Ahead of a military parade in which he may unveil his latest weaponry, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered an 80-day national campaign to boost the ailing economy.
Report: North Korea ambassador to Italy defected to South
The acting North Korean ambassador to Rome who went missing in 2018 has chosen to seek asylum in South Korea, according to a South Korean press report.
U.N. calls for impartial probe into South Korean man killed by North Korea
The United Nations Human Rights office in South Korea called on Tuesday for an impartial investigation into the killing of a fisheries official by North Korean troops at sea last month, as the man’s …
Lawmaker says missing North Korean diplomat has settled in South Korea
A former senior North Korean diplomat who disappeared from his country’s embassy in Italy in 2018 has settled in South Korea, a lawmaker in Seoul said on Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un Calls for ‘80-Day Battle’ to Boost North Korea Economy
North Korea launched its first productivity campaign in four years to funnel workers and resources to major projects in a bid to revive an economy walloped by sanctions and flooding from typhoons.
Reporters Respond to White House COVID-19 Outbreak: ‘I Felt Safer’ in North Korea
Reporters reacted strongly Monday after White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said she was the latest in the administration to test positive for COVID-19. One CBS News reporter, Ben Tracy, even …
North Korea hails restoration of farmland ahead of party anniversary
North Korea’s claim of recovered farmland comes after the state admitted last week the country suffered considerable losses due to recent floods that destroyed farms and upended villages. North Korea …
Reports about North Korea shooting a South Korean official may have exposed intelligence gathering techniques
But they may also have exposed key intelligence gathering techniques by South Korea, much to the annoyance of the country’s military. North Korean soldiers shot and killed a South Korean …
North Korea seen moving intercontinental ballistic missile: Seoul official
SEOUL • South Korean and US intelligence have spotted North Korea moving an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), along with four mobile launchers, at an auto plant on the outskirts of Pyongyang, …
What an ‘October surprise’ from North Korea might actually look like
The FINANCIAL — On January 1, North Korea’s ruling-party newspaper published the results of a meeting with ominous implications. Chairman Kim Jong Un had declared that the world would soon witness a …