North Korea shares a border with Russia in the far eastern part of the isolated rogue nation, but there are no trains running between the countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Russian diplomats hand push trolley over North Korea border
A group of Russian diplomats and their family members have returned to Russia from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley because because the coronavirus pandemic has halted all passenger traffic b …
Russian diplomats leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions
Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his …
Analysts: Biden administration should engage with North Korea soon
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden should take the initiative in restarting diplomacy with North Korea as soon as possible, analysts said during a webinar on Wednesday.
Video shows Russian diplomats leaving North Korea on handcar
Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in North Korea and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his …
Video shows Russian diplomats pushing themselves out of North Korea on a railway trolley after COVID-19 restrictions blocked all other forms of travel
The group traveled 32 hours by train, 2 hours by bus, and did the final 0.6 miles over the border by railway trolley, Russian officials said.
Video shows Russian diplomats pushing themselves out of North Korea on a railway trolley after COVID-19 restrictions blocked all other forms of travel
The group traveled 32 hours by train, 2 hours by bus, and did the final 0.6 miles over the border by railway trolley, Russian officials said.
Senegal, Morocco, Caymans added to terror finance watch list
An international agency that monitors terrorism funding has kept North Korea and Iran as the only two countries on its black list but added four new places to its watch list for increased monitoring …
USS Pueblo: court orders North Korea to pay $2.5bn damages to spy ship’s crew
Crew of navy vessel seized in 1968 were tortured over 11 months but it is unclear how damages could be recovered from Pyongyang …
Singapore disposed thousands of red wine cases to be smuggled to North Korea last year: report
Singapore has been dumping cases of red wine which were meant to be smuggled into North Korea, an indication of the high demand for luxury goods in the country.