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Putin accepted the invitation, state news agency KCNA said, without mentioning when a visit might take place. "At the end of the reception, Kim Jong Un courteously invited Putin to visit the DPRK at a convenient time," KCNA said, referring to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's formal name. On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had said there was no plan for Putin to visit Pyongyang. The U.S. State Department said the Biden administration "won't hesitate" to impose additional sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deals. On Wednesday, Putin gave numerous hints that military cooperation was discussed but disclosed few details.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Putin, KCNA, Dmitry Peskov, Biden, Matthew Miller, Kim Young, Sergei Shoigu, Hyonhee Shin, Jack Kim, Soo, hyang Choi, Kim Coghill, Lincoln, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russian, Democratic People's, cosmodrome, U.S . State Department, Security, State, Thomson Locations: Amur Oblast, East Region, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Russia's Far, Russian, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North, Pyongyang, U.S, Ukraine, Moscow, North Korea
[1/2] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov upon arrival in Khasan, Russia, September 12, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 13, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - The upcoming talks between the leaders of Russia and North Korea are important against the backdrop of the geopolitical changes in the world, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman told RIA news agency in remarks published on Wednesday. "Of course, against this background, bilateral contacts are very important. And the situation on the Korean Peninsula is, of course, of utmost importance for security and stability in the region," RIA cited Zakharova as saying. Editing by Gerry DoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Alexander Kozlov, Vladimir Putin, Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Lidia Kelly, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Russian Natural Resources, North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, United Arab, Thomson Locations: Khasan, Russia, North Korea, Washington, United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Melbourne
A file photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin meets North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un on April 25, 2019 in Vladivostok, Russia. Citing unidentified Russian regional officials, Japanese broadcaster TBS reported that Kim's train crossed the border and arrived in the border town of Khasan. North Korea has possibly tens of millions of artillery shells and rockets based on Soviet designs that could potentially give a huge boost to the Russian army, analysts say. Based on North Korean state media photos, Kim's delegation possibly includes Pak Thae Song, chairman of North Korea's space science and technology committee, and Navy Admiral Kim Myong Sik, who are linked with North Korean efforts to acquire spy satellites and nuclear-capable submarines. After decades of a complicated, hot-and-cold relationship, Russia and North Korea have been drawing closer since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Mikhail Svetlov, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Jeon Ha Gyu, Choe Sun Hui, Ri, Pak Jong Chon, KCNA, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Peskov, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Defense Ministry and National Intelligence Service didn't, Adrienne Watson, Matthew Miller, Song, Kim Myong Sik, Jo Chun Ryong, China — Organizations: North Korean, Getty, Korea's Defense Ministry, Korean People's, Korean Central News Agency, TBS, TASS, Associated Press, Chosun Ilbo, South, South Korea's Presidential, Defense Ministry and National Intelligence Service, White, National Security, North, Democratic People's, Department, Washington, Ukraine — Donetsk, Luhansk —, . Security Locations: Vladivostok, Russia, Ukraine, North, Pyongyang, Korean, Japanese, Khasan, Russian, North Korea, South Korea's, Korea, United States, Ukrainian, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Washington, South Korea, Japan, Moscow, Beijing, Syria, China
[1/5] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Khasan, Russia, September 12, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 13, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his visit to Russia was a clear show of the "strategic importance" of the two countries' relations, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Kim arrived in Russia by private train on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin amid warnings from Washington the two countries should not trade weapons. "Kim Jong Un said that his visit to the Russian Federation ... is a clear manifestation of the stand of the WPK and the government of the DPRK prioritizing the strategic importance of DPRK-Russia relations," the KCNA report said. His visit seeks to put DPRK-Russia relations of friendship and cooperation on a "fresh higher level," the report said.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, KCNA, Alexander Kozlov, Putin, Hyunsu Yim, Leslie Adler, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russian Federation, DPRK, Democratic People's, Workers ' Party of Korea, Natural Resources, Kyodo, South, Vostochny, Thomson Locations: Khasan, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Washington, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Moscow
