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N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19

Editorial Bureau July 1, 2022

Seoul(South Korea)- North Korea suggested Friday its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea — a highly questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to hold its rival responsible amid increasing tensions over its nuclear program. Activists for

Asia World

N. Korea’s talks of new army duties suggest nuke deployment

Editorial Bureau June 23, 2022

Seoul(South Korea)- North Korea discussed assigning additional duties to its frontline army units at a key military meeting, state media said Thursday, a suggestion the country may want to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting South Korea along the rivals’ tense border. The discussion comes as South Korean officials said North Korea has finished preparation for […]

Health

‘It always wins’: North Korea may declare COVID-19 victory

Editorial Bureau June 21, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- It’s only been a month since North Korea acknowledged having a COVID-19 outbreak, after steadfastly denying any cases for more than two years. But already it may be preparing to declare victory. According to state media, North Korea has avoided the mass deaths many expected in a nation with one of the world’s worst […]

USA World

US, S. Korea fly 20 fighter jets amid N. Korea tensions

Editorial Bureau June 7, 2022

Seoul(South Korea)- The South Korean and U.S. militaries flew 20 fighter jets over waters off South Korea’s western coast Tuesday in a continued show of force as a senior U.S. official warned of a forceful response if North Korea goes ahead with its first nuclear test explosion in nearly five years. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs […]

Health World

N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have become ill, and 65 people have died due to its first COVID-19 outbreak. Outside experts question the validity of the reported fatalities and fear a humanitarian crisis. After more than two years of claiming to be coronavirus-free, North Korea […]

Health Pharma/BioTech

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. The North Korean leader’s lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected COVID-19 patients and urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea. Despite what the North’s propaganda describes as an […]

Health World

North Korea suspected more covid 19 caseloads near 2 million

Editorial Bureau May 19, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- North Korea reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the country’s pandemic caseload closer to 2 million, just a week after acknowledging the outbreak and scrambling to slow infections in its unvaccinated population. The country is also attempting to keep its fragile economy from deteriorating further. Still, the

Health World

North Korea reports six covid deaths; A day after acknowledging

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- Six people have died, and 350,000 people are in treatment in North Korea after the country’s first acknowledgement of a COVID-19 outbreak. The full scope of the outbreak is unknown. Still, in a country with a broken healthcare system and an unvaccinated and malnourished population, a significant COVID-19 attack could be devastating. […]

Asia

Kim Jong Un lookalike disrupts Australian election campaign

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

SYDNEY — A man impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday disrupted the Australian election campaign when he burst into an event that Prime Minister Scott Morrison was attending with lawmaker Gladys Liu. The impersonator, who later identified himself by the stage name Howard X, started talking to gathered media. “Thank you very […]

Asia World

North Korea reports their first covid outbreak: Declares National Emergency

Editorial Bureau May 12, 2022

Seoul (South Korea)- North Korea enforced a statewide curfew on Thursday to contain its first COVID-19 breakout after clinging for more than two years to a widely questioned claim of a spotless record in keeping the virus from spreading to practically every country on the planet. The outbreak’s scale is unknown at this time. Still, […]