カテゴリー: Kim Jong-un
Leader accuses officials of inertia as total number of people with reported fever symptoms reaches 1.72 millionNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has criticised his country’s response to its first officially confirmed Covid-19 outbreak as “immature”, accu…
Leader criticises healthcare officials and orders army to distribute medicine as more than one million are infected by ‘fever’See all our coronavirus coverageKim Jong-un has criticised North Korea’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distri…
Regime reports another 21 deaths as fresh outbreaks of coronavirus in South Africa and US concern health officialsNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has warned his country has been thrown into “great turmoil” after reporting another 21 deaths, days aft…
Despite nationwide lockdown, there are now more than 800,000 suspected cases in the unvaccinated country North Korea said on Sunday a total of 42 people had died as the country began its fourth day under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the impo…
Regime has said it is imposing ‘maximum emergency measures’ and 187,800 people are being ‘isolated and treated’ after showing signs of feverNorth Korea has announced its first Covid-19 death amid an “explosive” outbreak of fever, state media said on Fr…
Leader vows to boost arsenal primarily as deterrent but also against forces that try to ‘violate’ interests of nationThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has vowed to move faster in bolstering his nuclear forces and threatened to use them if provoked …
Leader appears well pleased with latest test of what state media reported was a new type of tactical guided weaponNorth Korea has test-fired a new weapons system, under the supervision of leader Kim Jong-un, that it claims will boost the efficiency of …
Kim Jong-un is expected to display advanced weapons at military parade later this month and escalate missile testingThousands of North Koreans marched in a choreographed display of loyalty to the ruling Kim family during a massive civilian parade celeb…
US says Pyongyang may escalate recent provocations with a weapons test on 110th anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung’s birthNorth Korea could be planning its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years, according to a senior US official who urged the …
Warning points to a rise in tensions on the peninsula after the North conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five yearsThe influential sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has said the country’s nuclear forces would “ann…
North Korean state television has broadcast a Hollywood-style film that purports to show Kim Jong-un and military officials overseeing the launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch drew international condemnation.North Kor…
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 …
After pausing launches during the Winter Olympics, North Korea has fired a possible ballistic missile, according to Japan’s coast guardNorth Korea has fired what may be a ballistic missile, South Korean and Japanese officials said, after a seemingly qu…