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Mon, September 28, 2020 | 00:01

Russia provides 25,000 tons of wheat to typhoon-hit North Korea

Russia provides 25,000 tons of wheat to typhoon-hit North Korea

Russia has delivered 25,000 tons of wheat in humanitarian assistance to North Korea, the Russian mission in Pyongyang has said, as the impoverished North struggles to recover from damage caused by recent back-to-back typhoons.

2020-09-13 20:48

Biegun expresses US support for lasting peace on Korean Peninsula

Biegun expresses US support for lasting peace on Korean Peninsula

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun has expressed Washington's support for efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum, his office said.

2020-09-13 14:55

North Korean suspected of killing Kim Jong-un's half-brother charged with violating sanctions

North Korean suspected of killing Kim Jong-un's half-brother charged with violating sanctions

The United States Department of Justice has filed a criminal complaint against a North Korean man suspected of killing Kim Jong-un's half brother on charges of violating sanctions placed on the communist regime.

2020-09-13 12:08

North Korean leader visits flood-hit area for 2nd time to check recovery efforts

North Korean leader visits flood-hit area for 2nd time to check recovery efforts

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a flood-hit village in North Hwanghae Province in the country's southwest for the second time in a month to check on recovery efforts, state media said Saturday.

2020-09-12 09:41

Gov't in hot seat over detained South Koreans in North Korea

Gov't in hot seat over detained South Koreans in North Korea

The South Korean government's silence on its citizens detained in North Korea is drawing criticism from those who are claiming that Seoul is intentionally avoiding the issue so as not to ruffle feathers in Pyongyang while pursuing inter-Korean projects.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-09-11 17:38

North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus: USFK

North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus: USFK

North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South. The impoverished North - whose crumbling health system would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak - has not confirmed a single case of the disease that has swept the world since first emerging in Ch...

2020-09-11 14:06

North Korea showing no sign of 'lashing out' in near future: USFK chief

North Korea showing no sign of 'lashing out' in near future: USFK chief

North Korea showing no sign of 'lashing out' in near future: USFK chief

North Korea is not showing any signs of provocation, such as rolling out a new strategic weapons system, the head of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday, while insisting the impoverished North may be too caught up in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and the amplified effects of sanctions. "There's people suggesting that perhaps there'll be a rollout of a new weapons system. ...

2020-09-11 09:17

North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus: USFK

North Korea's child mortality rate nearly six times higher than South Korea in 2019: UN report

North Korea's child mortality rate nearly six times higher than South Korea in 2019: UN report

North Korea's child mortality rate in 2019 was nearly six times higher than that of South Korea, a recent United Nations report showed. According to the report from the U.N. Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME), North Korea's child mortality was estimated at 17 per 1,000 births in 2019, greatly reduced from 43 deaths in 1990, but still significantly higher...

2020-09-10 11:49

Resumption of North Korean weapons testing only matter of time: US expert

Resumption of North Korean weapons testing only matter of time: US expert

North Korea appears to be ready to resume its nuclear and weapons testing in the near future, a former U.S. intelligence official said Wednesday, stressing the need for "stronger" incentives or punishment for the communist state. "Another big element we need to think about is that additional weapons testing is probably just a matter of time," said Markus Garlauskas, a former ...

2020-09-10 09:06

North-South Korean couples try to bridge 75-year division

North-South Korean couples try to bridge 75-year division

On their second date last year, feeling a little drunk at a seaside restaurant, Kim Seo-yun let slip a revelation to her South Korean love interest: She had fled North Korea a decade ago, something that sometimes made her feel ashamed in a country where North Korean defectors can face discrimination. Her companion, Lee Jeong-sup, jokingly asked if she was a spy but then told ...

2020-09-09 11:04

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