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.
Where Companies Face The Greatest Bribery Risks
Nordic countries such as Denmark and Norway present the lowest corporate bribery risk in the world, while North Korea, Turkmenistan and South Sudan present the highest, according to a just-released …
Where Companies Face The Greatest Bribery Risks
Nordic countries such as Denmark and Norway present the lowest corporate bribery risk in the world, while North Korea, Turkmenistan and South Sudan present the highest, according to a just-released …
U.S. blacklists two companies over exportation of forced labor from North Korea
The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on two new companies it accused of being involved in exporting forced labor from North Korea and warned countries to send home any remaining North …
How Obama-era budget controls have hurt US military readiness against growing China, Russia, Iran threats
When it comes to the biggest threat actors the United States now faces, China, Russia, and Iran are followed by North Korea and terrorist groups in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The Index …
Report: Medical school in North Korea smuggled in South Korean supplies
A North Korean university could be in trouble after trying to secretly procure South Korean supplies and Kim Jong Un expressed anger over the state-banned activity.
Japan to invite Kim Jong-un to Tokyo Olympics, DP lawmaker says
The Japanese government intends to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the Tokyo Summer Olympics next year, the head of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians’ Union said Tuesday.