カテゴリー: North Korea
Leader uses the term ‘arduous march’ in party speech, a term used to refer to devastating 1990s famine in which hundreds of thousands diedNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for another “arduous march” against severe economic difficulties, appe…
Diplomats from three countries said they ‘shared their concerns’ about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmesThe United States, Japan and South Korea have promised “concerted trilateral cooperation” towards the denuclearisation of North K…
Russian embassy staff cite medicine shortages and unbearable conditions arising from strict Covid restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRussian diplomats fleeing North Korea have described acute shortages of medicines …
Official Ri Pyong Chol hails ‘great significance in bolstering up the military power of the country’ as Biden warns of consequencesNorth Korea has claimed that it has tested a new guided missile, as US President Joe Biden warned of consequences if Pyon…
Projectiles are believed to have landed in the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zoneNorth Korea test fired two ballistic missiles early on Thursday, in the biggest challenge so far to Joe Biden’s attempts to engage the regime over its nuclear wea…
Secretary of state says China has a ‘critical role’, as North Korea says it will refuse dialogue with ‘hostile’ USChina must use its “tremendous influence” to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinke…
Comments come as US secretary of state and defence secretary begin visit to Japan and South Korea to discuss securityNorth Korea could be planning to flight test an upgraded inter-continental ballistic missile [ICBM] “in the near future,” a senior US m…
Academics reject J Mark Ramseyer’s claim women were not forced into sexual slavery during second world warA Harvard University professor has sparked outrage among fellow academics and campaigners after claiming that women forced into sexual slavery by …
In normal times, most diplomats can expect to end a foreign posting with an official – if not always fond – farewell from their hosts and a comfortable journey back to their native country.But for one group of Russian envoys and their families, the&nbs…
Coronavirus pandemic meant the envoys and their families had to travel home in an unconventional way In normal times, most diplomats can expect to end a foreign posting with an official – if not always fond – farewell from their hosts and a comfortable…
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…
Embarrassment for South Korea’s military after guards fail to heed alarms despite man being picked up by five sets of CCTV camerasSouth Korea’s military is facing criticism over security lapses along the country’s heavily armed border with North Korea …
Mitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of others like her – could never go backIt has been six decades since Mitsuko Minakawa boarded a ferry on the Sea of Japan coast, bound for a new life…
Confidential UN report reveals Pyongyang was acting in violation of international sanctions North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, said a UN diplomat wi…
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…