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. Pyongyang and Moscow have denied that North Korea would supply arms to Russia, which has expended vast stocks of weapons in more than 18 months of war. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea and Russia will conclude some type of agreement for munitions purchases," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center. The U.S. State Department said any transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions, which ban any arms transactions with North Korea. Russia had voted, along with China, to approve Security Council resolutions as late as 2017 punishing North Korea for ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Peskov, Jo Chun Ryong, Michael Madden, Chang Ho, Matthew Miller, Sergei Shoigu, Hyunsu Yim, Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Lidia Kelly, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk, Jack Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Kyodo, South Korea's Defence, TASS, Eastern Economic, OF, North Korean, Munitions Industry, Stimson, . South Korean, The U.S . State Department, Department, Russian Defence, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, WASHINGTON, Washington, Khasan, South, China, Ukraine, Vladivostok, Moscow, Korea, The, Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Pool | APThe leaders of North Korea and Russia are scheduled to meet this week, with deepening military, economic and geopolitical cooperation on the official agenda. There are also fears about what Moscow might offer the economically isolated and heavily sanctioned North Korea in return. A fire assault drill by North Korean rocket artillery units at an undisclosed location in North Korea in March 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). For their part, Russia and North Korea have both denied claims of alleged arms dealing.
Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Alexander Zemlianichenko, Kim Yong Un, Putin, Pat Ryder, Edward Howell, Kim Jong Un, Kim Ju, Howell, scot, Dmitry Peskov, Kim, Peskov, It's, , Pyongyang's, Jung Yeon, Victor Cha, Andrius Tursa, Sergei Shoigu's, John Kirby, Wagner, Vladimir Putin grimaces Organizations: White, North, Pentagon, Ukraine, North Korean, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, UN, North Korea —, Oxford University, CNBC, North Korea's Central News Agency, Kcna, Nuclear Weapons, UN Security Council, Kremlin, Getty, Eastern Economic, U.S, U.S . National Security, Zvezda Shipbuilding, Bolshoi Kamen Locations: Vladivostok, Russia, North Korea, Russian, Korea, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Moscow, Korean, Pakistan, Syria, Libya, North Korea's, London, Washington, Japan, South Korea, U.S, Bolshoi
Kim-Putin Meeting Nears, but Where?
  + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Daniel Victor | More About Daniel Victor | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia on Tuesday, the Kremlin confirmed, traveling aboard his slow-moving armored train to a meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin that could see the two nations increasing military cooperation. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency published photographs on Tuesday of Mr. Kim and other officials on the train, which is his preferred method of travel during his rare trips out of the country. The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, confirmed Mr. Kim’s arrival in Russia later on Tuesday. Russian state media shared video that purported to show Mr. Kim disembarking his train in Primorsky Krai, in Russia’s Far East, on Tuesday. Mr. Kim and Mr. Putin will discuss bilateral cooperation — including trade and economic ties — and have an “intensive exchange of opinions on the situation in the region,” Mr. Peskov said.
Persons: Kim Jong, Vladimir V, Putin, Kim, Dmitri S, Peskov, Alexander Kozlov, Khasan, Mr Organizations: Kremlin, Korean Central News Agency, Locations: Russia, Primorsky Krai, Russia’s Far, Khasan, Russian
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. “North Korea has basically been on its own, without any true allies,” said Artyom Lukin of Russia's Far Eastern Federal University. Early in his rule, Kim's relations with Beijing and Moscow were chilly, with both countries joining international sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and missile programs. The few reports in Chinese state media have referred only to official statements from Russia and North Korea on the meeting. "Trust is so low among Russia, North Korea, and China that a real alliance of the three isn’t credible or sustainable."
