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 …
Factbox: 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 …
Kim Jong Un admits his economic plan for North Korea has failed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his economic development plans for the country are a failure. In his opening speech to the congress of the Workers’ Party, Mr Kim confessed his five-year …
Kim Jong Un admits his economic plan for North Korea has failed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his economic development plans for the country are a failure. In his opening speech to the congress of the Workers’ Party, Mr Kim confessed his five-year …
Facing Economic Woes, North Korea Admits Failure, Mulls Future
North Korea has opened a major, multi-day political gathering in the capital, Pyongyang, with leader Kim Jong Un using the forum to acknowledge recent economic failures. Addressing thousands of …
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tells party congress economic plan failed ‘tremendously’
While consolidating power on the side, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has been trying to build his image as a “people-loving leader” by openly admitting some of his failures.