North Korea

North Korea facing ‘harsh lean period’: UN food body

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's…

Top North Korean officials sacked after Covid-19 ‘grave incident’: KCNA

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a…

North Korean leader Kim ’emaciated’, citizens heartbroken: state TV

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state television has aired a citizen's comment about Kim Jong Un's "emaciated" condition,…

US envoy offers to meet North Korea ‘anywhere anytime’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere,…

North Korea’s Kim admits food situation ‘tense’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Kim Jong Un has admitted that North Korea's food situation is "tense", state media reported…

‘World’s leading bank robbers’: North Korea’s hacker army

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts…

Blinken urges North Korea to embrace diplomacy after consulting allies

by Shaun TANDON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday asked North Korea to embrace…

SKorea’s Moon urges Biden to engage directly with NKorea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Joe Biden to open up talks with North Korea…

Biden aide to meet Japan, S.Korea on next steps on N.Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Top security officials of the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet Friday to…

Biden warns N.Korea against escalation after suspected ballistic tests

    by By Becca Milfeld with Kang Jin-kyu in Seoul Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US…

N. Korean leader’s sister slams US as Biden envoys begin Asia trip

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister slammed the US and…

North Korea ‘tried to hack’ Pfizer for vaccine info – South’s spies: reports

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer…

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