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Kim, Putin, Donald Trump, , Artyom Lukin, Russia's, Xi, John Delury, Kim Il Sung, Leif, Eric Easley, Easley, Josh Smith, Martin Quin Pollard, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS, Rights, China -, Eastern Federal University, Studies, Yonsei University, Ewha University, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Moscow, Beijing, North Korea's, China, Ukraine, South Korea, Japan, China - U.S, Korea, United States, Russian, Vladivostok, Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Top military commanders, arms industry officials and diplomats accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip to Russia, hinting at a potentially defence-heavy agenda for meetings with President Vladimir Putin. North Korea did not name the members of the delegation, but analysts identified several key figures who appear to be accompanying Kim in photos released by state media on Tuesday. Overseeing North Korea's defence industry including its nuclear and missile programmes, Ri travelled to Russia with Kim's late father, Kim Jong Il, in 2011. An official at Seoul's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said Kim and Putin could explore ways to return North Korean labourers to Russia, banned under the U.N. Security Council sanctions.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Ri Pyong Chol, Ri, Kim's, Kim Jong Il, Marshal Pak Jong Chon, Pak, Jo Chun Ryong, Michael Madden, Putin, Jo, Kang Sun Nam, Madden, Choe Son Hui, Choe, Donald Trump, Kim Yo Jong, Su Yong, Pak Hun, Han Kwang Sang, Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Central Military Commission, Marshal, Munitions Industry Department, Stimson, Jo . Defence, U.S, Seoul's Unification Ministry, . Security, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Washington, Vietnam
Inside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train
  + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ju-Min Park | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a private train as he departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. It is unclear how many trains North Korean leaders have used over the years, but Ahn Byung-min, a South Korean expert on North Korean transportation, said multiple trains were needed for security reasons. "Even if it is slow, train is safer and more comfortable than anything else for a North Korean leader," Ahn said. In the 2002 book "Orient Express", Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky described a three-week journey to Moscow by Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. The wheels of Kim Jong Un's train must be changed in Russia or a North Korean station bordering Russia, because the two countries use different rail gauges, Ahn said.
Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Putin, Ahn Byung, Ahn, " Ahn, Konstantin Pulikovsky, Kim Jong Il, Georgy Toloraya, Toloraya, Kim Il Sung, Kim's, Kim family's, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, NK News, WHO, THE, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, China, Vietnam, Korean, North Korean, Moscow, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Paris, Russian, Koreans
Kim’s delegation likely includes his foreign minister, Choe Sun Hui, and his top two military officials – Korean People’s Army Marshals Ri Pyong Chol and Pak Jong Chon. Other officials identified in North Korean state media photos may hint at what Kim might seek from Putin and what he would be willing to give. U.S. officials released intelligence last week that North Korea and Russia were arranging a meeting between their leaders. After decades of a complicated, hot-and-cold relationship, Russia and North Korea have been drawing closer since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Both Russian and North Korean officials denied such claims.
Persons: , Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Jeon Ha Gyu, Choe Sun Hui, Ri, Pak Jong Chon, Putin, Pak, Song, Adm, Kim Myong Sik, it's, Kim Jong, Jo Chun Ryong, Putin’s, Dmitry Peskov, , Adrienne Watson, , Matthew Miller, Wagner, Sergei Shoigu, Jim Heintz, Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Dake Kang, Ng Han Guan Organizations: Korean Central News Agency, Korea’s Defense Ministry, Korean People’s, Korea’s Unification Ministry, TASS, Associated Press, White, National Security, North, Democratic People’s, , Washington, United, Korean, Russian Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, North, North Korean, Korea, Russian, Vladivostok, Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday ., Ukrainian, DPRK, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Washington, Japan, Moscow, Beijing, United States, Korean, Tallinn, Estonia, Fangchuan, China, russia, ukraine
[1/3] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. Kim left on Sunday in a trip that will include meetings with President Vladimir Putin, state news agency KCNA said. American officials, who first reported that the visit was imminent, say the discussions are likely to include a possible deal for North Korea to provide Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine. Kim was accompanied by top government officials including military personnel, KCNA said. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea and Russia will conclude some type of agreement for munitions purchases," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, KCNA, Jo Chun Ryong, Michael Madden, Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Grant McCool, Stephen Coates Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Munitions Industry, Stimson, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Ukraine, Korea, Washington, Moscow
When North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, visited President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia four years ago, it was mostly for diplomatic show. But this week he will visit Mr. Putin a second time with the ability to supply something the Kremlin desperately needs: munitions that could help Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. The meeting, announced by both governments on Monday, comes as Mr. Putin is courting support for his standoff against the United States and NATO from other leaders opposed to Western dominance. In a brief statement, the Kremlin said Mr. Kim would “pay an official visit to the Russian Federation in the coming days” at Mr. Putin’s invitation. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency confirmed that Mr. Kim would soon visit Russia for a summit meeting with Mr. Putin, but provided no further details.
