SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – The North Korean authorities will impose stiff penalties on anyone caught watching South Korean entertainment or aping the way people in the South speak. This comes as leader Kim Jong Un has intensified the war against outside influences. The new
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – During a military parade on Thursday night, North Korea displayed a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), bringing to an end a week-long party meeting with a show of military might. Dressed in a leather coat and fur hat, leader Kim Jong Un smiled and waved during the parade in Pyongyang’s Kim […]
SEOUL (NOUTH KOREA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ringed in the new year with a letter, as an address to the country’s citizens. He also visited the tomb of his father and grandfather, state media reported. In the letter, Kim offered thanks to the people for having trusted and supported the ruling Party […]
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – A US analyst said on Tuesday that China gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family an experimental coronavirus vaccine. Harry Kazianis, a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington, said the Kims and several senior North Korean officials had been vaccinated. […]
UNITED NATIONS (SWITZERLAND) – North Korea on Wednesday dubbed the global atomic watchdog “a marionette dancing to the tune of the hostile forces” as the International Atomic Energy Agency chief warned that Pyongyang’s nuclear activities remain “a cause for serious concern.” The Vienna-based IAEA has not had access to North Korea since
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – Seasonal yellow dust blowing in from China might carry the novel coronavirus, said North Korea on Saturday, urging its citizens to remain indoors. “As the new coronavirus infections continue to spread around the world, the need to deal with the yellow dust and take thorough measures has become more critical,” said […]
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – At a predawn military parade on Saturday, North Korea unveiled intercontinental ballistic missiles, showcasing the country’s long-range weapons for the first time in two years. The missiles were mounted on a transporter vehicle with 11 axles and they are one of the largest road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), say
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – Early on Saturday, North Korea conducted a military parade to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers’ Party, said South Korea’s military. The anniversary is marked with a series of concerts and festivals which are watched around the region as they are the occasions when leader Kim […]
SEOUL (KOREA) – In North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s latest visit to areas damaged by recent typhoons, he thoroughly took a look into the recovery efforts in a flooded village. On the other hand, his sister reappeared in public for the first time in about two months, state media said on Friday. Kim lauded […]
SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – North Korea’s ruling party will be conducting a congress next year to chart out a new five-year plan, state media reported on Thursday. The move has been taken after a party meeting stated that there were delays in getting the national economy and living standards improved. The plenary meeting of the […]