NORTH KOREA

South Korea reiterates the need for Thaad deployment after Pyongyang's latest acts.

North Korea previously fired three ballistic missiles into the sea two weeks ago.

Japan's defence review sees threats from China's stand on maritime disputes and North Korea's missile programme.

Hay, Kalb & Associates will be ceasing services amid increasing sanctions against Kim Jong-un.

Emails and passwords of at least 56 South Korean officials have been compromised.

Interpark has admitted that 10 million customer records were stolen in the hack

North Korea's military have been told to capture any snakes and the public has been warned to beware.

Christian missionaries, journalists and North Korean defectors to the South are believed to be prime targets.

There are roughly 150,000 North Koreans working abroad and sending a total of $900m back to the country.

The facility was located in an underground aircraft factory at or near the Panghyon Air Base.

Could these strange numbers be secret instructions for spies in the South or something more innocent?

Saber rattling mounts as Seoul and US prepare to launch Thaad anti-missile operation.

South Korea is closely monitoring the situation amid hectic activity at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

South Korea's National Intelligence Agency denies any involvement in the case.

North Korean restaurants in places like China and Vietnam feel the heat of economic sanctions.

It's unclear how 'wartime law' would affect two American detainees.

North Korean army said Thaad is 'unfinished' and its military effectiveness is yet to be properly verified.

Past efforts including Kim Jong Un's decree have failed to curb smoking.

Kim Jong-un has executed some of his closest allies, calling them 'factionalist filth'.

North Korea marks Strategic Rocket Force Day on the eve of US Independence Day.

Pyongyang's major meeting a likely follow-up of earlier party congress.