North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress
North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping more than...
North Korea’s Kim wraps up rare party congress with mass art performance
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped up a rare congress at a mass indoor art performance on Wednesday, state media said, but made no...
North Korea’s Kim urges stronger military capabilities as party congress ends
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for increased military power and greater nuclear war deterrence, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday, as a...
North Korea’s Kim calls US ‘our biggest enemy’ in challenge to Biden
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States was the country's "biggest enemy", state media said...
South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran, Seoul demands release
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters and detained its crew, Iranian media said on Monday, amid tensions between Tehran...
North Korea publicly executes a fishing captain in front of 100 fishermen for listening to foreign radio while at sea’
A North Korean fishing boat captain was executed in public for listening to a banned foreign radio station, it is claimed. The US government-funded Radio...
Report: U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flies over Korean Peninsula
A U.S. spy plane designed to detect missile launches flew over South Korean airspace Wednesday, ahead of North Korea's planned Eighth Party Congress in January....
South Korea bans anti-North leaflets; defector says he won’t stop
South Korea on Monday banned the launching of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, drawing the criticism of rights activists and defiance from a prominent North...
America accuses China of ‘flagrant abuses of sanctions on North Korea, offers $5 million in reward
The United States accused China on Tuesday of “flagrant violation” of its obligation to enforce international sanctions on North Korea and offered rewards of up...
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea’s Kim – U.S. analyst
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two...
North Korea’s Kim orders tightening of anti-virus measures amid global pandemic – KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a tightening of state emergency anti-coronavirus systems in the face of the worldwide pandemic, as he presided over...
N.Korea says shooting death of S.Korean man was self-defensive measure
North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing in late September, before dousing his body in oil and setting it...
North Korea says China dust could spread COVID-19, warns people to stay inside
North Korea has warned its citizens to stay indoors, saying seasonal yellow dust blowing in from China might carry the new coronavirus into the country....
North Korea’s nuclear, missile programs ‘serious threat’ to security: Pentagon chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs pose a global threat, after Pyongyang’s unveiling of previously unseen intercontinental...
Iran, North Korea had an abysmal 2020 – analysis
Pyongyang and Tehran have both lost ground in their respective standoffs with the US – and Israeli security is marginally better for the time being...
Analysis: ‘I have failed’ – Kim Jong Un shows tearful side in confronting North Korea’s hardships
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears at the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices, in the most striking demonstration...
N Korea reveals ‘monster’ new intercontinental ballistic missile at parade
North Korea has unveiled previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at a rare night-time military parade that showcased the country's long-range weapons for the first time...
Despite virus shutdown, North Korea to stage huge parade
North Korea is expected to stage a massive military parade on Saturday Ed JONES AFP Eight months into a strict, coronavirus-triggered border shutdown, nuclear-armed North...
North Korea’s Kim orders 80-day ‘battle’ to boost economy
Analysts expect Pyongyang to showcase its latest achievements on Saturday at a grand event to mark the 75th anniversary of the country's ruling party STR...
North Korea tells U.N. it has COVID-19 ‘under safe, stable control’
North Korea now has the coronavirus “under safe and stable control,” North Korea’s U.N. ambassador, Kim Song, told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday....
North Korea flouting nuclear sanctions: UN report
The sun sets over the coast of North Korea, seen from Yeonpyeong Island in South Korea Ed JONES AFP North Korea is violating international sanctions...
North Korean leader offers rare apology for killing of South Korean
North Korea expressed regret on Friday for having shot dead a South Korean man to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the South’s national security adviser...
North Korean troops killed missing South Korean official, burned body, Seoul says
North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing earlier this week, before dousing his body in oil and setting it...
North Korean troops killed missing South Korean, Seoul says
North Korean soldiers keep watch toward the south as South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young inspects (not pictured) the truce village of Panmunjom inside the...
