Some economic reforms that emerged after North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took power are under threat as his government responds to a series of crises by reasserting state controls, casting doubt on one of …
Kim Jong Un vows to ‘improve’ North Korea’s relationship with the West amid economic troubles
Kim used the first congress of the ruling Workers’ Party in five years to send conciliatory gestures toward Seoul and Washington as he faces deepening economic troubles at home.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un vows to improve international ties
The North Korean leader is seeking to expand diplomatic relations amid a deepening economic crisis at home. A rare ruling party congress comes just days before US President-elect Joe Biden is due to …
Iran Hasn’t Said a Word About Its New Warship. That’s Suspicious.
Iran has built a new warship that might have North Korean DNA, like the ship above. The unnamed warship, designed to race across the surface of the ocean at high speed, could be the latest effort in a …
South Korea Hopes Kim Jong Un’s Congress Will Help Bring ‘Peace’ to Peninsula
“I hope that this North Korean party congress will serve as an opportunity to contribute to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the development of inter-Korean relations,” a South Korean Foreign Ministr …
North Korea’s Party Congress Discusses South Korea, Foreign Policy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 8, 2021.
South Korea’s Moon vows push for ‘denuclearization of Korean Peninsula’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged to make progress on North Korea “until the end” in a New Year’s address on Thursday.
South Korea’s human rights watchdog under fire for North Korea statement
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission made an inaccurate claim about Seoul’s North Korean Human Rights Act in a recent report.
North Korea’s economy struggles as sanctions, COVID-19 weigh
Already suffering under stringent U.S. and U.N. sanctions, North Korea’s economy faced a double whammy of severe floods and the coronavirus pandemic this year, which prompted Pyongyang to shut its …
N. Korea’s economy struggles following sanctions, Covid-19
Already suffering under stringent US and UN sanctions, North Korea’s economy faced a double whammy of severe floods and the coronavirus pandemic this year, which prompted Pyongyang to shut its border …