North Korea tests new missiles amid rising tensions with the U.S. and South Korea. State media reported the tests, showing photos of missile launches. Tensions are high, leading to increased military activities by the U.S., South Korea, and Japan. EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea tests a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a … Read more
North Korean citizens sing praises for Kim Jong Un. Leader portrayed as a “friendly father” in new song. Move seen as part of propaganda drive to enhance leader’s image. Eko hot blog reports that In a recent development from North Korea, the state has unveiled a new song showering praise on its leader, Kim Jong … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the United States, state media reported Thursday. Despite international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme, North Korea has conducted a record … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that according to North Korea’s official news agency report, King crossed because he harbored “ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” within the US Army. North Korea will expel a US soldier who crossed into the country through the de facto heavily armed Korean border earlier this year. The North’s … Read more
Both Japanese and South Korean officials confirmed the long-range missile’s launch It flew about 1,000km (620 miles) landing in waters west of Japan It is Pyongyang’s fourth missile launch in a week Eko Hot Blog reports that North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan … Read more
The tests are also risky for people in China, South Korea and Japan The group that issued the warning is the Transitional Justice Working Group It estimates that up to 540,000 residents may be at risk Eko Hot Blog reports that Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans may be exposed to radioactive materials creeping into … Read more
The country is no stranger to chronic food shortages Border controls, poor weather and sanctions have worsened the situation in recent years South Korea’s unification ministry has reportedly also sounded the alarm on the food shortages Eko Hot Blog reports North Korea is experiencing a critical food crisis, experts say. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Supreme … Read more
North Korea has condemned the US for sending ‘battle tanks’ to Ukraine. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korea’s leader, accused the US of fighting a ‘proxy war’ against Russia. The US announcement followed Germany’s decision to also provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its own stocks. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
The country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were made from Chunghwa County, just south of Pyongyang, at 8 a.m. Saturday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the projectiles traveled more than 200 miles before coming down in the sea. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court Sets Date … Read more
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, according to South Korean officials, the latest in an unprecedented year of weapons testing. Eko Hot Blog reports that the missiles were fired from Pyongyang’s Sunan area at around 4:32 p.m. local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement Friday. It … Read more
The United States has accused North Korea of supplying battlefield missiles and rockets to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for use in Ukraine. Eko Hot Blog reports that the White House said the shipment violated UN Security Council resolutions and that it would announce further sanctions on Wagner. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US … Read more
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in what has been a record year for test launches by the Kim Jong Un regime. Eko Hot Blog reports that the launches, reported by both South Korean and Japanese authorities, marked the 35th day this year that … Read more
Russian troops are reportedly running out of ammunition in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used up almost two-thirds of Russia’s ammunition reserves, a senior military intelligence analyst has claimed – enough for another month. Meanwhile, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) likewise said the evidence demonstrated Russia’s stocks were … Read more
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Tuesday that it would face “a more fatal security crisis” as Washington pushes for U.N. condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. Eko Hot Blog reports that Kim Yo Jong’s warning came hours after U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield … Read more
North Korea has unveiled the little-known daughter of its leader Kim Jong Un at a missile launch site, attracting keen attention on a fourth-generation member of the dynastic family that has ruled North Korea for more than seven decades. Eko Hot Blog reports that The North’s state media said that Kim had observed the launch … Read more
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward South Korean waters. EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward South Korean eastern waters, according to Seoul. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, “North Korea launched an unknown ballistic missile into the East Sea”. They said that the … Read more
Japan on ‘emergency’ alert after North Korea launched fresh missile attack. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Japan has reportedly issued an emergency alert after it was believed that North Korea launched a missile. The Japanese government urged residents to seek shelter as soon as possible in a terrifying announcement after alarms were raised about the … Read more
The US has accused North Korea of sending Russia ammunition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States on Wednesday accused North Korea of covertly shipping a “significant number” of artillery shells to Russia to aid its war effort in Ukraine, a sign that Moscow is increasingly turning to pariah states for military supplies as … Read more
North Korea and South Korea have exchanged missiles, heightening tensions between both countries. Eko Hot Blog reports that North and South Korea have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other’s coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities. EDITOR’S PICKS Global Food Crisis Averted As Russia Resumes Participation In Ukraine Grain Export Deal … Read more
North Korea Shuns Putin As Kim Jong-un Says No Plans To Support Russian War On Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea has denied that it has ever, or will ever, supply Russia with weapons to use in its invasion of Ukraine. The comments come following a US official’s claims that Putin … Read more