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April 14, 2023
This Week in Asia: April 14, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
April 14, 2023
North Korea Says It Tested New Type of ICBM: Hwasong-18
By Mitch Shin
A day after it launched a suspected new type of ICBM, North Korea confirmed the missile was the one unveiled during the military parade in February.
April 14, 2023
Behind North Korea’s Efforts to Monopolize Its Food Supply
By Robert Lauler
Pyongyang has always had a complicated relationship with markets, but is the government really trying to prevent all private food sales?
April 13, 2023
North Korea Fires Suspected New ICBM
By Mitch Shin
Just ahead of the Day of the Sun holiday, North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile toward its east coast.
April 12, 2023
Can Wheat Save North Korea From a Food Crisis?
By Sangsoo Lee
While wheat farming can help to alleviate North Korea’s food shortages, it would require significant investments in modern agricultural techniques and infrastructure.
April 11, 2023
North Korean Leader Guides Central Military Commission Meeting
By Mitch Shin
While ghosting daily calls with South Korea, North Korea reaffirmed its clear intention to beef up its nuclear capabilities.
April 06, 2023
North Korea Denounces South Korea-US Joint Military Drills
By Mitch Shin
North Korea asserted that the extensive South Korea-U.S. joint military drills push the security situation on the Korean Peninsula to “the brink of a nuclear war.”
March 29, 2023
Kim Wants North Korea to Make More Nuclear Material for Bombs
By Kim Tong-hyung
Kim Jong Un told officials and scientists at a state nuclear weapons institute they must ramp up bomb fuel production to meet his goals to expand his nuclear arsenal “exponentially.”
March 27, 2023
North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs Amid South Korea-US Marine Drills
By Mitch Shin
North Korea continued launching ballistic missiles as South Korea and the United States carried out their large-scale Ssangyong exercise.
March 24, 2023
North Korea Says It Tested New Underwater Nuclear Attack System
By Mitch Shin
North Korea said it tested a new “unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft” as the South Korea-U.S. drills drew to a close.
March 23, 2023
A Chinese Businessman on Doing Business Inside North Korea
By Seulkee Jang
“North Korea doesn’t have a stable political environment for foreigners to do business in, but because wages are so low, doing business there is worth a try,” the businessman told Daily NK.
March 20, 2023
North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill
By Mitch Shin
Three days after it launched an ICBM, North Korea conducted a nuclear counterattack simulation as a response to the ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint military drills.