South Korea’s spy chief nominee denied he signed a secret agreement with North Korea in 2000 that pledged to deliver billions of dollars in aid and economic assistance to the regime. Park Jie-won, …
South Korea Says Defector Likely Swam Back to North Korea
A defector was suspected of evading South Korean border guards by going through a drainage ditch and swimming back to North Korea, in a crossing that escalated tensions on the peninsula and led …
North Korea blames infected defector as it puts city in lockdown
Kim Jong-un has locked down one of North Korea’s most strategically important cities and declared a state of emergency, after the country’s first suspected case of coronavirus was found in a man who …
North Korea Declares Emergency After Suspected Covid-19 Case
The country locked down a city near its border with South Korea. It was the first time North Korea has admitted that it might have a coronavirus case.
More Than 40 Countries Accuse North Korea Of Breaching UN Sanctions On Petroleum Imports
North Korea is being accused of breaching its annual import limit of 500,000 barrels of refined petroleum products a year, with Russia and China the main nations conducting deliveries to the isolated …
After a COVID-19 lull, North Korea gets back to sanctions-busting as China turns a blind eye
North Korea relies on front-companies registered in China to export coal and sand and import oil in violation of U.N. sanctions.
Analyst: North Korea provocation could occur after U.S. election
North Korea could attempt some kind of military provocation after the U.S. presidential election in November, a South Korean analyst said Friday.
North Korea accused of breaching UN sanctions to beef up nuclear and ballistic missile programs
Over 40 countries have accused North Korea of breaching limitations placed on refined petroleum imports by the United Nations Friday, in an attempt to bolster their nuclear weapons and ballistic …
Exclusive: More than 40 countries accuse North Korea of breaching U.N. sanctions
More than 40 countries accused North Korea on Friday of illicitly breaching a United Nations cap on refined petroleum imports and called for an immediate halt to deliveries until the end of the year, …
China Fishing Boats May Breach North Korea Sanctions, Group Says
Hundreds of industrial fishing vessels originating from China have been detected in North Korean waters in recent years in one of the largest known cases of cross-national illegal fishing, new …