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North Korea
Sun, September 27, 2020 | 10:08
Defector seems to have swam across border to North Korea from Gangwha Island
Defector seems to have swam across border to North Korea from Gangwha Island
A North Korean defector is believed to have swam across the border from the western island of Gwanghwa after going through a drain under barbed wire fences to evade South Korean border guards, military officials said Monday. The border crossing by the 24-year-old man was made known after North Korea revealed Sunday that a "runaway" returned home in the border city of Kaesong ...
2020-07-27 11:44
  • 11 North Korean defectors returned home over past 5 years
North Korean leader confers pistols to officers on armistice anniversary
North Korean leader confers pistols to officers on armistice anniversary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marked the 67th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War by visiting a war cemetery and presenting army officers with pistols, state media said Monday. Kim paid homage to the North's soldiers killed in the Korean War and buried at the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery to commemorate the anniversary ...
2020-07-27 10:22
  • North Korean leader says there will be no more war thanks to nuclear weapons
Seoul sees 'high chances' of defector's border crossing into North Korea
Seoul sees 'high chances' of defector's border crossing into North Korea
South Korea sees "high chances" of a person's alleged illegal border crossing into North Korea, a military official said Sunday after Pyongyang claimed that a defector with suspected virus symptoms recently crossed the demarcation line to return home. "The military is looking into the detailed routes, seeing high chances of a certain person's border crossing into the North," ...
2020-07-26 14:56
  • North Korea declares emergency after 'runaway' virus defector returns
North Korea declares emergency after 'runaway' virus defector returns
North Korea declares emergency after 'runaway' virus defector returns
North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they called the country's first suspected case of the novel coronavirus, state media reported Sunday. Leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting on Saturday to implement a "maximum emergency system and issue a top-class alert" to contain the virus, official ne...
2020-07-26 09:16
  • Seoul sees 'high chances' of defector's border crossing into North Korea
US, dozens of others accuse Pyongyang of UN sanctions violations: report
US, dozens of others accuse Pyongyang of UN sanctions violations: report
The United States and 42 other countries have accused North Korea of importing more than the U.N.-permitted volume of refined petroleum, calling for a halt to deliveries until the end of the year, according to a news report, Friday.
2020-07-25 14:33
Unification minister nominee pledges bold changes in inter-Korean cooperation
Unification minister nominee pledges bold changes in inter-Korean cooperation
Unification Minister nominee Lee In-young has vowed to make bold changes in order to reactivate stalled inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation. He also said cross-border relations should move forward regardless of progress in denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States.
Kang Seung-woo | 2020-07-23 14:43
NK leader discusses 'war deterrent' at Central Military Commission meeting
NK leader discusses 'war deterrent' at Central Military Commission meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed "the key issues of further bolstering a war deterrent of the country," state media reported Sunday. The meeting held on Saturday also examined the "strategic mission" of major military units for coping with the "military situation around the Korea...
2020-07-19 10:12
North Korea claims it is developing coronavirus vaccine
North Korea claims it is developing coronavirus vaccine
North Korea is developing a vaccine for COVID-19, Pyongyang's science research council said Saturday.
2020-07-18 17:35
NK leader made least number of public appearances in first half
NK leader made least number of public appearances in first half
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made the least number of public appearances in the first half of this year since he assumed power in 2012, amid efforts to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country, a recent report said Thursday.According to data released by the Korea Institute for National Unification, a state-run think tank, Kim appeared in public on 19 occas...
2020-07-16 19:46
Trump floats summit possibility for status quo with NK
Trump floats summit possibility for status quo with NK
Despite North Korea's rejection of another summit with the United States, the Donald Trump administration has been floating the idea ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. However, doubting its sincerity, diplomatic experts say it is a U.S. ploy to preserve the status quo and prevent the isolated state from interfering in the vote.
Kang Seung-woo | 2020-07-16 15:56
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