North Korea is deploying "secret police" to track down people in the country who may be spreading rumors about Kim Jong Un's health. ( read original story ...)
Knowledge about North Korea’s Kim is limited, but crucial
New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronavirus. As ... ( read original story ...)
What would the US and China do if chaos erupts in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea?
Others thought it would be during a 1990s famine or when national founder Kim Il-sung died in 1994. And when the death of his son, Kim Jong-il, thrust a little-known 20-something into power in 2011, ... ( read original story ...)
Bodies of S Korean trekkers, local guides recovered in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered the bodies of the last of four South Korean trekkers and their Nepali guide who died in an avalanche in January ... ( read original story ...)
Old explosive from Nepal’s insurgency kills 4 children
An old explosive device left during Nepal's decadelong communist insurgency has killed four children in a mountain village, official said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Report: NATO task force no longer reporting Taliban attacks in Afghanistan
Special Inspector General John Sopko criticized the move, saying the decision eliminated "one of the last remaining metrics SIGAR was able to use to report publicly on the security situation in ... ( read original story ...)
US refuses to release data on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan — watchdog
A US watchdog has said the NATO-led mission to Afghanistan has withheld information on the number of Taliban attacks in 2020. President Trump is keen on the success of a peace agreement between the US ... ( read original story ...)
US-Led Mission in Afghanistan Accused of Withholding Key Security Data
Assessing the security situation in Afghanistan is getting increasingly difficult now that Western military officials have started withholding some data on militant attacks across the country, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Health Minister on How His Country Is Beating Coronavirus Without a Lockdown
February. The nation had the world’s second highest number of coronavirus cases after China, owing to a cluster of infections that arose from the Shincheonji Church in the city of Daegu, some 150 ... ( read original story ...)
Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea
Citizens say they are ready for a renewed emphasis on making peace with North Korea and creating a greener future less dependent on fossil fuels. ( read original story ...)