KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — In February this year, a United Nations (UN) Security Council committee’s report stated that North Korea stole more cryptocurrency assets in 2022 than in any other year, and targeted the networks of foreign aerospace and defence companies.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Strong and united messages from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states including Malaysia are needed to counter the illegal cyber threat activities by North Korea.

SEOUL, Feb 2 — North Korea said Thursday it will take the "toughest reaction" to the United States' move to expand joint military exercises with South Korea, as the US defence chief has pledged to deploy more strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula to ensure its security commitment.

SEOUL, Dec 27 — Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korea on Monday and South Korea responded by scrambling jets and attack helicopters and opening fire to try to shoot down the North Korean aircraft, the South Korean military said.

JAKARTA, Dec 13 — South Korea, Japan and the United States will coordinate sanctions and close gaps in the international sanctions regime against North Korea, Seoul's envoy for North Korea said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 — United States President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron strongly condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests on Thursday, calling them a threat to regional peace and stability.

SEOUL, Nov 27 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful nuclear force, as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of North Korea's largest ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday.

TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 3 — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter.

JAKARTA, June 12 — Asean's foreign ministers have expressed grave concern over the recent surge in North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile tests and ballistic missile launches.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The High Court here today fixed November 24 to decide on the Attorney-General’s Chambers' (AGC) application to strike out the originating summons (OS) filed by a North Korean businessman against the government of Malaysia, the government of the United States and three others over his extradition to the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) sent an official appeal letter to FIFA, the football world governing body requesting a fair and equitable ruling following the withdrawal of North Korea from the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifiers.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — All North Koreans who are still in Malaysia are participants of the ‘Malaysia My Second Home’ (MM2H) programme, whose movements have been identified, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador.

WASHINGTON, March 23 — A North Korean businessman accused by the United States of laundering money to circumvent US and UN sanctions intended to curb his country's nuclear weapons program appeared in a US court on Monday after extradition from Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, March 21 — All North Korean diplomatic staff and their dependents in Malaysia left for home today following Pyongyang’s decision on Friday to sever ties with Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Malaysia deeply regrets North Korea’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Malaysia, said the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra).

SEOUL, March 19 — North Korea said it would sever diplomatic relations with Malaysia after a court there ruled that a North Korean man could be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

SEOUL, March 3 — North Korea is expected to be supplied with around 1.7 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 by May through a global vaccine distribution programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Nearly four years after the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, a new documentary seeks to shed light on the brazen airport murder and the involvement of the two young women accused of carrying it out.

SEOUL, Dec 22 — North Korea has conducted coronavirus tests on more than 10,000 people but no outbreak has been reported in the country yet, a World Health Organisation report showed Tuesday.

SEOUL, Sept 24 — North Korea shot a missing South Korean official to death and burned his body earlier this week, the South Korean defense ministry confirmed Thursday, condemning its "brutality" and calling for explanations and punishment for those responsible.