Persons: Kim Jong, Vladimir V, Putin, Kim, Mr Organizations: North, Mr, NATO, Russian Federation, Korean Central News Agency Locations: Russia, Ukraine, United States, Iran, India, Kremlin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a celebration for a new 'nuclear attack' submarine on Friday. He watched the event and gave an address while wearing a cream suit, sun hat, and huge smile. North Korea state media reported that the submarine is meant to patrol the waters between Korea and Japan. Kim told event attendees that giving the North Korean Navy access to nuclear weapons was a priority. "Still, the design reflects Kim Jong Un's policy of increasing his nuclear force 'exponentially,'" Yang said.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, David Schmerler, James Martin, Schmerler, Joseph Dempsey, Yang Uk, Kim Jong, Yang Organizations: Service, North, North Korean Navy, James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation Studies, Washington, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, International Institute for Strategic Studies, BBC, Asian Institute for Policy Studies, New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, North Korea, Korea, Japan
North Korea celebrated its founding with a military parade featuring tractors and dump trucks. This photo provided Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, by the North Korean government shows the paramilitary parade, marking North Korea’s 75th founding anniversary at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. At the very least, experts said, it demonstrates Kim's commitment to expanding the reach of North Korea's nuclear program. Photos released by North Korean state media show rows of tractors towing what appear to be rocket launchers. This photo provided Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, by the North Korean government shows the paramilitary parade, marking North Korea’s 75th founding anniversary at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Persons: Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un, Kim Il Organizations: Service, Associated Press, North Korean, Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service, North, Reuters, AP North, Guards, Korea Herald, South Locations: Korea, China, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Pyongyang, North Korea, North Korean, AP North Korea, South Korean
North Korea's navy has historically been dwarfed by the country's land forces, and overshadowed by its rapidly advancing ballistic missile program. Here is what we know about North Korea's navy and its latest advancements. HOW BIG IS NORTH KOREA'S NAVY? "The North Korean Naval Force possesses the capacity to carry out a surprise attack any time," the paper said. In March and April North Korea tested what it said was a nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Romeo, Vann Van Diepen, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Carnegie Endowment, International, Korean People's Navy, NAVY, Korean People's Army Naval Force, Korean, North Korean Naval Force, Naval, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Korea, U.S, Pyongyang, Washington
Seoul, South Korea CNN —Kim Jong Un attended a “paramilitary parade” with his daughter to mark the 75th anniversary of North Korea’s founding on Saturday, the country’s state media have reported. Paramilitary forces and industrial workers marched down Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang as part of the parade, the Korean Central News Agency reported. Kim attended the parade with his daughter, who is believed to be called Kim Ju Ae, and received congratulatory letters from China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, according to KCNA. Kim Jong Un attends the parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea on September 9, 2023. In Xi’s letter, according to KCNA, the Chinese leader said his country was “ready to strengthen the strategic communication, deepen the working-level cooperation and promote the China-DPRK relations” with Pyongyang.
