North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top deputies have pushed for a crackdown on officials who abuse their power and commit other “unsound and non-revolutionary acts”, state media…
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says there will be a strong and clear response from the United States, South Korea and the world if North Korea goes ahead…
The United States’ special envoy for North Korea says it is “preparing for all contingencies”, in close coordination with its South Korean and Japanese allies, as it monitors North Korean…
North Korea has lifted restrictions on movement in the capital city of Pyongyang, according to media reports. Just weeks after the hermit kingdom announced its first COVID-19 outbreak, it now…
The United States has said it will push for additional sanctions on North Korea if it conducts a new nuclear test explosion. US, South Korean and Japanese officials have said…
For the first time since North Korea – which is unable to confirm COVID-19 cases – revealed it had a fever outbreak, state media is reporting no new deaths and…
Ye Yint Aung remembers listening to Myanmar’s first hip-hop album almost every day after primary school. Key points: There has been an ‘alarming’ rise in death sentences handed down in…
President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart have agreed to hold bigger military drills and deploy more US weapons if necessary to deter North Korea, while offering to…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests Sunday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to South Korea, first showcasing Hyundai’s pledge…
On a recent night-time visit to a pharmacy, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. Separately, the North Korean leader’s lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands…