May 21 U.S. and South Korea may expand joint military exercises By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press The announcement Saturday during Biden's visit to Seoul reflects a shift in direction from former U.S. President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 21 North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 19 Equipped with few tools, North Korea struggles to fight COVID outbreak By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people. Continue reading
May 17 As North Korean virus surges, Kim Jon Un faces a choice. Will he go it alone or accept international aid? By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 16 North Korea’s leader Kim blasts pandemic response outbreak surges By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 08 South Korea’s president-elect faces North Korea’s escalating nuclear threat By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 07 North Korea test-fired ballistic missile from submarine, South Korea says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 04 North Korea fires another ballistic missile as tensions rise By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The launch comes days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal and threatened to use them against rivals. Continue reading
Apr 16 North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends massive parade celebrating his grandfather’s birth By Associated Press State media images showed Kim waving from a balcony looking over Kim Il Sung Square, which is named after his grandfather, as huge columns of people carrying red plastic flowers and floats with political slogans marched below. Continue reading
Mar 28 Following missile launch, North Korea vows to develop more powerful weapons By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading