- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityKim Jong Un
China’s President Xi sends congratulatory message to North Korea leader Kim -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on the 73rd anniversary of the country's founding, according to…
North Korea promotes general to ruling party’s powerful presidium – KCNA
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has elevated a general long seen as a rising star in the country's powerful military and a major player…
N.Korea’s Kim calls for preventing natural disasters and COVID-19 outbreaks
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged efforts to prevent natural disasters or coronavirus outbreaks from damaging the economy as he convened a meeting of the ruling…
Renewed activity at N. Korea nuclear reactor ‘deeply troubling’, IAEA says
2021-08-30T053534Z_1_LOV000N6HIKAD_RTRMADV_STREAM-8256-16X9-MP4_NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR-IAEA By Francois Murphy and Josh Smith VIENNA/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the…
Satellite imagery shows North Korean troops preparing for military parade – reports
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean troops have been spotted in commercial satellite imagery preparing for a likely military parade, according to two organisations that track the country.…
North Korea nuclear activity ‘deeply troubling’: UN atomic agency
Vienna [Austria], August 31 (ANI): North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the UN atomic agency said. The 5-megawatt…
North blasts South Korea over joint drills with US, warns of retaliation
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) slammed South Korea on Wednesday for pushing ahead with planned military drills with the United States and…
Kim’s sister calls US-South Korea drills ‘rehearsal’ of nuclear war
Seoul [South Korea], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming joint drills of the United States and South Korea are a "rehearsal" of nuclear war, Kim Yo Jong, the deputy department director…
North Korean leader Kim’s head bandage fuels speculation over his health
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 3 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was recently photographed with a large green spot on the back of his head, fuelling speculation about his…
China, N Korea exchange congratulatory messages on treaty anniversary
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): The leaders of North Korea and China have exchanged messages pledging to strengthen cooperation on the 60th anniversary of the signing of their Treaty of…
Kim Jong Un warns of ‘grave incident’ in North Korea’s fight against COVID-19
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 30 (ANI): North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has rebuked ruling party officials for failure in anti-epidemic work, which caused a 'huge crisis' in the country,…
US hopes for positive response from DPRK over dialogue offer
Seoul [South Korea], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): A US nuclear envoy said on Monday that the United States hoped for a positive response from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)…
