North Korea: Why is Kim Jong-un always surrounded by people taking notes?
There’s a newly released batch of photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on a series of site visits. The dozens of photos all have one curious detail in common – the leader is surrounded by...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires three short-range rockets as pope visits South Korea
(Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived in Seoul on his first visit to Asia....
View ArticleTop North Korea officials make rare visit to South as diplomacy ramps up
(Reuters) – Isolated North Korea sent its highest level delegation to South Korea on Saturday to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony amid a flurry of diplomatic activity which has raised hopes for...
View ArticleFor Kim-watchers, North Korean anniversary on Friday is pivotal
(Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been out of sight for over a month and if he does not appear at a key political event early on Friday, speculation will intensify over his health and...
View ArticleKim Jong Un Walks Without Cane as Troops Applaud
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first appearance without a cane since emerging from a six-week seclusion that prompted speculation about his health and grip on power. Kim clapped his hands and...
View ArticleUS Considers Putting North Korea on Terror Sponsor List
President Barack Obama said the United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back onto its lists of state sponsors of terrorism following the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, which U.S....
View ArticleGeorge Clooney criticizes Hollywood in Sony cyber attack
(Reuters) – Oscar winner George Clooney slammed Hollywood power players for not supporting Sony Pictures following the cyber attack on the company over the satirical comedy The Interview about North...
View ArticleKey North Korean websites back online after shutdown
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington...
View ArticleNorth Korea sets clocks back 30 minutes creating its own time zone
(CNN) — North Korea is its own world in many ways. Now, it is getting its own time zone to match. State news agency, KCNA, has announced that North Korea will set its clocks back by 30 minutes to...
View ArticleNorth Korea Says It Is Bolstering Its Nuclear Arsenal
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Tuesday that it was improving its nuclear arsenal in both “quality and quantity,” reaffirming that the country’s main nuclear complex, including its only...
View ArticleNorth Korea congress gives Kim Jong Un new title of chairman
North Korea’s ruling-party congress on Monday announced a new title for Kim Jong Un, party chairman, in a move that highlights how the authoritarian country’s first congress in 36 years is aimed at...
View ArticleNorth Korean elite turning against leader Kim: defector
The North Korean elite are outwardly expressing their discontent towards young leader Kim Jong Un and his government as more
View ArticleNorth Korea fires three short-range rockets as pope visits South Korea
(Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said,
View ArticleNorth Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United
View ArticleNorth Korea fires three short-range rockets as pope visits South Korea
(Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said,
View ArticleKim Jong Un To Send Sister To Winter Olympics As Part Of North Korean Delegation
It’s unclear whether her appearance is intended as a propaganda tool or an opening for dialogue. North Korean leader Kim
View ArticleKim Jong Un Invites South Korean President Moon Jae-in To Pyongyang
Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, delivered the invitation during her visit to the Winter Olympics. North Korean leader Kim Jong
View ArticleNorth Korea experts stunned yet cautiously optimistic about Trump-Kim meeting
My head is literally spinning… I don’t know what to make of it North Korea policy analysts reacted with a
View ArticleTrump says ‘we’ll see’ as North Korea threatens to cancel summit
US President Donald Trump sounded a note of caution Wednesday about his much-vaunted summit with Kim Jong Un, saying we’ll
View ArticleN. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in frequently next year to discuss denuclearisation
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