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What is Aegis Ashore? Japan plans to erect the new missile defence system to counter North Korea
Tokyo's cabinet approves installation of two land-based missile interceptors, which would cover the entire Japanese territory.
North Korea threatening Americans' lives with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has pledged the threats from the reclusive Kim Jong-un regime will be "taken care of".
Trump administration blames North Korea for WannaCry ransomware attacks
The attribution, reportedly supported by private security firms and the UK, serves as an aggressive move for the Trump administration.
Kim Jong-un appears in posters of India's communist party
The posters have appeared in the southern Indian state of Kerala where the BJP's ideological parent, the RSS, and the communists have been locked in a bloody turf war.
Kim Jong-un's 'loyal agent' charged with brokering missile sales arrested in Australia
Chan Han Choi, born in South Korea and now a naturalised Australian citizen, was suspected of helping North Korea to earn more money beating sanctions.
North Korean Lazarus Group hackers used malware against London cryptocurrency firm to steal bitcoins
Security experts believe that the prolific hacker group has launched a phishing campaign against cryptocurrency companies.
One of Kim Jong-un's top aides has disappeared as bribery and execution rumours swirl
Disappearance of Kim Jong-un's top aide General Hwang Pyong-so sparks rumours that he may have been executed for receiving kickbacks in exchange for promotions at Politburo.
Another North Korean 'ghost ship' with a dead body on-board washed up in Japan
The ship washed up on a beach in Kashiwazaki in north Japan, prompting concerns that Pyongyang has launched a spy campaign.
North Korea could be making a fortune thanks to bitcoin
Alongside the rest of the world, experts warn that North Korea is likely profiting from the rise of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency the regime has been hacking, stealing and mining.
Could the 'Bitcoin Rush' trigger the next financial crash?
At one stroke, there is a new asset class which is an easily divisible store of value – taking the crown from gold, and can be moved around at the click of a mouse.
Kim Jong-un pledges to make North Korea the world's strongest nuclear power
The North Korean leader heralded the scientists and workers behind the recent launch of a long-range missile at a national defence conference.
Aftershocks still being felt from North Korean nuclear test which 'moved the Earth's crust'
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported that aftershocks are still being felt from North Korea's huge nuclear test in September.
North Korea detainees given raw locusts, skinned frogs and rats as food says defector
Female North Korean defector reveals her horrific ordeal at the hands of the brutal Kim Jong-un regime.
After ten beers, this US soldier woke up as a defector to North Korea - and became a film star
Charles Jenkins, the last known living US soldier to have defected to North Korea, has died at the age of 77.
North Korea gearing up for biological arms race with anthrax and smallpox samples, US warns
US officials believe the North Korean regime has likely obtained the machinery needed to create biological weapons – weaponising bacteria and viruses to attack its enemies.
US military 'could lose its next war' with Russia or China, warns Rand Corporation
Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.
China annoyed as US, Japan and South Korea kick off trilateral missile-tracking exercise
"The situation is in a vicious cycle of provocation and confrontation. This is not conducive to regional peace and stability," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.
North Korea's 130kg leader's spotless black shoes untouched after he 'climbed' to the top of 2,777m mountain
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reportedly climbed to the top of the 2,777m Mount Paektu but his spotless leather shoes suggest otherwise.
Will a visit by a top UN official to North Korea be a geopolitical game changer?
A high-ranking UN official visited North Korea for a four-day trip in an attempt to ease tensions in the region.
North Korea calls Donald Trump a 'dotard' over his Jerusalem move
Pyongyang had used the term, considered derogatory, at least twice in the past and it did not go down well with the US president.
South Korea's 'decapitation unit': All you need to know of the elite force tasked to eliminate Kim Jong-un
South Korea launched the special brigade on 1 December, two days after North Korea conducted a long-range ICBM test.
North Korea has a 62-part propaganda film series about how great North Korea is
North Korea's long running film series about how terrible it is everywhere that's not North Korea.
North Korean spies feared to be hiding on 'ghost ships' near Japan
North Korean spies feared to have infiltrated 'ghost ships' off north western coast of Japan as Pyongyang advances nuclear programme.
North Korea warns Donald Trump it does not 'wish for a war but shall not hide from it'
Pyongyang's foreign ministry issues warning against the ongoing aerial drills and remarks made by top US authorities.
Chinese daily advises people in province near North Korea on how to survive a nuclear attack
The state-run Jilin Daily explains to residents of the northeastern Jilin province how nuclear fallout is different from the effects of a traditional war.
North Korea's Hwasong-15 missile test photos were photoshopped to make them look 'pretty'
A space analyst pointed out that in one set of photos, the constellation of stars in the images was altered while in another, the exhaust plume looked to be edited.
What is CHAMP? Trump's secret weapon could knock out North Korea's missile control systems
US Air Force officials reportedly say that CHAMP could be operational within days, hinting that the microwave weapon could be used in an assault.
China conducts air drills near Korean peninsula in apparent show of force against US and South Korea
The exercise involved Chinese air force reconnaissance planes, fighter jets, and an early warning and control aircraft.
'Ghost disease': North Korea defector claims nuclear radiation responsible for deformed babies
Despite claims that radiation from nuclear tests sites in North Korea are affecting people researchers are unable to confirm the same due to lack of data.
Cathay Pacific passenger flight crew say they witnessed North Korean missile blowing up
The airlines confirmed the crew reported the suspected sighting, but has no plans of rerouting flights in the region.