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.
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 07 North Korea test-fired ballistic missile from submarine, South Korea says South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo, where North Korea has a major shipyard building submarines.
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 30 Kim Jong Un warns North Korea could ‘preemptively’ use nuclear weapons KCNA said Kim called his military officials to praise their work during Monday’s parade, where the North showcased the biggest weapons in its nuclear arsenal, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the U.S. homeland.