World Jun 16 North Korea’s military to re-enter inter-Korean cooperation sites North Korea says it will redeploy troops to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites near the border with South Korea. The North's military made the announcement Wednesday, a day after it blew up an inter-Korean liaison office just north of…
World Jun 16 North Korea blows up inter-Korean office, raising tensions North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on…
World Jun 14 S Korea urges North to uphold deals amid rising animosities There’s concern that North Korea could turn to provocation to bolster its internal unity and wrest outside concessions as nuclear talks with the United States remain deadlocked. Observers say North Korea desperately needs sanctions relief in the face of harsh…
World Jun 08 North Korea says it will cut communication channels with South North Korea says it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
World May 12 Homophobia threatens to hamper South Korea’s virus campaign As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward…
World May 03 South Korea: Kim did not have surgery amid lingering rumors North Korea had said Saturday that Kim attended the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang on Friday, in his first public appearance in about 20 days.
World May 03 North and South Korean troops exchange fire along border North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities in late 2018.
World Apr 27 South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue For South Korea and the U.S., Kim’s absence would mean the departure of a man they’ve dealt with over the past two years to try to achieve North Korea’s denuclearization.
World Apr 26 Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country’s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by…
World Apr 22 North Korea silence on Kim Jong Un’s health raises succession speculation Questions about Kim’s health flared after he skipped an April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung.