North Korea

North Korea holds Mass Games to celebrate ruling party founding anniv.

Oct 12, 2020 08:56

North Korea has celebrated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of its ruling Workers’ Party with a mass gymnastics show featuring tens of thousands of performers.
North Korea says economy now focus of attention

Sep 30, 2020 12:51

North Korea says it now possesses a “reliable and effective war deterrent for self-defense” and is thus focusing its efforts on developing the country’s economy.
Peninsula tensions: North Korea urges South Navy to keep off its waters in missing officer probe

Sep 27, 2020 10:20

North Korea says it is searching for a missing South Korean fisheries official allegedly shot dead by its soldiers, warning Seoul to keep its naval forces out of Northern waters.
North Korea expresses ‘regret’ over ‘unfortunate’ killing of South Korean: Seoul

Sep 25, 2020 12:06

Seoul says North Korea has expressed regret over the “unfortunate” and "unexpected" killing of a South Korean official for fear of carrying the coronavirus in the North's territory this week.
Typhoon Maysak hits North Korea, bringing heavy rain, floods

Sep 07, 2020 14:36

Typhoon Maysak hit North Korea overnight and brought heavy rain and floods, the country's state-run broadcaster KRT reported on Thursday, even as damage from a previous typhoon last week was still being repaired.
North Korean leader visits typhoon-hit area, orders recovery efforts

Sep 06, 2020 10:52

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the devastated typhoon-hit coastal area of the country, issuing orders to boost rescue and recovery efforts in the battered region.
North Korea satellite imagery 'suggestive of submarine missile launch'

Sep 05, 2020 15:17

An American think tank has claimed that satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard shows activity suggestive of Pyongyang’s readiness to test a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Two Koreas on high alert as typhoon approaches peninsula

Sep 02, 2020 16:21

Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach Wednesday.
North Korea sends food, medical supplies to border town under coronavirus lockdown

Aug 09, 2020 16:36

North Korea's ruling party has delivered food and medical supplies to residents of the border town of Kaesong after imposing a lockdown there due to the coronvirus pandemic.
North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief, 'clarifies tasks'

Aug 07, 2020 09:22

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to provide food and shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in floods, state media reported on Friday.