Persons: South Korea CNN — Kim Jong Un, Kim Il, Kim, Kim Ju, China’s Xi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Liu Guozhong, Alexandrov, KCNA, Kim Jong Un, , ” Putin Organizations: South Korea CNN, Paramilitary, Korean Central News Agency, Russian Army, North, REUTERS Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Pyongyang, North Korea, Northeast Asia, China
CNN —North Korea launched a new “Korean-style tactical nuclear attack submarine” on Wednesday, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), during a ceremony attended the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. The new submarine “will perform its combat mission as one of core underwater offensive means of the naval force of the DPRK,” Kim said during the ceremony according to KCNA. The submarine, named “Hero Kim Kun Ok,” would herald “the beginning of a new chapter for bolstering up the naval force of the DPRK,” KCNA reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea. North Korea is set to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the country’s founding on September 9.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, ” Kim, Kim Kun, , ” KCNA, KCNA Organizations: CNN, Korean Central News Agency, DPRK, Democratic People’s, US, South Korean, North Locations: Korea, KCNA, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea, United States, South Korea, Seoul
KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Chinese Communist Party and government delegation headed by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will visit North Korea to take part in the celebration of the country's founding day later this week, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. North Korea celebrates its founding day on Sept. 9, known as the Day of the Foundation of the Republic, and this year will mark the 75th anniversary since the peninsula was freed from Japanese occupation. Russia has said it has nothing to say on the report, and North Korean state media have not mentioned any visit to Russia. In July, a Chinese delegation led by Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Li Hongzhong visited Pyongyang and attended a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War - the first visit by a Chinese delegation since the pandemic. Last month North Korea began allowing its citizens back into the country for the first time since 2020, when it closed its borders during the pandemic.
Persons: Kim Jong, Liu Guozhong, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Li Hongzhong, Li, Sergei Shoigu, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Sandra Maler, Stephen Coates Organizations: Naval Command, Korean People's Army, Navy, North, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS, Rights, Communist Party, Central Committee, Workers ' Party of Korea, Democratic People's, Foundation of, The New York Times, Chinese Communist Party, Russian Defence, United Nations Security Council, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, Korea, Republic, Russia, Korean, Pyongyang, North Korean
Watson did not say when and where a potential meeting between Kim and Putin in Russia might take place. North Korea does not currently have any nuclear-powered submarines, according to an assessment from Nuclear Threat Initiative, a think-tank focused on reducing nuclear threats. Earlier this month, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals between North Korea and Russia. Apart from North Korea, Russia has also received drones and artillery from Iran. These are our neighbors,” Shoigu told reporters, referring to North Korea by its official name.
Persons: Kim Jong, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, , Kim Jong Un, Adrienne Watson, Watson, Kim, Putin, , Dmitry Peskov, John Kirby, Wagner, Kirby, ” Kirby, Biden, ” Shoigu, Xi Jinping, Li Zhanshu, China’s, Xi Organizations: CNN, North, National Security, , Russian, National Intelligence Service, ” CNN, Korean Central News Agency, Nuclear Threat Initiative, New York Times, Eastern Economic, US, Russian Defense, Democratic People’s, Economic, Communist Party, Group Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russian, Washington, Korea, North, Vladivostok, , Iran, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, East, Beijing, India
[1/4] Missiles from tactical nuclear operation unit of the western district of the Korean People's Army are launched at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and obtained by Reuters on August 31, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a simulated "scorched-earth" nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, state media reported on Thursday, in reaction to allied exercises that it said amounted to plans for a preemptive nuclear attack by the United States. "The KPA staged a tactical nuclear strike drill simulating scorched-earth strikes at major command centers and operational airfields of the 'ROK' military gangsters on Wednesday night," it said, using initials of South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S. deployed B-1B bombers for allied air drills. The latest launch came a day before South Korea and the U.S. wrap up 11 days of combined military drills, which Pyongyang has long denounced as a war rehearsal.
