North Korea conducted drills on Thursday involving the launch of four “Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles” from the country’s east coast, simulating a “fatal nuclear counterattack” against “hostile forces.” according to local sources. South Korean and Japanese military officials did not announce prior detection of the test, which has happened frequently in the past. It remains unclear whether they had detected it. The test followed joint tabletop exercises by South Korea and the United States in Washington on Wednesday. The exercises…

Ned Price, spokesperson of the State Department said, North Korea’s continued missile provocations and nuclear development program are not helpful to any country, including China. Ned Price said this, two days after China blocked U.S.-led efforts to condemn Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile tests. Ned Price reiterated that all the member countries of the United Nations have the obligation to fully implement U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on North Korea. Price said, “The DPRK’s (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea / North…

According to reports, North Korea would hold key party meetings later this month to discuss agricultural issues. This meeting is held, amid expectations of whether it will unveil any practical measures to address its serious food shortages. Earlier, N.Korea announced that it will hold a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in late February to discuss ‘immediate farming issues and long-term goals for the agricultural development’. But, it didn’t specify any date. North’s state media said,…