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, by HALL David
Plenty of North Koreans drink, but their leader has now branded excessive alcohol consumption a breach of party discipline.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently chaired a meeting of the Korean Worker’s Party Secretariat, the body responsible for prescribing correct behaviour and ensuring (…)
, by MATHERS Jennifer
North Korea is believed to be preparing to send another group of soldiers to come to Vladimir Putin’s aid in the war in Ukraine, despite heavy combat losses already suffered by troops from the east Asian country.
When Ukrainian forces crossed the border into the Kursk region of Russia in (…)
, by WON Youngsu
North Korea is an enigma in many senses of the word, but leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally. Many are asking why Kim chose to take North Korea down this disastrous and dead-end path? The answer lies in (…)
, by NG Kelly
Photo. Some observers now say we should not be too quick to dismiss North Korea’s military capabilities
When rumours first emerged in October that North Korean troops were about to start supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, it wasn’t immediately clear what role they would be fulfilling.
Their (…)
Kim (R) and Putin (L) toasted their friendship when they met in North Korea in June. Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in PyongyangGetty Images
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a (…)
, by BICKER Laura
A tall building on the edge of Fangchuan has become a tourist attraction for the view it offers of North Korea
Chinese tourists huddle together against the brisk autumn breeze on a 12-storey building, vying for the best spot to photograph the point where their country meets Russia and North (…)
, by NG Kelly
North Korea has been test-firing long range missiles such as the Hwasong-18, shown in this photograph from 13 July last year. Reuters Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea in this image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News (…)
, by ABRAMS A. B.
While the Hwasong-16B’s introduction is a very significant development in and of itself, its potential broader implications for regional security remain far greater.
On April 2, North Korea unveiled the long awaited successor to its Hwasong-12 “Guam Killer” intermediate range ballistic (…)
, by YAMANAKA Karen
The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 (…)
, par BLUTH Christoph
« For Kim Jong-un, as with his predecessors in the North Korean leadership, a purge is a political tool similar to a reshuffle in Downing Street. Expect to read of more while the “Respected Comrade” remains in power. »
North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean (…)
, by BLUTH Christoph
North Korea’s dictator Kim Jung-Un has given his elite supporters masks and privileged access to healthcare.
For most of the COVID pandemic, North Korea has taken a different approach to the rest of the world. While other countries locked down and restricted international travel, the North (…)
, by HEAD Michael
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020. But it’s only in recent days, in May 2022, that the secretive Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has reported its first confirmed cases of the virus.
While it may seem somewhat astounding that a country (…)
, by YAMANAKA Karen
North Korea has clarified its position to support Russia externally. Although The UN General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on March 2 demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine, North Korea voted against it with other four countries: Belarus, (…)
, by KIM Duyeon
When North Korean state media reported that the Workers Party’s convened a plenary meeting of its 8th Central Committee on December 27, it signaled that Kim Jong Un might not deliver a New Year’s Day address this year. Sure enough, state media instead reported on the results of the five-day (…)
, by Business Insider
• Pyongyang’s official stance remains that the North is free of the virus, with the cloistered nation stubbornly resisting calls for greater transparency
• But South Korean media outlets report that hundreds have died in the secretive state, with many thousands more in quarantine
Hundreds (…)
, by HAAS Benjamin
Citizens urged to wage all-out battle to preserve food stocks amid ‘unprecedented’ drought
Temperatures have reached more than 40C in some regions of North Korea since late July. Photograph: Kim Kwang Hyon/AP
The North Korean government has called on its people to wage an “all-out battle” (…)
, by McCURRY Justin
North Korean leader’s sibling is about 30, and a computing graduate turned propagandist who has helped her brother cement his grip on power.
Kim Yo-jong’s promotion to the politburo of North Korea’s workers’ party is a sign that Kim Jong-un has absolute trust in his younger sister – rumoured (…)
, by Associated Press
North Korea is trying to invigorate its hidebound economy by offering more control and possibly more personal rewards to key sectors of its workforce in the country’s biggest domestic policy experiment since leader Kim Jong-un assumed power.
The measures give managers the power to set (…)
, by WHITEHOUSE David
David Whitehouse asks why three left-wing organizations would pay tribute to North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-il and celebrate his regime as a model of socialism.
RELIABLE INFORMATION about North Korea can be hard to come by. The regime is secretive, and the mainstream media—rather than doing (…)
, by The Economist
It seems unlikely that Kim Jong Un will want to reform North Korea, but even less likely that the regime can go on resisting change
IF NORTH KOREA were not so tragic and dangerous, the scenes broadcast to the world after the funeral of Kim Jong Il would have been comic. Waves of mourners (…)
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