China remains North Korea’s largest trade partner and economic lifeline

North Korean state media says new air defence missiles can counter drones and cruise missiles with ‘superior combat capability’

North Korea accuses South Korea of a ‘serious provocation’

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy, according to state media Wednesday, in her latest taunt of Seoul’s new liberal government’s efforts to mend ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly

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South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea

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South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue

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South Korea's military says North Korea has started removing some loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border

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The threat posed by North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile programs will be a key focus of the exercise

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The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border