Persons: Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Soo, hyang Choi, Josh Smith, Stephen Coates Organizations: Korean People's Army, North, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Staff, ROK, U.S, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Republic of Korea, U.S, Pyongyang
KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a simulated "scorched-earth" nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, state media reported on Thursday, in reaction to allied exercises that it said amounted to plans for a preemptive nuclear attack by the United States. ROK is the initials of South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S. deployed B-1B bombers for allied air drills. South Korea's presidential office convened a security meeting after North Korea's late-night launch, which followed its second failed attempt last week to put its first spy satellite into orbit. Japan will intercept North Korea's missiles if they fly over Japan's territory, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.
Persons: North Korea's, Fumio Kishida, Hirokazu Matsuno, Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Kim Jong, Kim, Soo, hyang Choi, Josh Smith, Kantaro Komiya, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Satoshi Sugiyama, Stephen Coates, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Korean People's Army, North, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, ROK, U.S, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Republic of Korea, Japan, Pyongyang, U.S, Korea, Seoul, Kantaro, Tokyo
North Korea to convene rubber-stamp parliament in Sept
  + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un addresses the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, which passed a law officially enshrining its nuclear weapons policies, in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2022 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, will convene on Sept. 26 to discuss organisational matters and other issues, state media said on Thursday, as the country slowly reopens after years of pandemic lockdowns. The North has suffered serious food shortages in recent decades, including famine in the 1990s, often as a result of natural disasters. The decision was made at a Plenary Meeting of the parliament's Standing Committee on Wednesday, where members also discussed a law for "revitalizing domestic tourism and expanding international tourism simultaneously." North Korea has recently approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions, state media reported on Sunday as the isolated country cracks open its border to passenger travel.
Persons: Kim Jong, KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Soo, hyang Choi, Lincoln Organizations: Assembly, North, Korean Central News Agency, REUTERS, Rights, Supreme, Workers ' Party, Thomson Locations: Korea's, Pyongyang, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Korea
Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are "advancing," a White House official said. Several months later, the White House disclosed that Russia had gone as far as to offer food to impoverished North Korea in exchange for military aid. He asserted that the US will take action by sanctioning individuals and entities "working to facilitate arms deals between these two countries." The Biden administration's new warning about Russia's quest for military support on Wednesday comes as Ukrainian forces continue to make slow and steady territorial gains amid their grueling counteroffensive in the eastern and southern regions. Despite criticism and concerns from some in the West about Ukraine's progress, Washington and its NATO allies have asserted their commitment to providing Kyiv with military support.
Persons: Putin, Kim Jong Un, Sergei Shoigu, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, John Kirby, Shoigu's, Kirby, Biden, Washington, We're, Bram Janssen, Janet Yellen Organizations: White, Service, Russia, Defense, Artillery, North, National Security, DPRK, Democratic People's, Russia's, Russian, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS, US, Wagner Group, Kremlin, White House, United Nations, AP, US Treasury Department, Slovakian, NATO, Pentagon Locations: Russia, North Korea, Wall, Silicon, Russia North Korea, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Pyongyang, North Korean, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, DPRK, Washington
Foxconn founder Terry Gou — who is worth nearly $7 billion — announced his bid for Taiwan's presidency on MondayTerry Gou, Foxconn founder announces bid for Taiwan presidency during a press event in Taipei, Taiwan August 28, 2023. Ann Wang/ReutersFoxconn founder Terry Gou has announced his bid to run for Taiwan's presidential election. Gou is positioning himself as "a representative of the mainstream consensus" and counting on his extensive business experience in the contest. Gou is the fourth — and only independent so far — candidate to join Taiwan's 2024 presidential race. Here's what to know about Gou, the 72-year-old founder of Foxconn, one of the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturers and Apple's key iPhone maker.
Persons: Terry Gou —, Terry Gou, Ann Wang, Gou, Foxconn Organizations: Taiwan, Reuters Foxconn, Taiwan's Central News Agency Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Ukraine, China
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