Possible missile carrier spotted at North Korea parade practice
The authors acknowledged there was a chance the vehicle could be something else but said that seemed "unlikely in this particular location and circumstance." NORTH...
Missile launch or storm repairs? Activity fuels speculation of N.Korea
A Seoul-based website that reports on North Korea, cited a single unnamed source near the shipyard as saying the site "is bustling with activity to...
North Korean man in Malaysia challenges US extradition bid
The export to North Korea of some goods, including luxury items, is banned under sweeping sanctions imposed on Pyongyang over its weapons programmes Ed Jones...
In bumpy U.N. dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to impose crushing sanctions on North Korea in a bid...
North Korea’s Kim inspects reconstruction in flood-hit area – state media KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected reconstruction work in a flood-hit area, state media KCNA reported on Saturday, following a series of typhoons and...
Little Rocket Man and Me: ‘Love Letters’ Donald Trump traded with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un
American Journalist, Bob Woodward’s latest Donald Trump book, which is trending after excerpts detailed Trump's candid thoughts about the true threat of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Nearly 60 bridges, 2,000 houses wrecked by typhoon in North Korea
Members of a 12,000-strong volunteer workforce attend a rally to pledge support for a typhoon recovery campaign ordered by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un...
North Korea’s Kim to reconsider year-end projects in wake of typhoon damage: state media
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the typhoon-damaged area in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, in this image released by North Korea's...
Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan
South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen arrived on the shores of its southern peninsula on Monday, after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands...
North Korea leader tours typhoon-hit area, directs recovery effort
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspects an unspecified area, after North Korea was affected by Typhoon Maysak in this image released September 5, 2020...
North Korea blames officials’ inaction for typhoon casualties
North Korea’s ruling party is calling for the punishment of officials whose failure to follow orders resulted in “dozens of casualties” during typhoons that lashed...
Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile -think tank
Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S....
Live from Pyongyang: North Korea state media tests new formats on air and online
As two typhoons hammered North Korea within a week of each other, state media broadcasts looked unusually reminiscent of international TV coverage, with correspondents standing...
North Korean troops, vehicles seen preparing for huge parade, U.S. think-tank says
FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse SEOUL...
North Korea’s Kim says Typhoon Bavi caused little damage: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the typhoon-damaged area in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central...
U.S. continues to pursue complete, verifiable North Korea denuclearisation, says Esper
The United States continues to pursue the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday. Speaking at an...
North Korean leader Kim calls for prevention efforts against coronavirus, looming typhoon: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea...
Biden on North Korea: Fewer summits, tighter sanctions, same standoff
No more “Little Rocket Man”, exchanging love letters or summit pageantry. FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden (front, L) shakes hands with South Korean and U.S. soldiers...
North Korea to set new five-year plan in January as economy struggles
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addresses a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea, in this...
Kim calls rare congress for North Korea’s ruling party
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party for January to address policy "shortcomings" and lay out...
Food shortage: North Koreans ordered by Kim Jong-Un to hand over their pet dogs to be used as meat – Report
Kim Jong-Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has ordered that pet dogs in Pyongyang be rounded up - and owners are fearful that their...
North Korea lifts lockdown in border town after suspected COVID-19 case ‘inconclusive’
FILE PHOTO: Kaesong city is seen across the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating North Korea from South Korea in this picture taken from Dora observatory in...
‘Fantasy film’: New Trump book to reveal letters with Kim Jong Un
The personal relationship between Trump and Kim has been a key driver of recent diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang KCNA VIA KNS KCNA VIA KNS/AFP...
North Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, U.S. think-tank says
Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country’s main nuclear facility, a U.S.-based think-tank said on...
Bus stop newest front in South Korea’s coronavirus battle
The glass-walled booths cost about 100 million won ($84,000) each Jung Yeon-je AFP South Korea has opened a high-tech new front in the battle against...
Defectors say South Korea investigations threaten North Korean ‘Underground Railroad’
A combination of coronavirus border closures and an unprecedented pressure campaign by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks...