No U.S. Plans to Send Aid to North Korea Following Severe Flooding
The United States has no plans to send humanitarian aid after severe flooding in North Korea, although the United Nations has requested $28.2 million after 138 people were killed by floods in September (VOA)
U.S. Charges Chinese Company for North Korea Links
U.S. prosecutors charged the Chinese company Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development and four individuals with evading U.S. sanctions on North Korea and using shell companies to funnel millions of dollars through the U.S. financial system (FT)
U.S. Bombers Fly Close to North Korea
One of the U.S. military’s supersonic bombers flew over South Korea in a show of force, approaching the North Korean border, according to the U.S. Pacific Command (Associated Press)
North Korea Announces New Rocket Engine Test
North Korea announced that it had tested a long-range rocket engine that could put a satellite into space or potentially launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (New York Times)
China Targets Firm Linked to North Korea
Chinese authorities have frozen assets held by Hongxiang Industrial Development Co., a Chinese conglomerate led by a Communist party member that the United States accuses of aiding North Korea’s nuclear program (Wall Street Journal)
U.S. officials said they welcomed the Chinese investigation into the company
South Korea: North Korea Prepared for Another Nuclear Test
South Korea’s defense ministry said on Monday that North Korea is ready to conductanother nuclear test at “any time,” following its fifth nuclear test last week (Korea Times)
The United States is set to fly two supersonic bombers over South Korea on Tuesday morning in protest of North Korea’s latest nuclear test, according to the U.S. Air Forces Korea (Yonhap)
North Korea Conducts Fifth Nuclear Test
Pyongyang confirmed a successful nuclear warhead test on Friday—its fifth and largest test to date (WSJ)
The test marks North Korea’s second of the year and drew widespread international condemnation, including from its neighbor and ally China
East Asia Summit Members Urge North Korea to Abandon Nuclear Program
The members of the East Asia Summit adopted a statement on nonproliferation on September 8, calling on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs (Yonhap)
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles
North Korea test fired three mid-range ballistic missiles that landed 250 miles inside Japan’s air defense identification zone in the Sea of Japan, according to a South Korean official (Yonhap)
North Korean Missile Tests
North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles, the U.S., Japanese, and South Korean militaries said (AP)
North Korean state media reported the latest test included cluster bombs (Yonhap)