Numbers slumped to just 229 last year, far below the 1,047 in 2019 as Pyongyang shut down its border in the face of COVID-19. The number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea plummeted last year after Pyongyang closed its border in
US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state has said the incoming administration will launch a full review of Washington’s approach to North Korea with the aim of increasing pressure on the country to return to talks over its nuclear weapons
North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, marking the end of a political congress at which leader Kim Jong Un admitted severe failings but pledged to boost
In one of North Korea’s biggest propaganda spectacles, thousands of delegates from the ruling Workers Party met for an eight-day Congress in Pyongyang that concluded this week. At the cavernous April 25 House of Culture, they alternated between cheering wildly and scribbling
In a new document, the US says it wants to counter China’s ‘predatory economic practices’, ‘accelerate India’s rise’ and help Taiwan ensure its ‘freedom from coercion’. The Trump administration declassified its strategy to ensure continued dominance over China, which focuses on accelerating
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been named the “general secretary” of the Workers’ Party, a position formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported on Monday, in a move that appears to be aimed at bolstering his
North Korean leader says no matter who is in power in the US, the true nature of American policies towards Pyongyang never changes. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States is his nuclear-armed nation’s “biggest enemy”, state media reported
North Korean leader says to secure a ‘peaceful environment’ he wants to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities. Kim Jong Un has promised to expand North Korea’s military capabilities, state media reported on Thursday, even as the country faces international sanctions and pressure
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country’s economic development plan had fallen short in “almost all areas” as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported on Wednesday. Kim called the past five years “unprecedented”
The North Korean leader also thanked the people for their support in a letter shared by state media. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the arrival of 2021 with a handwritten letter to the country’s citizens and a visit the tomb