![S.Korea military holds drill in response to North's nuclear test S.Korea military holds drill in response to North's nuclear test](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-08/51504022750_NorthKorea.jpg)
S.Korea military holds drill in response to North's nuclear test
The military training involved long-range air-to-surface missiles and ballistic missiles, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.
Mon Sep 04 2017
![North Korea says conducts 'perfect' hydrogen bomb test North Korea says conducts 'perfect' hydrogen bomb test](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-09/61504444638_TokyoJapan.jpg)
North Korea says conducts 'perfect' hydrogen bomb test
There was no independent confirmation that the detonation, which drew swift international condemnation, was a hydrogen bomb rather than a less powerful atomic device.
Sun Sep 03 2017
![North Korea detonates its sixth and most powerful nuclear test yet North Korea detonates its sixth and most powerful nuclear test yet](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-09/71504424922_KimJongUn.jpg)
North Korea detonates its sixth and most powerful nuclear test yet
North Korea detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, Japan and South Korea, hours after Pyongyang said it had developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that possesses 'great destructive power".
Sun Sep 03 2017
![Obama signs North Korea sanctions: White House Obama signs North Korea sanctions: White House](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/41448617665_TheWhiteHouse.jpg)
Obama signs North Korea sanctions: White House
US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed off on new sanctions against North Korea to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch.
Fri Feb 19 2016
![China says told North Korea does not want to see tensions rise China says told North Korea does not want to see tensions rise](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/71453262058_KimJongUn.jpg)
China says told North Korea does not want to see tensions rise
China has told North Korea it does not want to see anything happen that could further raise tensions, China's foreign minister was quoted as saying.
Fri Feb 05 2016
![North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage - analysis North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage - analysis](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/41452050284_KimJongUn.jpg)
North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage - analysis
Footage of a North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test released by Pyongyang two days after it announced it had conducted the country's fourth nuclear test last week was faked.
Tue Jan 12 2016
![US may send strategic assets, but not warheads, to South Korea US may send strategic assets, but not warheads, to South Korea](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/41452567004_USAirForce.jpg)
US may send strategic assets, but not warheads, to South Korea
The US and South Korea are discussing deploying more US "strategic assets" to the region after North Korea's atomic test last week but not restoring US nuclear arms to the South, an official said.
Tue Jan 12 2016
![North Korea's Kim Jong Un says H-bomb test self-defensive step against US North Korea's Kim Jong Un says H-bomb test self-defensive step against US](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/51452392189_KimJongUn.jpg)
North Korea's Kim Jong Un says H-bomb test self-defensive step against US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country conducted a hydrogen bomb test as a self-defensive step against a US threat of nuclear war.
Sun Jan 10 2016
!['Bang' goes the K-pop message for Kim Jong-Un 'Bang' goes the K-pop message for Kim Jong-Un](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/71452235555_SouthKoreaKorea.jpg)
'Bang' goes the K-pop message for Kim Jong-Un
The recent up-beat K-pop hit "Bang, Bang, Bang" and a mournful ballad about a "death angel," were on the playlist when South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts into the North on Friday.
Fri Jan 08 2016
![Malaysia strongly condemns North Korean hydrogen bomb test Malaysia strongly condemns North Korean hydrogen bomb test](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/51452074738_NorthKoreaBombTest.jpg)
Malaysia strongly condemns North Korean hydrogen bomb test
The test is a clear violation of the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions and a serious setback to the global disarmament.
Wed Jan 06 2016
![Q&A: Why is North Korea's 'hydrogen bomb' test such a big deal? Q&A: Why is North Korea's 'hydrogen bomb' test such a big deal?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/41452075099_NorthKoreaBombTest.jpg)
Q&A: Why is North Korea's 'hydrogen bomb' test such a big deal?
North Korea's claim of it testing a hydrogen bomb has alarmed Pyongyang's Asian neighbors as it is much more powerful compared to the nuclear that they currently have.
Wed Jan 06 2016
![North Korea says conducted 'successful' hydrogen bomb test North Korea says conducted 'successful' hydrogen bomb test](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/81448715032_KimJongUn.jpg)
North Korea says conducted 'successful' hydrogen bomb test
North Korea said Wednesday it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed.
Wed Jan 06 2016