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UN calls on DPRK to refrain from ballistic missile tests
The United Nations has joined the chorus of voices calling on North Korea to abandon its plan to launch a satellite later this month. “The Secretary-General believes that it is important for the DPRK to refrain from using ballistic missile technology and to work for the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,” U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq…
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Launch plans indicate largely unchanged Unha 3 rocket
Rocket drop zones listed in maritime warnings issued by North Korea indicate its planned February satellite launch will take place on a rocket not dissimilar to the Unha-3 that it used on two previous launches in 2012. The drop zones are areas of the sea into which the first stage, second stage and satellite fairings will fall during…
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Launch notification reveals rocket drop zones
The launch notification sent on Tuesday by the DPRK to the International Maritime Organization warns of three areas that shipping should stay away from when the country conducts its planned satellite launch. The launch is due to take place from Sohae satellite launch site sometime between February 8 and 25 between 7am and noon Pyongyang time. The…
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DPRK signals February satellite launch
North Korea has begun informing international organizations of its intention to launch an earth observation satellite sometime between February 8 and 25. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London said it had received notice of the launch and would be issuing an advisory to its members. Such notifications are commonplace for space launches or missile…
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U.S. tests redesigned missile defense interceptor
The U.S. military says a test last week of a redesigned missile interceptor rocket went well. The rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan. 28 and performed scripted maneuvers intended to demonstrate the performance of redesigned divert thrusters on the missile warhead, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. The test involved an Air…
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DDOS over, North Korea Tech is back
If you tried to access North Korea Tech over the last week or so, you’ll have failed. The site had to be taken down as a result of a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack. DDOS attacks aren’t hacks but simply send massive amounts of traffic to a website causing it to be completely overwhelmed. It’s…
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BBC confirms plans to launch North Korea radio service
The BBC World Service plans to launch a radio service for listeners in North Korea thanks to extra funding received from the British government. The money, some £85 million (US$128 million) per year, represents the single biggest increase in the World Service budget ever committed by any government and is being given as part of Britain’s national…
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Voice of Korea schedule through spring 2016
Voice of Korea, North Korea’s international shortwave broadcasting station, adjusted its transmission schedule on October 25 for the winter 2015 and spring 2016 seasons. The broadcasts follow the same basic line-up each day. :00 Opening signal, station identification: “This is Voice of Korea” :01 National Anthem :03 Song of General Kim Il Sung :06 Song…
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Orascom has ‘lost control’ of Koryolink
Orascom Telecom and Media Technology (OTMT) says it has effectively lost control of Cheo Technology, the North Korean joint venture cellular operator that uses the Koryolink brand-name and has around 3 million subscribers. The dramatic statement was contained in the company’s latest financial report, which also said that OTMT would no longer be treated as a…
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AFP to open Pyongyang bureau
French news agency Agence France Presse plans to open a bureau in Pyongyang, the company’s chairman said this week in Seoul. “We expect to be able to do so in the next few months. It’s something that is on the good tracks,” Emmanuel Hoog told the CEO of South Korean news agency Yonhap during a…
