Ryu Hyun-woo, who was North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait when he fled, is one of the highest-level regime officials to defect in recent years, and a potential source of embarrassment for the …
North Korea diplomat ‘defects to South Korea’: Reports
For most North Koreans, it means either a dangerous escape across the highly fortified border to the South, or trying to cross over the border to China from where they risk being …
Latest North Korea defection may show Kim Jong-un’s power base ‘drifting’
North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait fled for South last year, says fellow defector …
Senior North Korean Diplomat Defected To South: Reports
A senior North Korean diplomat who was acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to the South with his family, reports said Monday.
The Truth About North Korea’s Ultra-Lockdown Against Covid-19
North Korea’s response to the pandemic has been one of the most extreme and paranoid in the world, experts say. The lockdowns and quarantines it has imposed have been strict, wh …
North Korea sees talks as way to advance nuclear program, says U.S. intel official
The top U.S. intelligence officer for North Korea warned on Friday the country sees diplomacy only as a means to advance its nuclear weapons development, even as the new Biden administration says it …
N.Korea sees talks as way to advance nuclear program, says U.S. intel official
The top U.S. intelligence officer for North Korea warned on Friday the country sees diplomacy only as a means to advance its nuclear weapons development, even as the new Biden administration says it …
White House to begin policy review on North Korea
The United States still has a vital interest in deterring North Korea and will begin a thorough policy review of the current situation, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday, adding …
SPA Session: Lowest Official Growth Rate in Decades
The annual session of the North Korean parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), was held on January 17, 2021.
What North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Has Said About a President Joe Biden
A few weeks before Biden’s inauguration, Kim spoke at a Workers’ Party Congress meeting in Pyongyang and called the U.S. his country’s “biggest enemy,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency …