SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
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N. Korea marks party anniversary on modest scale
SEOUL -- North Korea has held a celebration performance for the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported Sunday.
Patriotic songs, acrobatics and dance filled Pyongyang Indoor Stadium the previous day in a show that stressed loyalty to the party and Kim, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
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Russian delegation visits Pyongyang to discuss cooperation on disaster management
SEOUL -- A delegation from Russia's emergency ministry visited Pyongyang to discuss ways to expand cooperation in disaster management, the North's state media reported Monday.
The delegation, led by Aleksandr Kurenkov, minister of extraordinary situations, arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
SEOUL -- North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, less than two weeks after it launched a suspected hypersonic ballistic missile.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch at about 9:20 a.m. from the Pyongyang area and that at least one of the missiles flew more than 900 kilometers.
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N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical ballistic missile'
SEOUL -- North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile as part of efforts to upgrade a key component of its weapons systems, state media reported Tuesday.
The report came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected multiple ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea.
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N. Korea opens new defense museum featuring ICBMs, other advanced weaponry
SEOUL -- North Korea has opened a new defense museum featuring a wide range of weaponry, including its new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported Tuesday.
An opening ceremony of the National Defense Revolution Museum took place Sunday, according to the Korean Central News Agency, on the occasion of the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), which falls on Oct. 10.
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N. Korea, Russia agree to expand cooperation in disaster response
SEOUL -- North Korea and Russia have signed an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation on disaster management for the next three years, the North's state media reported Tuesday.
Kim Chol-nam, the North's minister of disaster management, and Aleksandr Kurenkov, the Russian minister of extraordinary situations, signed the agreement in Pyongyang the previous day to boost cooperation on the matter from 2027-2029, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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N. Korea vows no bargaining over nukes marking centennial of anti-imperialist union
SEOUL -- North Korea on Wednesday stressed the need to keep developing its nuclear arsenal for self-defense, in an editorial timed for the 100th anniversary of the founding of an organization considered the root of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The front-page editorial in the Rodong Sinmun, the most widely read daily in the country, praised the spirit of "independence and anti-imperialism" at the center of the Down-with-Imperialism Union, formed by North Korean founder Kim Il-sung on Oct. 17, 1926.
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N. Korea tests 2 types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles: KCNA
SEOUL -- North Korea said Thursday it tested two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the East Sea the previous day.
"The test-fire aimed to examine the current mobilized posture of the underwater combat systems and contributed to getting the Navy skilled in performing its strategic missions and showcasing high reliability, trustworthiness and ability of the war deterrents of the DPRK," the North's Korean Central News Agency said in an English dispatch.
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Russia vows closer ties with N. Korea at diplomatic anniversary reception
SEOUL -- Russia has pledged to deepen ties with North Korea at a reception in Pyongyang marking 78 years of diplomatic relations, the North's state media reported Thursday.
Russian Ambassador Andrey Podelyshev hosted the event the previous day at the Taedonggang Diplomatic Club, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
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N. Korea accuses Japan of 'sinister intention' over nuclear-powered submarines
SEOUL - North Korea on Thursday called Japan's push for nuclear-powered submarines a "stepping stone" toward nuclear weapons.
An international security analyst, Pak Ju-won, made the claim in an article carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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Defense ministry refutes Pyongyang's claim questioning Seoul's test of hypersonic glide vehicle
SEOUL -- South Korea's defense ministry on Thursday refuted a claim by North Korea's missile chief that questions Seoul's recent test launch of a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV).
Earlier in the day, Jang Chang-ha, director-general of North Korea's Missile Administration, claimed that South Korea's test of the HGV may not have achieved hypersonic flight because its outside appearance was "not stained with any soot," according to the North's Korean Central News Agency.
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N. Korea reports opening of new cross-border bridge with China
SEOUL -- North Korea on Friday reported the opening of a new cross-border bridge linking its border city of Sinuiju with China's Dandong, highlighting its potential to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the North Korea-China Amnok River Bridge was held the previous day, with senior officials from both countries attending, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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