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Mon, June 1, 2020 | 07:03

Low-key celebrations for North Korea's founder in face of virus

Low-key celebrations for North Korea's founder in face of virus

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.

2020-04-15 16:02

North Korea fires multiple anti-ship cruise missiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fires multiple anti-ship cruise missiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range projectiles believed to be anti-ship cruise missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The firings came on the eve of the birthday of late founder Kim Il-sung and South Korea's general elections. The projectiles, assumed to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles, were fired northeastward from are...

2020-04-14 14:24

North Korea calls for stricter anti-epidemic measures

North Korea calls for stricter anti-epidemic measures

North Korea called for stricter and more thorough countermeasures to ensure the safety of its citizens from the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak at a political bureau meeting of the ruling party's central committee, which was presided over by its leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Sunday.

2020-04-12 10:46

Kim Jong-un's sister promoted to key politburo member

Kim Jong-un's sister promoted to key politburo member

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a political bureau meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, discussing anti-coronavirus measures and electing his sister as an alternate member of the bureau, state media said Sunday.

2020-04-12 10:15

North Korean leader supervises mortar firing drill

North Korean leader supervises mortar firing drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a mortar firing drill, state media reported Friday, ahead of a key meeting of the country's rubber-stamp legislature to be watched closely for any message to the United States. Kim's attendance in the exercise suggests that a politburo or a plenary meeting of the country's ruling Workers' Party, which used to be held on the eve of ...

2020-04-10 09:40

UNICEF raises North Korea aid budget by $3 million to $22.5 million

UNICEF raises North Korea aid budget by $3 million to $22.5 million

SEOUL - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it has set this year's budget for North Korea aid projects at US$22.5 million, up about $3 million from last year.

2020-04-09 15:25

From Pyongyang to Gangnam: the ex-N. Korean diplomat on the ballot in Seoul

From Pyongyang to Gangnam: the ex-N. Korean diplomat on the ballot in Seoul

SEOUL - For decades, Thae Yong Ho served the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, rising to become Pyongyang's deputy ambassador to London before defecting. Now he is standing for election in South Korea's multi-party democracy.

2020-04-09 12:55

North Korea still says no COVID-19 cases: WHO representative

North Korea still says no COVID-19 cases: WHO representative

North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing and has more than 500 people in quarantine, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters on Tuesday.

2020-04-08 09:54

US senators urge Trump administration to strengthen NK sanctions enforcement

Two U.S. senators have urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to step up enforcement of sanctions on North Korea.

2020-04-04 10:42

NK propaganda outlet calls recent launches 'self-defensive'

North Korea fired two projectiles, which Seoul said were short-range ballistic missiles, toward the East Sea on Sunday, marking the fourth major weapons test this year. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were "very inappropriate" and called for an immediate halt.

2020-04-04 10:38

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