KCNA News

North Korean man, Mun Chol Myong had been arrested in 2019 The United States accused him of laundering funds through front companies The USA also accused him of issuing fraudulent documents to support illicit shipments to North Korea

The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the suspected virus patient is a runaway who fled to South Korea three years ago before illegally crossing the border into the North early last week.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a public appearance for the first time since May 1 and presided over a Central Military Commission meeting during which he discussed "new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country."

North Korea on Wednesday threatened a nuclear strike on "the heart of the US" if it attempts to remove Kim Jong-un as the Asian country's Supreme Leader, Pyongyang's state-run news agency reported.

North Korea on Monday celebrated the launch of what appeared to be its longest-range ballistic missile yet tested in a bid to bring the US mainland within reach, saying it was capable of carrying a "heavy nuclear warhead".

North Korea said on Sunday it has detained another American citizen for suspicion of acts against the state, which if confirmed would make him the fourth U.S. citizen to be held by the isolated country amid diplomatic tensions.

North Korea`s top leader Kim Jong Un watched the ground jet test of a newly developed high-thrust engine, the official news agency KCNA reported on Sunday.

"The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK (North Korea) notifies that the Malaysian ambassador to the DPRK is labeled as a persona non grata," KCNA said.

 Denying its own involvement, Pyongyang on Wednesday accused Seoul and Washington of killing a North Korean, believed to be Kim Jong-un`s half-brother.

Malaysia has not released the corpse "under the absurd pretext" that it needs a DNA sample from the dead man's family.

Kim said on Jan. 1 that his nuclear-capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). 

North Korea vowed to increase its nuclear strike force "in quality and in quantity", two days after its fifth test in a decade sparked international condemnation.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called on his military to continue building up Pyongyang`s nuclear force after issuing orders for the latest test-firing of three ballistic missiles, the North`s state media said Tuesday.