Kim Jong-Un ‘is in a coma and his sister is set to take control’ of North Korea, claims South Korean diplomat South Korean diplomat has claimed dictator Kim Jong Un is in a comatose state ‘I assess him to be in a coma, but his life has not ended,’ Chang Song-min said He added that … Read more
North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the country’s response to a suspected case reinforces doubt about its longstanding claim to be virus-free. But amid the outside skepticism and a stream of North Korean propaganda glorifying its … Read more
North Korea is seizing on the return of a defector from the South to point the finger at Seoul for the arrival of coronavirus in the country after months of denying it had any cases, analysts said Monday. Pyongyang imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong, saying it had found a suspected COVID-19 … Read more
North Korea has declared a state of emergency after a person suspected of having coronavirus entered the country. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting after the person suspected of having COVID-19 entered from South Korea by illegally crossing the border this month, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it … Read more
North Koreans will be given three months’ hard labour for not wearing Covid-19 facemasks under tough new rules Students have been recruited to carry out ‘face mask patrols’ amid crackdown Those not wearing a face mask will be forced to carry out 3 months of labour North Korea has not officially recorded any cases of … Read more
North Korea warns Britain will be ‘made to pay the price’ for putting two of its state ministries on sanctions list A North Korean official said they ‘strongly condemn and reject the UK’s daring to impose sanctions’ Dominic Raab announced sanctions against those accused of human rights abuses Sanctions are on four nations: Russia, Saudi … Read more
RUSSIA: Dmitry Borisovich Kratov, Chief medical officer at Butyrka Prison, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA Oleg Silchenko, Investigator in the Investigative Committee, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Gennady Vyacheslavovich Karlov, Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry, failed to investigate mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Natalya Vinogradova, Deputy Head of Department of Ownership and Financial … Read more
Cyber criminals with ties to North Korea are stealing US shoppers’ information by hacking into the checkout carts of dozens of large retailers including Claire’s Security experts have uncovered a skimming attack on large US retailers The team is pointing to the group Hidden Cobra, which has ties to North Korea The hackers have been … Read more
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ended a month-long absence from public view as he appeared at a meeting of the country’s political bureau on Thursday. Kim, thought to be 36, used the meeting to praise North Korea‘s ‘shining success’ in fighting coronavirus as the Hermit Kingdom continues to deny having a single case. The … Read more
Kim Jong Un was infuriated by ‘dirty’ depiction of his wife in South Korean propaganda: Russian envoy reveals ‘provocative imagery’ sparked North Korea’s anger Pyongyang has issued series of vitriolic condemnations over anti-North leaflets One included provocative imagery of the North’s First Lady Ri Sol Ju It sparked ‘serious outrage’ in Pyongyang, according to Russian ambassador By Afp … Read more
North Korea has suspended its plans for more military action against the South, the country’s state media has said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the country’s Central Military Commission which was chaired by Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. It comes a week after his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, threatened unspecified military action – shortly … Read more
North Korea is planning to send millions of propaganda leaflets to the South by an aerial armada of balloons. Pyongyang has previously issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of Seoul over anti-North leaflets which defectors based in the South send across the border – usually attached to balloons or floated in bottles. In retaliation to … Read more
North Korea criticised Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on Friday, the second anniversary of a landmark summit in Singapore where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong Un. It was the latest in a series of vitriolic statements from Pyongyang aimed at both Washington and Seoul, and came … Read more