The South Korean military said that North Korea is believed to have fired a ballistic missile toward the sea from its east coast. At least 13 of these missiles this year. It is unclear what this missile is and what range it had. However, the South Koreans think the […]
North Korea has maintained and further developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020, the United Nations said in a confidential report. This is contrary to international sanctions. According to the report, Pyongyang has “produced fissile materials, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded ballistic missile infrastructure”. North Korea has […]
The eighth party congress has started in North Korea, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports. Kim Jong-un, leader of the dictatorial regime, is expected to deliver a speech. He may discuss the relationship with the United States and South Korea. The communist-administered country’s party congress is the second led […]
North Korea has taken stricter measures against the spread of that coronavirus around the capital Pyongyang. State media, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, are talking about preventive measures to keep the “malicious virus” at bay. Officially, North Korea is still corona-free. Travellers to the capital via a […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants to reopen the military hotline with North Korea. Moon said on Monday that he wants to prevent more unexpected incidents from happening. Moon’s statements follow the shooting of an employee of the South Korean Ministry of Fisheries. The man was shot by North […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologized for shooting a South Korean who may have wanted to defect to the north. That happened earlier this week. The government employee disappeared from a South Korean ship. According to South Korea, he was shot by North Korean soldiers while floating in […]
North Korea has prepared millions of leaflets to pour out over South Korea in response to the sending of hostile leaflets to its own territory. This was announced on Monday through state news agency KCNA. The leaflets are sent to South Korea with three thousand balloons, according to KCNA. […]
North Korea appears to have blown up the liaison office with South Korea in the border city of Kaesong. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that based on information from military sources. With this, Pyongyang takes a new step in severing ties with South Korea. North Korea had already […]
Trump Promises Rapid progress Denuclearisation North Korea. US President Donald Trump has promised at a press conference after his historic meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that the agreements on denuclearisation of North Korea will come into effect soon. Declaration of the intent US and North Korea […]
The North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister says his country is still willing to meet with the US. He responded to the cancellation by US President Trump of a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. That summit would be held on June 12 in Singapore. “We greatly appreciated […]
