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Seoul bolsters ‘surveillance’ & calls on Pyongyang to launch joint probe following shooting of South Korean official

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

Seoul has called on its northern neighbor to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of a South Korean government official, adding that it will increase security measures in response to the incident. … Read More >Seoul bolsters ‘surveillance’ & calls on Pyongyang to launch joint probe following shooting of South Korean official

N.Korea says Seoul must stop ‘intrusion’ under pretext of searching for body of slain official, warns of ‘another awful incident’

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

Pyongyang says it’s organizing a search to recover the body of a South Korean official who was killed by North Korean troops, and demanded Seoul withdraw its warships from the area, warning a flare-up can lead to another incident. … Read More >N.Korea says Seoul must stop ‘intrusion’ under pretext of searching for body of slain official, warns of ‘another awful incident’

Japanese PM Says Ready to Meet Kim Jong-Un Without Preconditions

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

A chairman of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party Yoshihide Suga was confirmed last week as the country’s new prime minister, after his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, stepped down due to health reasons. … Read More >Japanese PM Says Ready to Meet Kim Jong-Un Without Preconditions

Kim Jong-un ‘very sorry’ over North Korea’s shooting of missing South Korean official – Seoul

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologized for the “unsavory” shooting of a state official earlier this week. … Read More >Kim Jong-un ‘very sorry’ over North Korea’s shooting of missing South Korean official – Seoul

No, don’t go back! Defector trying to cross back into North Korea blocked by South’s police

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020By Editor

Seoul police arrested a man who braved the heavily fortified border to return to North Korea after spending two years in the capitalist South. A similar but successful crossing recently triggered a Covid-19 alert in the North. … Read More >No, don’t go back! Defector trying to cross back into North Korea blocked by South’s police

USA

Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapons by End of Year Through Cooperation With North Korea, Reports Claim

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020By Editor

On Saturday, the US Department of State announced it was bringing back all previously scrapped UN sanctions against Tehran, including the arms embargo and restrictions concerning the nuclear energy sector. … Read More >Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapons by End of Year Through Cooperation With North Korea, Reports Claim

North Korea’s Kim Orders Pyongyang to Aid Typhoon-Hit Northeastern Provinces, State Media Says

Posted on September 6, 2020September 6, 2020By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a comprehensive political and financial assistance by the country’s capital of Pyongyang to the provinces of South and North Hamgyong, hit hard by ongoing typhoons, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday. … Read More >North Korea’s Kim Orders Pyongyang to Aid Typhoon-Hit Northeastern Provinces, State Media Says

Pyongyang ‘sends spy messages through YouTube for first time’, South Korea’s media rushes to report – but there’s a caveat

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020By Editor

North Korea has for the first time used a YouTube channel to send coded messages to its spies across the border, South Korean media has reported, apparently falling for a hoax that had nothing to do with Pyongyang. … Read More >Pyongyang ‘sends spy messages through YouTube for first time’, South Korea’s media rushes to report – but there’s a caveat

EU

EU targets Russian intelligence, Chinese, North Korean companies in first ever cybercrime-related sanctions batch

Posted on July 30, 2020By Editor

The European Union has imposed sanctions on six people and three entities, including a Russian military intelligence unit over their alleged involvement in various hacking activities, in the first ever such move from Brussels. … Read More >EU targets Russian intelligence, Chinese, North Korean companies in first ever cybercrime-related sanctions batch

Kim Jong-un declares emergency & puts Kaesong city on total lockdown after 1st suspected Covid-19 case in North Korea

Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020By Editor

The city of Kaesong has been placed on lockdown after a person with symptoms of coronavirus “illegally” crossed the border, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced at an emergency anti-epidemic meeting. … Read More >Kim Jong-un declares emergency & puts Kaesong city on total lockdown after 1st suspected Covid-19 case in North Korea