カテゴリー: North Korea
Analysts say emotional speech suggests Kim is feeling pressures on his leadership linked to Covid and nuclear sanctionsThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, shed tears as he issued a rare apology for his failure to guide the country through tumultuous …
Kim Jong-un tells crowds the country will ‘fully mobilise’ its nuclear force if threatenedThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, said his country will “fully mobilise” its nuclear force if threatened, during a speech at a military parade.At the event, t…
Satellite images suggest show of strength will feature thousands of troops and missile hardware paraded before Kim Jong-unSpeculation is building that North Korea will unveil its latest weaponry at a huge parade this weekend to mark the 75th anniversar…
South’s president Moon Jae-in faces growing public and political outrage over the shooting of the fisheries officialSouth Korea will ask North Korea to further investigate the shooting death of one of its officials, as public and political outrage over…
Kim Jong-un says death ‘should not have happened’ after man shot in North Korean watersNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has apologised for the “unexpected” and “unfortunate” killing of a South Korean official this week after he drifted across the cou…
Seoul says regime ‘committed an act of brutality’ against ministry official who was investigating claims of unauthorised fishing on maritime borderSouth Korea has condemned as “an act of brutality” the death of an official who it claims was shot by Nor…
State newspaper reports leaders will punish ‘irresponsible’ city and provincial officials for failing to protect residentsNorth Korea has pledged harsh punishment for local officials it says failed to protect residents from a typhoon which caused a “se…
Ruler cedes some powers to sibling, according to Seoul, who will be responsible for relations with US and South KoreaThe influential younger sister of the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, has become his de facto second-in-command with responsibility fo…
Pyongyang’s past six nuclear tests had likely helped it develop miniaturised nuclear devices, interim report finds, echoing previous warningsNorth Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons programme and several countries believe it has “probably de…
The case has triggered an emergency lockdown in the North, but officials in Seoul say the man had no record of infection or contact Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Korea has said that a defector who recently fled to th…
Kim Jong-un imposes lockdown on Kaesong, calling it a ‘critical situation’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe North Korean leader has declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of having …
‘Dark fleets’ may be sign of breach of UN sanctions on North Korea, says Global Fishing Watch“Dark fleets” of hundreds of Chinese vessels are fishing illegally in North Korean waters, according to a study, forcing displaced local fishermen to risk thei…
Decision raises possibility Japan would create its own first-strike capability, which some say violates its constitutionJapan has scrapped plans to buy a multibillion-dollar missile defence system from the US that was intended to boost its ability to c…
26 June 1950: North Korean forces cross into the South and capture a town 23 miles from the capital, SeoulSeoul, June 25North Korean troops to-night crossed the River Imjin and captured the town of Musan, 23 miles north of Seoul, the Southern capital. …