Now playing Next North Korea North Korea says it test-fired anti-aircraft missile In what may appear as a provocation, North Korea said it had test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile just hours before an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council was due to address Pyongyang's recent weapons firings. 01/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Kim Jong Un attends North Korea parliament session Kim Jong Un attends North Korea parliament session 30/09/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea says it has successfully tested hypersonic missile North Korea said on Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, which it implied was being developed as nuclear capable. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires short-range missile to sea in latest test It comes as North Korean Ambassador Kim Song used his speech on the last day of the U.N. General Assembly to justify his country’s development of a “war deterrent” to defend against U.S. threats. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment NKo TV airs footage of missile launch from train North Korea said on Thursday it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and was continuing to bolster its defences, after the two Koreas test-fired missiles hours apart in dueling displays of military might. 16/09/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles The North’s resumption of testing activity is likely an attempt at pressuring the Biden administration over the diplomatic freeze. 13/09/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea parades military hardware to celebrate founding There were marches of troops wearing gas masks and bright red suits. 09/09/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea appears to have resumed nuclear nuke reactor operation The UN's nuclear agency said indications that operations at a 5-megawatt reactor have restarted are "deeply troubling." 30/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Bridge in southern Taiwan destroyed by strong floods A bridge in southern Taiwan was destroyed by strong floods brought on by former typhoon Lupit that has turned into a tropical depression. 07/08/2021
Now playing Next Korea Koreas restore communication channels, agree to improve ties Last year, North Korea cut off all communication channels with South Korea in protest of what it calls South Korea’s failure to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their border. 27/07/2021
Now playing Next North Korea Kim berates North Korean officials for 'crucial' virus lapse North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis". 30/06/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US Kim’s statement indicates he’ll likely push to strength his nuclear arsenal and increase pressure on Washington to give up what North Korea considers a hostile U.S. policy. 18/06/2021
Now playing Next world news North Korea tells World Health Organization it's still virus-free Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization. 07/04/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea says it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics North Korea is the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics over the COVID-19 pandemic. 06/04/2021
Now playing Next Destinations What's it really like being a tourist in North Korea? Lisa Jackson has had near-death adventures in countries ranging from Burma to Kashmir. Here she explains why she's probably the only person who's cried on leaving North Korea. 26/03/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea confirms missile tests as Biden warns of US response The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the two “new-type tactical guided projectiles” accurately hit the target off the eastern coast on Thursday. 26/03/2021
Now playing Next world news North Korea slams EU sanctions as 'psychotic' North Korea denounced recent EU sanctions as a "sinister political tool" triggered by the EU's "inveterate repugnancy coupled with a psychotic way of thinking." 24/03/2021
Now playing Next North Korea Kim Jong-un's sister warns US against military drills with South Korea “I would also like to take this opportunity to issue a word of advice to the new US administration, which is so eager to give off a smell of gunpowder in our land from across the ocean,” Kim Yo-jong said. 16/03/2021
Now playing Next Russia Diplomat uses hand-pushed rail trolley to get from N Korea to Russia A group of Russian diplomats and their families have returned from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to COVID-19 restrictions. 26/02/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea in alleged attempted hack of Pfizer over COVID vaccine North Korea launched a cyber attack on the pharma giant to obtain information about its coronavirus vaccine, according to South Korean intelligence services. 16/02/2021