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(MENAFN) North Korea has conducted a test of a newly developed advanced air-defense missile system, state media reported Thursday, as Pyongyang continues a series of weapons tests amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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(MENAFN) North Korea said it test-fired what state media on Thursday called a “newly-designed advanced air-defense missile system,” the fourth weapons test in a week, as tensions with South Korea and joint South Korea-US drills escalate.

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(MENAFN) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged further progress in relations with North Korea on Thursday, calling for "continuous growth" in bilateral ties during talks with a visiting delegation from Pyongyang, according to the Chinese Foreign...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has dismissed US accusations connecting it to a major cryptocurrency theft involving Binance, arguing that Washington is making cybercrime claims to damage the country's standing internationally.

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a swift expansion of the country's naval combat capabilities to counter what Pyongyang describes as hostile actions by its adversaries, while the government warned Washington of a stronger...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has dismissed renewed international efforts to increase sanctions and pressure over its nuclear activities, declaring that such measures “may work on the weak but never on us.” The statement followed calls by several Western...