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North Korea still claims zero coronavirus cases – WHO report

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021By Editor

Over a year into the pandemic, the official North Korean coronavirus tally remains at the zero mark, according to its latest situation report to the World Health Organization (WHO). … Read More >North Korea still claims zero coronavirus cases – WHO report

North Korea warns of ‘VERY GRAVE SITUATION’ for US, says Biden blundered by calling its self-defense efforts ‘serious threats’

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021By Editor

President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress apparently went over like a lead balloon – or perhaps an ICBM – in North Korea, as Pyongyang has said the US will face “a very grave situation” because its leader “made a big blunder.” … Read More >North Korea warns of ‘VERY GRAVE SITUATION’ for US, says Biden blundered by calling its self-defense efforts ‘serious threats’

Biden administration ready to consider ‘some form of diplomacy’ with North Korea – White House

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Editor

Washington is prepared to talk to North Korea if it paves the way to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said, but that doesn’t mean US sanctions are going away. … Read More >Biden administration ready to consider ‘some form of diplomacy’ with North Korea – White House

North Korean group demands ‘apology & compensation’ from Japan over WWII-era atrocities

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

A group from North Korea has called on Japan to stop trying to “evade” responsibility for drafting Koreans into forced labor and prostitution during World War II. The issue has been the source of bad blood for decades. … Read More >North Korean group demands ‘apology & compensation’ from Japan over WWII-era atrocities

‘Parrot raised by America’: Kim Jong-un’s sister blasts South Korean president’s response to North’s missile test

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021By Editor

Kim Yo-jong has launched a bitter attack on the South Korean president, branding him “a parrot raised by America” after Seoul’s response to a recent missile test that mirrored Washington’s remarks. … Read More >‘Parrot raised by America’: Kim Jong-un’s sister blasts South Korean president’s response to North’s missile test

‘Double standards’: North Korea condemns UN’s attempts to strip its ‘right to self-defense’ after latest missile tests

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

North Korea has accused the UN Security Council (UNSC) of double standards for labeling Pyongyang’s latest missile tests as a violation of UN resolutions, stating it’s an attempt to remove the “right of our state to self-defense.” … Read More >‘Double standards’: North Korea condemns UN’s attempts to strip its ‘right to self-defense’ after latest missile tests

North Korea fires 2 missiles into Sea of Japan in SECOND launch this week – reports

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Two suspected ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea and into the Sea of Japan (also called the East Sea), Tokyo’s Defense Ministry has reported. It comes after Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles over the weekend. … Read More >North Korea fires 2 missiles into Sea of Japan in SECOND launch this week – reports

North Korean embassy staff leave Malaysia as countries sever diplomatic ties over US extradition row

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

DPRK diplomats departed from Malaysia on Sunday, after Pyongyang cut ties with Kuala Lumpur over the extradition of one of its citizens to the US on money laundering charges. … Read More >North Korean embassy staff leave Malaysia as countries sever diplomatic ties over US extradition row

North Korea snubs Biden administration’s repeated attempts to get in touch – media

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Pyongyang has shunned the Biden administration’s attempts to reach out through various channels since mid-February, US official told the media. … Read More >North Korea snubs Biden administration’s repeated attempts to get in touch – media

North Korea’s Kim Appoints New Navy, Air Force Chiefs in ‘Generation Shift’ in Army

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for tougher discipline within the army and appointed new chiefs of the navy and the air force as he chaired an enlarged meeting of the central military commission, state media reported on Thursday. … Read More >North Korea’s Kim Appoints New Navy, Air Force Chiefs in ‘Generation Shift’ in Army