投稿者: Reuters in Seoul
State TV broadcasts Hollywood-style video starring leader in aviator shades and flanked by military officersSporting a shiny leather jacket and aviator shades, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un has starred in a Hollywood-style video for Pyongyang’s …
State media says Kim Jong-un directly guided the launch of the powerful new Hwasong-17 missileNorth Korea has confirmed that it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range…
Eighth rocket launch this year looked to be fired from area near Pyongyang international airportNorth Korea says a test conducted on Sunday was for the development of a reconnaissance satellite system, state media reported a day after a missile launch …
Two tactical guided missiles hit their target, state media said, hours after Pyongyang accused US of ‘provocation’North Korea’s third weapons test this month involved the firing drill of a railway-borne missile, state media KCNA has said.South Korea’s …
Seoul defence ministry says it is in the process of verifying facts about incident at the weekendA man observed crossing the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea last week is believed to be a North Korean who previously defected t…
At least 241 people linked to religious community test positive for virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the centre of a Covid outbreak in South Korea, as the …
Kim Jong-un appears not to have attended test, which was overseen by a central committee memberNorth Korea has fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile, the official KCNA news agency has reported, in the latest in its recent series of weapons test…
Fears of crop damage and impact on food supplies rise as forecaster reports more than 500mm of rain has fallen in three daysMore than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated and farms and roads washed away after days of h…
Rights group says pyramid-like scheme is directly linked to North’s nuclear and missile programmesNorth Korea has been enslaving political prisoners, including children, in coal production to help boost exports and earn foreign currency as part of a sy…
Acting ambassador to Kuwait fled for South last year, says fellow defectorNorth Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea in the latest high-profile escape from the isolated country.Ryu Hyun-woo had led North Korea’s embassy in Ku…
Authorities say programme will continue after finding no direct links between the deaths and the vaccinesSouth Korean officials refused on Thursday to suspend a seasonal influenza inoculation effort, despite growing calls for a halt, including an appea…
Restrictions on large gatherings in place in Seoul and surrounding cities Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage South Korea has said it will roll out tougher social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwi…
Pyongyang says since summit two years ago US has appeared friendly but has instead sought regime changeNorth Korea sees no future benefit in maintaining a relationship between its leader, Kim Jong-Un, and Donald Trump, the country’s state media has sai…
Thae Yong-ho and Ji Seong-ho both said in South Korea that leader was gravely ill or deadA former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised after saying Kim Jong-un was probably so ill he could not stand, days before he emerged on state media smoking…
Latest in flurry of launches draws particular criticism amid coronavirus pandemicNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches tha…