The State Department was working this angle, but for the Defense Department it was business as usual. Most of the public tends to forget that the U.S. is still technically at war with North Korea …
North Korea can change — but only if information gets in
Until recently this has been denounced but largely tolerated by North Korean authorities. But in June the North launched a noisy and theatrical intimidation campaign demanding South Korea crack down …
North Korea’s economy dwarfed by neighboring South, data show
North Korea’s gross domestic product is only a fraction of the South’s, and the North Korean birth rate is relatively low compared with other developing countries, according to Seoul.
Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting
Coronavirus restrictions that have limited his public appearances. Warning signals for his country’s fragile economy, which has been battered by pandemic-related …
WW3: Soft touch Biden in North Korea hell as Kim Jong-un has ‘no plan’ of denuclearising
However, the hermit state leader may fear provoking the US and South Korea while the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing. Edward Howell, politics lecturer and North Korea specialist at the University of …
Is North Korea’s silent leader planning a surprise for Biden?
With Joe Biden due to take the oath of office as the 46th president of the U.S. next month, North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, is likely planning his next move. It may take a while to find out …
EU counters move to weaken UN resolution on North Korea
(UNITED NATIONS) – The European Union on Friday presented changes to a UN resolution condemning North Korea’s rights records in a bid to counter a push by Cuba to water down the measure ahead of a …
U.S. spy plane flies near North Korea ahead of Party Congress
A U.S. Navy spy plane flew over South Korean airspace for two consecutive days, according to an online aviation tracker.
How Operation Christmas, leaflets in North Korea and CIA pop put a creative twist on propaganda
It’s been a decade since Jose Miguel Sokoloff launched an audacious advertising campaign in the heart of the Colombian jungle. But his is not the only propaganda mission with a little creative flair — …
North Korea prison camp likely site of ‘thousands’ of deaths, report says
A prison camp in North Korea may have served as the burial ground for thousands of captives, according to a new report from the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea in Washington. The group’s …