Apr 25 Watch 4:40 Where is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un? An expert weighs in North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un remained out of the public view on Saturday, as rumors continue to swirl that he is gravely ill. As that scenario is unfolding, the secretive country continues to maintain it has zero cases of… Continue watching
Apr 22 North Korea silence on Kim Jong Un’s health raises succession speculation By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirms Russian election meddling In our news wrap Tuesday, a bipartisan Senate report reaffirms that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election -- and will try it again this year. The findings contradict President Trump’s claims of a hoax and reiterate the intelligence… Continue watching
Apr 21 South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un’s health By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Obama endorses Biden, urges ‘great awakening’ in politics In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Barack Obama ended months of neutrality and endorsed his vice president, Joe Biden, for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said Biden has the character and experience to guide the nation through one of… Continue watching
Mar 28 North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea said, calling it “very inappropriate” at a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 22 N. Korea says Trump’s letter offers anti-virus cooperation By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking to maintain good relations and offering cooperation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Kim’s sister said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 21 N Korea test fires missiles; Seoul slams it as inappropriate By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea on Saturday fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said, as it continues to expand military capabilities amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration and a crippling global health crisis. Continue reading
Mar 02 North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The launches came two days after North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of units in front-line and eastern areas. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: China’s viral pneumonia spreads to the U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, an outbreak of viral pneumonia in China has spread to the United States. Federal health officials confirmed a Seattle-area man, now hospitalized in good condition, brought the virus back from a trip to China, where… Continue watching