North Korea

Kim Jong-un elected General Secy of ruling Worker's Party

North Korea has endorsed the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at its ongoing eighth Congress, a state-media report said on Monday.

North Korea’s Kim thanks people in rare New Year’s cards

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support “in the difficult times” and wished them happiness and good health in his first New Year’s Day cards sent to his people.

North Korea has zero coronavirus case: WHO report

In its latest report, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that North Korea has not reported any outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country so far, it was reported on Tuesday.

North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade

​North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other weapons.  

Kim Jong-Un orders North Koreans to give up pet dogs to save country from food shortage

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has, reportedly, ordered citizens to give up their pet dogs, so that the canines can be killed for their meat. The country is currently fighting an acute food shortage while trying to manage the coronavirus pandemic.

North Korea declares emergency after first suspected case of coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared an emergency after first suspected case of coronavirus has surfaced in the country. The premier convened an emergency meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and adopted a "maximum emergency system" against the COVID-19 pandemic after a defector returned from South Korea with symptoms of the virus

Satellite images show previously undeclared N.Korean facility

New satellite imagery has revealed a previously undeclared North Korean facility that experts suspect could be used to build nuclear warheads, a media report said on Thursday.

North Korea ranks among most dangerous places in world: Report

North Korea ranks among the most dangerous places to live as its people are exposed to high risks of natural disaster, poverty and social injustice, a report showed on Thursday.

North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office as tensions rise with S.Korea

North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.

Kim Jong-Un inaugurates fertiliser factory which can't manufacture fertiliser

The fertiliser factory was inaugurated by Kim Jong-Un reportedly to showcase North Korea's self-reliance.

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.

Kim did not have surgery amid lingering rumors: South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official said Sunday, amid speculation about his health that continues to linger even after he reappeared publicly in recent days.

Trump glad to see Kim Jong-un 'back and well'

US President Donald Trump said that he was glad to see North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "back and well" following rumours he the latter was gravely ill, the media reported on Sunday.

South Korea claims gunshots fired from North Korea hit post in DMZ

South Korea has claimed that multiple gunshots have been fired from the North Korean side. As per local media reports, officials have claimed that gunshots from North Korean guard posts hit the South Korean posts in the DMZ.

Kim Jong Un makes first appearance in public in 20 days, ends ill health rumours | Video

Ending all the rumours going on for a coulple of weeks about his condition, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in the public for the time in 20 days during an inauguration of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday.

Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea

Amid health worries, Kim Jong Un’s role looms large

New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he’s very ill. Or maybe he’s just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronavirus.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un may be trying to avoid coronavirus, says South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have kept away from state ceremonies for a key holiday in mid-April due to fears of catching the coronavirus, not because he is ill, South Korea's minister for North Korean affairs was quoted as saying by Reuters on Tuesday.

Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Un: North Korean rulers to disappear from public view

While Kim Jong Un’s two-week absence has inspired speculation and rumors that he is gravely ill, he is not the first member of North Korean’s ruling elite to disappear from public view. Some absences were caused by real trouble, including deaths, illness or purges. But frequently the so-called disappearances have simply shown the disconnect between insatiable curiosity about what’s happening inside the isolated, nuclear-armed nation and the thick cloak of secrecy surrounding its leadership.

Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well', confirms South Korea amid rumours of ill-health, death

After several speculations about Kim Jong Un's death and ill-health, South Korean officials on Sunday confirmed that the North Korean leader is 'alive and well'. There were also reports that Un has set up his sister Kim Joy Young as his successor. Moon Chung-in who is South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top foreign policy advisor said: "Our government position is firm. Kim Jong Un is alive and well."