simulating the sound of gunfire 60 times and “watched the reaction” of the South Korean forces. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister on January 7 denied Seoul’s claims that Pyongyang had … Read more
North Korea conducted a rocket launch believed to be carrying a satellite on Tuesday, South Korea and Japan said, in what would be Pyongyang’s third attempt this year to place its first spy satellite in orbit. North Korea had earlier notified Japan it planned to send up a satellite between Wednesday and Dec. 1, after … Read more
North Korea has told Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, a possible third try to put a military spy satellite into orbit. File. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between November 22 and December 1 in … Read more
North Korea said on December 19 that it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite, a key military capability coveted by its leader Kim Jong Un along with other high-tech weapons systems. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency also released low-resolution, black-and-white photos showing … Read more