North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un says he is open to strengthening communication with South Korea, however.
It’s the latest attempt to evade US missile defenses.
Clean energy experts eager for details about China’s new commitments
It may be an attempt to divide the US-South Korea alliance, analysts say.
Leading South Korean presidential candidate had proposed the plan.
But the vote could head to a second round, analysts say.
‘They’re trying everything they can think of,’ analyst says
The launch comes two days after North Korea announced it test-fired a new long-range cruise missile.
It’s the first North Korean missile test in six months.
Suga announced his intention to resign at an emergency meeting of senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshihiro Nikai told reporters.
In rare admission, Kim Jong Un chastises senior officials for unspecified carelessness related to coronavirus pandemic, saying safety of people and nation at risk.
Opinion polls have for months suggested most Japanese oppose holding the Olympics. Some medical experts warn the event could lead to coronavirus clusters or spread new variants.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of “prolonged” anti-coronavirus measures, the latest indication his country’s strict lockdown will not end anytime soon.
White House officials unveiled broad outlines of president’s North strategy, following a months-long internal review.
Tensions emerge over allegations of Chinese cultural appropriation.
Japanese PM will be the first foreign leader to meet Biden at the White House.
Pyongyang to miss Olympics for the first time since 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
It's the first such launch in about a year for Pyongyang.
North Korea conducted a short-range projectile launch several days ago, according to U.S. officials, in what appears to be Pyongyang's first missile-related activity this year.
The idea of universal basic income, where every citizen receives a regular amount of money from the government, has long been considered a fringe or radical idea in South Korea. The coronavirus pandemic may be changing that.
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