Missile Test

US intelligence says there's 'genuine possibility' that North Korea may conduct missile test as Joe Biden visits Asia

North Korea in recent months has test-launched a spate of missiles in what experts call an attempt to modernise its weapons and pressure its rivals to accept the country as a nuclear state and relax their sanctions

North Korea tests ‘tactical guided missiles’ a day after launching two ballistic missiles in sea

Some experts say these tests are part of Kim Jong Un's efforts to revive Pyongyang's old playbook of brinkmanship to extract concessions from Washington and neighbours

Koreas talk on hotline restored after North's missile tests

North Korean liaison officers answered phone calls by their South Korean counterparts over a set of cross-border government and military channels on Monday morning for the first time in nearly two months

North Korea continues to expand nuclear arsenal, tests new hypersonic missile

The announcement comes a day after South Korean and Japanese militaries said they detected North Korea firing a missile into its eastern sea

Missile tests revive fears of North Korea building capacity to strike against US allies

The tests came before US special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, was to meet his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Tokyo this week to discuss stalled talks with North Korea

'Kim Jong-un may gift beautiful vase instead': Donald Trump downplays North Korea's 'Christmas gift' missile rumours

President Donald Trump has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him a nice present such as a beautiful vase for Christmas rather than a missile launch.

Australian prime minister slams N Korea for testing ICBM, says action 'illegal and dangerous'

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull condemned North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, describing the action as "illegal and dangerous" to global peace and stability. North Korea "successfully" test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is capable of hitting anywhere in the United States.

Japan can never tolerate North Korea's provocative actions, says Shinzo Abe

Prime minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that Japan would "never tolerate" what he called North Korea's "dangerous provocative action that threatens world peace".

North Korea vows to boost weapons programme to counter 'evil' UN sanctions

North Korea vowed on Wednesday to accelerate its weapons programmes in response to "evil" sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council following its latest and most powerful nuclear test.

China says Donald Trump's threat to cut trade with those dealing with North Korea 'unacceptable and unfair'

China said on Monday that President Donald Trump's threat to cut off trade with countries that deal with North Korea is unacceptable and unfair.