[VOA 뉴스] Emphasizes commitment to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula… Reaffirms Japan’s ‘Defense Pledge’
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed issues such as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the capture of North Korea at a summit in Washington. President Biden welcomed Japan’s new security strategy and reaffirmed the United States’ defense commitment to Japan. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports. (Video commentary: Kim Seon-myeong […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korea’s ‘illegal provocation’… Strengthening US-Japan ‘security cooperation’
The US and Japan held a 2+2 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and reaffirmed the importance of US-ROK-Japan cooperation in responding to North Korea’s illegal and reckless provocations. In particular, he said he would seek opportunities for trilateral training in several areas, including countermeasures against ballistic missiles and anti-submarine warfare. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports. (Video editing: Lee […]
[VOA뉴스] Chinese fighter ‘flying threat’ … US reconnaissance aircraft ‘6m close’
View text close text On the 21st, a fighter jet is seen outside the window of a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea. A J-11 fighter jet belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy. It flies in front of the nose of the US reconnaissance plane, and then it gets closer and […]
[VOA 뉴스] Adoption of two ‘North Korean nuclear weapons resolutions’… ‘1 case’ in favor of China and Russia
The United Nations General Assembly adopted two resolutions condemning North Korea’s nuclear test and urging North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. North Korea countered by trying to remove the text of the resolution, but China and Russia voted in favor of one of the two resolutions, taking the opposite position to North Korea. […]
[VOA 뉴스] Simultaneous Sanctions Against North Korea US, South Korea and Japan… Strengthening ‘Trilateral Ties’
The United States, South Korea and Japan simultaneously announced sanctions against North Korea in response to successive North Korean ballistic missile launches. The White House said it showed a stronger trilateral relationship, and the State Department criticized China and Russia for being passive in implementing the resolution on North Korea, saying they were coordinating closely […]
[VOA 뉴스] Captured ‘ground maintenance’ ICBM launch site… Restricted ‘launch site’
Traces of repairs have been seen to the road at Pyongyang’s Sunan Airport, where North Korea recently launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM. The possibility that missile launches could have damaged the ground was raised, leading to analysis that the area from which ICBMs can be fired using a mobile launch vehicle with considerable weight […]
[VOA 뉴스] Discusses the Security Council Chairman’s Statement… Some Progress on Implementation of China Sanctions
The US government announced that it is currently negotiating with members of the Security Council as it seeks to issue a UN Security Council presidential statement condemning North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch. Although attention is focused on whether China and Russia will agree to adopt the declaration, China has been evaluated as having made […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korean West Sea ‘Chinese fishing boat’ appeared … Pay attention to see if there is a ‘sanctions violation’
View text close text Chinese fishing boats have started to be seen again off the west coast of North Korea. Attention is focused on the background of the reappearance of Chinese fishing boats in North Korean waters in a situation where there are doubts about the trade of fishing rights between North Korea and China, […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korea’s ‘grocery bags’ continue to flow… Importing 80 million sacks
White objects that appear to be food bags are regularly intercepted at North Korean ports. North Korea, which is facing a food crisis, appears to be moving to import grain on a large scale, but North Korea imported about 80 million sacks from China last month, raising the possibility that it is linked to the […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korean ‘illegal transfer’ captured again … Continued violation of Security Council Resolutions
One other suspected movement in North Korea’s West Sea was detected as a ship-to-ship transfer. VOA has identified 30 illegal transportations in this area this year, and North Korea continues to violate UN Security Council resolutions in this way. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports. (Video editing: Lee Sang-do) This is a satellite photo from ‘Planet Labs’ […]
