World May 19 Equipped with few tools, North Korea struggles to fight COVID outbreak North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people.
World May 17 As North Korean virus surges, Kim Jon Un faces a choice. Will he go it alone or accept international aid? At a massive outbreak of suspected COVID-19 has left North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a critical crossroads: Does he swallow his pride and accept international help or does he go it alone even though a huge number of…
World May 16 North Korea’s leader Kim blasts pandemic response outbreak surges North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has blasted officials over slow medicine deliveries and ordered his military to respond to the largely undiagnosed COVID-19 crisis that has left 1.2 million people ill with fever and 50 dead in a matter…
World May 12 North Korea says it’s seeing its first COVID outbreak, imposing nationwide lockdown North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic.
World May 08 South Korea’s president-elect faces North Korea’s escalating nuclear threat as he takes office Tuesday for a single five-year term, the conservative Yoon Suk Yeol must now confront an increasingly belligerent Kim, who openly threatens to use atomic bombs and is reportedly preparing for his first nuclear test explosion since…
World May 04 North Korea fires another ballistic missile as tensions rise The launch comes days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal and threatened to use them against rivals.
World Apr 18 U.S. officials call for strong response to North Korean missile tests The U.S. special envoy for North Korea says Washington and Seoul have agreed on the need for a strong response to North Korea's recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country.
World Apr 17 North Korea tests tactical weapon designed for strengthening nuclear capability The 13th weapons test this year came amid concerns that North Korea may soon conduct an even larger provocation.
World Mar 28 Following missile launch, North Korea vows to develop more powerful weapons North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after its most serious missile launch in more than four years.
World Mar 16 North Korea conducts failed missile test, Seoul says South Korea's military says a North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in midair in an apparent failed launch.