Authorities are investigating how he evaded sensors and land mines on the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea.
Report: North Koreans leaving South, citing hardships
North Korean defectors are facing difficulties adjusting to life in the South, with more people emigrating to the West, according to a South Korean press report.
Report: North Koreans leaving South, citing hardships
North Korean defectors are facing difficulties adjusting to life in the South, with more people emigrating to the West, according to a South Korean press report.
Joe Biden’s Team Unlikely to Take Hard Line on North Korea, South’s Media Says
But on key issues like China and North Korea, it appears the Biden team is set to retain some elements of Trump’s strategies, despite widely criticizing the outgoing president. South Korean media …
North Korea chaos: Kim Jong-un releases 7,000 prisoners in bizarre amnesty sparking fury
An anonymous source living in North Korea spoke to Radio Free Asia and said: “In response, the provincial party committee gave instructions to the neighbourhood watch units in each district to make …
Volatility in North Korea’s Currency Trading: Does a Rising Won Mean Trouble Ahead, or Progress?
North Korea, in a surprising move, has apparently sharply pushed up the value of its won against US dollars and Chinese yuan in domestic markets. The move, made quietly, may be in preparation for …
Analyst: China intervened in U.S.-North Korea relations at turning point
The United States’ policy of “maximum pressure” against North Korea was working in 2018 until Chinese leader Xi Jinping began to meet with Kim Jong Un and influenced his most important decisions, a U.
Report: Kim Jong Un admitted COVID-19 in North Korea in July
Kim Jong Un may have acknowledged the presence of COVID-19 cases in North Korea in confidential discussions, according to a Japanese press report.
UK sourced PPE from factories secretly using North Korean slave labour
Guardian investigation finds evidence that Chinese PPE factories supplying UK government are breaking UN sanctions …
Rethinking North Korea: How bad would it be to let Kim Jong Un keep his nuclear weapons?
If there’s one thing approaching consensus among North Korea experts, it’s that the likelihood that Kim Jong Un will eventually give up his nuclear weapons ranges somewhere between slim and slimmer.