カテゴリー: North Korea
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…
Amid economic crisis, Kim Jong-un wants restrictions relaxed on necessities as well as luxury goods, South Korea lawmakers sayNorth Korea wants a raft of international sanctions eased – including on imports of luxury items such as high-class liquors an…
Communication channels have been restored after being severed when cross-border ties soured and Trump summits failedSouth and North Korea have restored their once-severed hotline and the two countries’ leaders have agreed to rebuild trust and improve t…
Editorial in official newspaper calls on youth to follow ‘traditional lifestyles’ and stick to ‘superior’ languageYoung North Koreans have been warned to adhere to the country’s standard language and follow “traditional lifestyles” as part of the regim…
Analysis: leader’s talk of huge crisis, despite no admission of Covid cases, comes amid concerns over health infrastructure and food shortagesAlmost 18 months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, North Korea has come close to conceding that its at…
Leader speaks of a grave incident and sacks officials for neglecting duties in fighting ‘global health crisis’See all our coronavirus coverageThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has sacked several senior party officials over a “grave” coronavirus inc…
Kim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong-un’s influential sister appears to have dismissed hopes for a breakthrough on nuclear talks with the US, warning Washington that it faced “di…
Estimated UK cut of $900m offsets increases by other nations, according to annual Global Humanitarian Assistance ReportInternational humanitarian spending by public donors dropped by $284m (£204m) between 2019 and 2020, and the UK government cut its hu…
Dictator tells ruling Workers’ party of the need to get ready for ‘fast-changing’ security situationNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country needs to prepare for “both dialogue and confrontation” with the United States under Joe Biden, stat…
Kim looks noticeably slimmer in his first public appearance for a month, highlighting possible health issues over weight and lifestyle The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has prompted more speculation about his health after recent photographs suggest…
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Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhen the South Korean president goes to Washington DC on Friday, his discussions with Joe Biden about China will test the limits of the US presid…
State-run media in North warn people about a ‘strange object flying in the wind’ as South Korean police raid office of leaflet distributorNorth Korea has warned its citizens against reading propaganda leaflets sent via balloon over the border with the …
Country’s economy battered by more than a year of border restrictions imposed after the Covid outbreak Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNorth Korea is facing one of the worst economic crises in its 73-year history, amid short…
US offer of diplomacy branded ‘spurious’ after White House says denuclearisation remains its goalNorth Korea has dismissed the idea of talks with Washington, branding US diplomacy “spurious” a day after the Biden administration said it was open to dipl…