North Korea is struggling with an outbreak of the coronavirus and is resorting to very striking remedies. State media recommends hot drinks and saltwater, among other things, to the population to combat the symptoms, the BBC reported. Until more than a week ago, the authorities maintained that the isolated […]
North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” on Thursday. That’s what the South Korean military says. Pyongyang thus continues a series of launches since the beginning of the year. “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile in an easterly direction,” the South Korean chiefs of staff said in a statement. The […]
South Korea’s military seized a North Korean fishing boat crossing the sea border between the two Koreas on Tuesday. A warning shot was also fired to fend off a North Korean patrol trying to get in. This is reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap. Border incidents between […]
The person who crossed the demilitarized zone into North Korea from South Korea last weekend is a North Korean who previously defected south. The South Korean Ministry of Defense assumes this but reports that the information has yet to be verified. It would be a North Korean who came […]
China and Russia are pushing for an easing of international sanctions against North Korea, according to a draft UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday. The two countries want to “improve the quality of life of the civilian population in North Korea” by lifting trade restrictions on agricultural products, seafood, […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, officially 39 years old, appeared on North Korean TV with a dark green spot on the back of his head. In other broadcasts, a plaster was seen in the same spot. The images dust existing doubts about the leader’s health. The patch was seen […]
The missile that Kim Jong-un presented this weekend is capable of carrying multiple nuclear weapons. This will probably make it easier for North Korea to hit an American city with a nuclear weapon using the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The size and possibly also the operation of the motor […]
North Korea is again installing loudspeakers that blare propaganda across the border with the South. It is another step away from the inter-Korean peace accords, a South Korean military source said Tuesday. Tensions between the two Koreas have escalated in recent weeks after the North blew up a joint […]
South Korea will tackle North Korean defectors who send propaganda messages across the border. These are often pamphlets criticizing dictator Kim Jong-un that is attached to balloons or launched into bottles. Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, recently called the defectors “scum” and “dirty street dogs” who betrayed their homeland. […]
Kim Jong-un is still alive and healthy, according to a safety adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in. There have been speculations about the health of the North Korean leader for some time. “Our government’s position is clear: Kim Jong-un is alive and in good health,” Moon Chung-told US […]
