World Jun 11 North Korea’s leader defends arms buildup during party meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he describes as an aggravating security environment.
World Jun 07 U.S., allies fly fighter jets over Korean Peninsula in show of force he United States and its Asian allies have flown dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a coordinated response to a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test.
World Jun 05 North Korea test-fires volley of short-range ballistic missiles Hours later, Japan and the United States conducted a joint ballistic missile exercise aimed at showing their “rapid response capability" and “strong determination” to counter threats, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
World Jun 04 U.S., South Korea complete joint naval exercise amid tensions with North Korea The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in the Philippine Sea amid signs that North Korea is possibly preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 2017.
World May 21 North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress The outbreak has caused concern about serious tragedies in the poor, isolated country with one of the world’s worst health care systems and a high tolerance for civilian suffering.
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 18 WHO is ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korean COVID outbreak North Korea on Wednesday added hundreds of thousands of infections to its growing pandemic caseload.
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.