North Korea news

BREAKINGThree additional North Korean armoured vehicles with their gun barrels pointed south and approximately 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers have been spotted inside the DMZSource: Reuters

ALERTA woman in her 30s was caught at the frontline border fence in Cheorwon after slipping past the civilian control line and heading north for two days - she reportedly tried to damage the fence's sensor wire. The military is investigatingSource: JoongAng Ilbo

ALERTNorth Korea has moved artillery to the border. 122mm self-propelled guns are out in the open on the Kaepung coast, about 1.5 km from South Korea, barrels pointed south - days after Kim Yo Jong warned of tactical strike weaponsSource: Yonhap

UPDATEKim Jong Un met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Dandong and will return to North Korea today

ALERTKim Jong Un is in China. He arrived in Dandong today via the New Yalu River BridgeSource: Yonhap

ALERTKim Jong Un reappears after four days out of sight, calling for "the world's strongest armed forces" at a meeting of army commanders, state media saysSource: KCNA (state media)

ALERTSouth Korea's intelligence agency says Kim Jong Un is alive and moves without difficulty - but is at high risk of heart disease due to severe obesity

ALERTNorth Korea's internet knocked offline by a DDoS cyberattack - 40+ official websites including KCNA down for around 32 hoursSource: Kentik via Reuters

ALERTReports of heightened security in Dandong, China, with a high-level North Korean delegation expected to cross - possibly even Kim Jong Un himself

ALERTSeoul proposes military talks with Pyongyang as border tensions rise

ALERTKim Yo Jong inspects border fortifications, threatens "no mercy" over South Korean warning shots

ALERTNorth Korea says propaganda loudspeakers will run along the entire border this month

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