2022-05-19 North Korea Fights COVID with Leaves and Tea
Most of the world has been dealing with COVID-19 since early 2020. But North Korea only recently admitted it is dealing with a widespread local outbreak of the disease. On…
2022-05-16 North Korea Reports Widespread Sickness for First Time in Pandemic
North Korea is reporting widespread disease and at least 50 deaths related to a “fever” for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korean health officials released details Monday.…
2020-10-20 Will North Korea’s New Missile Push US to Expand Missile Defenses
North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a big military parade earlier this month. Security experts say the missile appears designed to overpower U.S. missile defenses.…
2020-09-12 North, South Korean Couples Deal with Cultural, Language Differences
A year ago, Kim Seo-yun gave some very important personal information to her South Korean love interest. She had fled North Korea about 10 years earlier. Kim provided the information…
2020-08-30 What Will US Policy Toward North Korea Be After the Election?
America’s two main presidential candidates have expressed different ideas about policy toward nuclear-armed North Korea. President Donald Trump has expanded the U.S. relationship with North Korea. Early in his term,…
2020-07-27 Defector Accused of Rape at Center of North Korea’s COVID Claim
South Korea has reacted to North Korean claims that a man who fled the North was infected with the coronavirus when he returned to the country. South Korean military officials…
2020-06-16 North Korea Destroys Empty Liaison Office
North Korea destroyed the Inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the border with South Korea on Tuesday. Some considered the act a show of anger that calls for answers…
2020-01-16 South Korea’s Moon Still Pushing for Talks with North Korea
South Korea recently gave a message to North Korea from the United States. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned 36 years old last week. So the South offered to…
2019-12-23 Experts: North Korea May Be Misreading the 2020 US Election
Some North Korea experts are worried that leader Kim Jong Un might become too sure of his ability to affect the 2020 U.S. presidential election. North Korea said it wants…
2019-12-21 Report Describes North Korea’s Efforts to Ban Outside Information
Officials in North Korea are trying to develop new ways to stop outside information from spreading inside the country. A recent report details North Korean government efforts to reduce the…
2019-10-27 North Korea Weak Link in Fight Against Swine Flu
South Korea is creating traps and using unmanned aircraft and expert gunmen in an effort to stop wild pigs from spreading the disease swine flu from North Korea. African swine…
2016-03-09 North Korea Says It Has Small Nuclear Weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday his country has developed nuclear weapons of a size small enough for a ballistic missile. This is the first time the North…
2016-03-07 N. Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike, US, S. Korea Begin Drills
North Korea has threatened a preemptive nuclear strike as the U.S. and South Korean forces began their largest joint military exercises ever. The yearly military drills often increase tensions between…
2016-03-03 North Korea Flies Missiles After UN Sanctions
North Korea launched several short-range missiles from its eastern coast Thursday. The action took place one day after the United Nations Security Council approved new sanctions against North Korea. U.N.…
2016-02-16 UN: Kim Jong Un Could Be Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
A United Nations expert on human rights in North Korea has warned that the country’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, could be responsible for crimes against humanity. Marzuki Darusman is the…