North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has had his official party title changed, state media reported yesterday, assuming a position previously held by his late father in what analysts said was a move to bolster his authority.
Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist complex into an international resort, a year after leader Kim Jong Un ordered South Korean-built buildings there demolished, state media reported yesterday.
North Korea on Sunday warned the South Korean navy to stop crossing into its territorial waters as ships search for the body of a Seoul official shot dead at sea by Pyongyang’s soldiers.
North Korean soldiers shot dead a suspected South Korean defector after interrogating him at sea, then poured oil over his body and burned it over coronavirus fears, Seoul military officials said Thursday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered 12,000 elite members of his ruling party based in Pyongyang to help with recovery efforts in two rural provinces lashed by a powerful typhoon, state media reported yesterday.
North Korea is seizing on the return of a defector from the South to point the finger at Seoul for the arrival of coronavirus in the country after months of denying it had any cases, analysts said Monday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was shown surrounded by pistol-toting generals while in the South masked veterans were socially distanced as the two sides on Monday separately marked the armistice that ended Korean War hostilities.
North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the country’s first suspected coronavirus case, state media reported Sunday.
North Korea does “not feel any need” to resume talks with Washington, a senior diplomat for the country said Saturday, days after Seoul called for a summit as it seeks improved ties with Pyongyang.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un suspends plans for military action against the South.
North Korea is preparing to launch an anti-Seoul leaflet campaign, state media said Saturday, prompting sharp criticism from South Korea with tensions high on the peninsula.
North Korea threatened Wednesday to bolster its military presence in and near the Demilitarized Zone, a day after blowing up its liaison office with the South, prompting sharp criticism from Seoul.
N Korea to take “action” against South and entrust military to carry it out: Kim Yo Jong.
North Korea rebuked Washington on Thursday for criticising its decision to cut communication links with Seoul, warning it to stay out of inter-Korean affairs if it wanted to ensure a smooth presidential election.
N Korea threatens Seoul to stop flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border.
N Korean troops fire gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone: Seoul said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he remained hopeful for a nuclear agreement with North Korea, despite speculation about leader Kim Jong Un’s health and a standstill in talks.
North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung in subdued fashion Wednesday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang as the country imposes strict anti-coronavirus measures.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has carried out a major reshuffle of his State Affairs Commission, official media reported Monday, replacing more than a third of its members.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful younger sister has been reinstated to a key decision-making body, state media reported Sunday, marking her rise in the isolated nation.
North Korea remains totally free of covid-19, a health official in Pyongyang insists.
N Korea successfully tests “super-large multiple rocket launchers”, state media said.
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, a week after a similar weapons test by Pyongyang.
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range missile tests over.
Embassy of DPRK: No one can match the invincible Korean People’s Army (KPA) so what is the secret? The first one is that the KPA has been led by outstanding leaders.
A broader inter-Korean cooperation will help promote dialogue between North Korea and the United States and win the international support for sanctions relief toward Pyongyang, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday.
The government shutters all businesses run by North Koreans in the Kingdom.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday offered a broader inter-Korean cooperation this year to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), while proposing concerted efforts to create conditions for top DPRK…
Microsoft says it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon.
