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NK’s US expert replaces Kim Il-sung’s son-in-law as Austrian ambassador

Mar 15, 2020

North Korean diplomat Choe Kang-il, an expert on US affairs, has been appointed as the new ambassador to Austria, replacing a son-in-law of the country’s founder Kim Il-sung, according to North’s Min...
N. Korean nuclear negotiator appointed as ambassador to Austria

Mar 15, 2020

A North Korean nuclear negotiator has been appointed to replace a son-in-law of the country's national founder Kim Il-sung as ambassador to Austria, according to the official Korean Central News Agen...
N. Korea's main paper calls for incentive system for scientists, engineers

Mar 13, 2020

North Korea's main newspaper on Friday called for an incentive-based system for scientists and engineers in an apparent move to revitalize the sectors amid economic challenges stemming from global sa...
Speculation grows N. Korean leader has been away from Pyongyang for weeks

Mar 13, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's attendance at this week's artillery fire exercise has added to speculation that he has been away from Pyongyang for an extended period of time due possibly to corona...
N. Korea may be ready to test more advanced ICBM: US general

Mar 13, 2020

WASHINGTON -- North Korea's recent engine testing suggests the regime may be ready to test a more advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that could pose a greater threat to the United States, a ...
N. Korea lifts quarantine on some 70 more foreigners

Mar 13, 2020

North Korea has lifted the quarantine placed on about 70 foreigners over coronavirus concerns, state media reported Friday, bringing the total number of foreigners released from isolation to nearly 3...
N. Korean leader attends artillery fire competition

Mar 13, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided an artillery fire competition, stressing that modern warfare is the "warfare of artillery pieces," state media reported Friday. His attendance in the fire comp...
N. Korea's official paper urges self-reliance through localization

Mar 12, 2020

North Korea's official newspaper on Thursday called for stepped-up efforts to build a self-reliant economy, saying localization is a path the country has to take "until the end" to prevent itself fro...
Not plausible to reopen Kaesong park for mask production: official

Mar 12, 2020

Reopening a now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial park in North Korea for mask production is not realistically plausible as Pyongyang is blocking its border as part of its fight against the new coron...
N. Korea tightens controls on imported goods over virus concerns

Mar 12, 2020

North Korea has tightened guidelines on disinfecting imported goods as part of efforts to prevent the new coronavirus from reaching its soil, the country's main newspaper said Thursday. The Rodong S...
[Herald Interview] ‘Let’s use Kaesong plants for mask production’

Mar 11, 2020

Advocate of shuttered inter-Korean factories urges reopening
N. Korea ramping up production of masks, disinfectants amid coronavirus fears

Mar 11, 2020

North Korea is ramping up production of face masks, disinfectants and other personal hygiene items needed to help its people fight the new coronavirus, state media said Wednesday. North Korea has no...
US Houses passes bill to help Korean Americans reunite with NK family members

Mar 11, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at helping Korean Americans reunite with their family members in North Korea. The Divided Families Reunification Act, introduced...
Foreign diplomats flee Pyongyang amid coronavirus fears

Mar 10, 2020

Dozens of diplomats in North Korea shuttered offices in Pyongyang and left the country Monday, following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions on diplomatic missions there to contain the novel coron...
N. Korea's media mentions economic losses from ongoing fight against coronavirus

Mar 10, 2020

North Korea is taking a series of strong anti-coronavirus measures even at the cost of "enormous economic losses" because ensuring the lives and safety of its people is the No. 1 priority, a state me...