Man at heart of North Korea COVID-19 case fled sex abuse investigation

By Reuters,

Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic raging in the back...

coronavirus , North Korea , South Korea

North Korea reports first suspected COVID-19 case, Kim Jong Un declares State of Emergency

By CNN,

North Korea reported its first case of suspected COVID-19, in a person who returned to the North on July 19, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea

North Korea warns of retaliatory actions against defectors in South Korea

By Reuters,

The sister of North Korea’s leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, in the latest escalation ...

Kim Jong-un , Kim Yo Jong , North Korea , President Moon Jae-in , South Korea

Kim Jong Un makes public appearance, state media says

By CNN,

North Korean state-run media is reporting that Kim Jong Un made an appearance at a May Day celebration, which would be his first public appearance in ...

Kim Jong-un

Trump adds to confusion over Kim Jong Un’s health status

By CNN,

President Donald Trump added to the sense of confusion surrounding the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Monday, appearing to contradict him...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , North Korea , President Donald Trump

Amid mounting speculation, South Korea says Kim Jong Un is ‘alive and well’

By CNN,

South Korea continued to pour water on mounting speculation about the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, telling CNN he is "alive and well....

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , President Moon Jae-in , South Korea

China sent medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

By Reuters,

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar ...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , North Korea , President Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping

North Korea says U.S. extension of sanctions ‘a hostile act’: KCNA

By Reuters,

The recent U.S. extension of sanctions against North Korea was an act of hostility and an outright challenge to a historic summit between the two coun...

Mike Pompeo , North Korea , sanctions , United States

Trump to visit South Korea as Pompeo raises hope for new North Korea talks after letter

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for ta...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , North Korea , Nuclear , President Donald Trump

Kim Jong Un praises ‘excellent’ letter from Trump

By VOA,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a personal letter from U.S. President Donald Trump and is contemplating its contents, North Korean state ...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , President Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping , White House

Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever external situation: North Korean media

By Reuters,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China’s President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on “important issues,” and agreed to build on their countri...

china , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , Xi Jingping

China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week

By Reuters,

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for two days from Thursday, state media in both countries reported on Monday, making him the first...

CCTV , china , Donald Trump , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , United States , Xi Jingping

North Korean leader’s slain half-brother was a CIA informant: Wall Street Journal

By Reuters,

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intel...

CIA , Kim Jong-un , North Korea

North Korea is waiting for Trump to blink … or leave office

By CNN,

It used to be North Korea that was facing maximum pressure, not exerting it. Pyongyang conducted its second ballistic missile test in a week Thursd...

North Korea’s Kim orders stronger strike power; U.S. seizes cargo ship

By Reuters,

The leader of North Korea ordered its military to boost its strike capability as he directed another missile firing, state media said on Friday, as te...

U.S. seizes North Korean ship it accuses of violating sanctions

By Reuters,

The United States has for the first time seized a North Korean cargo ship it accused of illicit coal shipments in violation of U.S. and United Nations...

U.S downplays North Korean missile launches

By VOA,

The U.S. on Sunday downplayed North Korea's short-range missile launches, saying it believes there still is an opportunity to reach an agreement to de...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , missile launch , North Korea

North Korean leader Kim oversaw testing of multiple rocket launchers

By Reuters,

North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple launchers, firing tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , UN Security Council Resolutions

North Korea fires ‘projectiles’, South Korea says stop raising tensions

By Reuters,

North Korea fired several “unidentified short-range projectiles” into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, prompting South Korea to call on its...

Mike Pompeo , North Korea

Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of killing North Korean leader’s half-brother

By Reuters,

A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was...