North Korea

North Korea to receive Covid vaccine after making request

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has requested Covid-19 vaccines and is expected to receive nearly two million doses,…

North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missile at parade

by Sebastien BERGER SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military…

N Korea’s Kim pledges to strengthen defence capabilities: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen its military capabilities at a…

N. Korea’s Kim admits mistakes as party congress opens: KCNA

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, SOuth Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un admitted there had been mistakes in…

South Korean military captures North Korean crossing border

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A North Korean man was captured by South Korea's military on Wednesday after crossing…

North Koreans rally wearing masks after military parade

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Thousands of North Koreans have packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to pledge their…

North Korea defies coronavirus with huge military parade

by Claire LEE Agence France Presse Nuclear-armed North Korea held a giant military parade Saturday, television images showed, with thousands…

North Korea’s Kim orders 80-day ‘battle’ to boost economy

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a nationwide drive to boost the ailing…

North Korea flouting nuclear sanctions: UN report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is violating international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear program by exceeding a…

Kim Jong Un ‘very sorry’ over killing of South Korean, Seoul says

  by Claire LEE Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a…

North Korea shot dead South Korean in its waters: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean forces shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who disappeared off a patrol…

Nearly 60 bridges, 2,000 houses wrecked by typhoon in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A typhoon that struck North Korea wrecked nearly 60 bridges and destroyed or inundated more…

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