Tag: North Korea
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North Korea Fires Two Apparent Missiles into Sea of Japan in Its First Test This Year
March 02: North Korea fired two apparent missiles off its east coast Monday in its first weapons launch of the year, ending months of inactivity amid a diplomatic stall with […]
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Microsoft Takes North Korean Hacking Group Thallium to Court
December 30: Microsoft sued a cyber-espionage group with North Korean links tracked as Thallium for breaking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks with the end goal of […]
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Malaysia Seizes Vietnamese Oil Tanker That Was Tracked in North Korea
December 12: A Vietnamese oil tanker – the VIET TIN 01 – which Reuters reported visited North Korea in February has been seized by Malaysia after it was found adrift […]
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots Toward North Korean Merchant Vessel
November 27: South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean merchant boat with engine trouble that violated their sea border on Wednesday, South Korean officials said. The vessel […]
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North Korean Fishermen ‘Killed 16 Colleagues’ Before Fleeing to South
November 07: Two North Korean fishermen suspected of killing 16 fellow crew members before fleeing to the South, have been handed back to the North. They crossed the maritime border […]
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North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles in First Test Since Latest Talks Stalled
October 31: North Korea launched two short-range projectiles off its east coast on Thursday, its first such tests since a new effort at talks with the United States stalled over […]
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots At North Korean Vessel That Entered Territorial Waters; Sends Help Upon Finding Mechanical Difficulties
September 28: South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean boat crossing their sea border and then sent a navy mechanic to repair its engine so it could […]
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Russia Seizes North Korean Vessels in Poaching Clampdown
September 27: Russia detained three North Korean vessels and more than 200 crew on Friday in the second such incident in two weeks as part of a clampdown on poaching […]
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Related to Illegal Fishing, Russia Detains Two North Korean Vessels After One Opens Fire
September 17: Russian border guards have detained two North Korean boats in Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan after one of them attacked a Russian patrol, local media […]
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North Korean Military Fires Two Suspected Short-Range Missiles Into Sea of Japan
September 10: On the morning of 10 September 2019, the North Korean military launched two unidentified projectiles into the Sea of Japan from an area near Kaechon, located in South […]
