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Mon, June 1, 2020 | 07:55

N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting in April amid coronavirus fears

North Korea's parliament will convene a plenary session in Pyongyang next month, state media said Saturday, amid the country's nationwide efforts to block an outbreak of the new coronavirus on its soil.

2020-03-21 09:21

N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea

N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea

North Korea on Saturday fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, the latest in a series of such launches this month.

2020-03-21 09:15

North Korean leader attends ceremony for Pyongyang hospital amid coronavirus fears

North Korean leader attends ceremony for Pyongyang hospital amid coronavirus fears

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to break ground on a general hospital in Pyongyang, calling it a "crucial task" to prop up the country's public health, state media reported Wednesday.

2020-03-18 09:24

Kim Jong-un may have left Pyongyang to escape virus

Kim Jong-un may have left Pyongyang to escape virus

Speculation is growing that North Korean leader Kim Jong-is staying away from Pyongyang out of concern over the coronavirus in the country's crowded capital, following reports that he has been observing military exercises across the country for weeks.

Kim Rahn | 2020-03-13 15:39

Speculation grows that North Korean leader has been away from Pyongyang for weeks

Speculation grows that North Korean leader has been away from Pyongyang for weeks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's attendance at this week's artillery fire exercise has added to speculation that he has been away from Pyongyang for an extended period of time due possibly to coronavirus concerns. According to state media reports, Kim supervised the coastal artillery drill on Thursday, just days after he oversaw a similar exercise on March 9. These drills fo...

2020-03-13 14:36

North Korea may test more advanced ICBM: US general

North Korea may test more advanced ICBM: US general

North Korea's recent engine testing suggests the regime may be ready to test a more advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that could pose a greater threat to the United States, a U.S. general said Thursday. Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, offered the assessment in a written statement to th...

2020-03-13 10:11

Questions mount over 'corona-free North Korea'

Questions mount over 'corona-free North Korea'

North Korea still remains a self-proclaimed coronavirus-free country, “thanks to its preemptive quarantine efforts.” However, mounting evidence to the contrary is raising suspicions that the country, sandwiched between two COVID-19 hot spots, South Korea and China, may have failed to keep the deadly epidemic at bay.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-03-11 16:50

Reopening Kaesong Complex to produce masks unlikely at this point: unification ministry

Reopening Kaesong Complex to produce masks unlikely at this point: unification ministry

The unification ministry on Wednesday brushed aside calls to reopen a shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea for anti-coronavirus mask production, citing challenges such as the need for workers from the two sides to stay in close contact.

2020-03-11 14:41

North Korea says Kim oversaw long-range artillery strike drill

North Korea says Kim oversaw long-range artillery strike drill

North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong-un supervised a long-range artillery strike drill a day earlier to inspect his forces' "sudden military counterattack capability." On Monday, South Korea's military said the North fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast in what appears to be part of its artillery strike drill involving multiple rocket launchers. It ...

2020-03-10 09:11

N. Korea fires 3 unidentified projectiles toward East Sea

N. Korea fires 3 unidentified projectiles toward East Sea

The projectiles were fired northeastward from areas near its eastern town of Sondok in South Hamgyong Province, the JCS said in a brief release. Other details, including their type, flight range and altitude, were not immediately available.

2020-03-09 09:47

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