The Korea Herald

With status elevated, sister speaks for Kim Jong-un

Mar 22, 2020

Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, seems to have risen above her leadership title as deputy chief of Pyongyang’s propaganda affairs to Kim Jong-un’s personal messenge...
Kim Jong-un oversees ballistic missile test

Mar 22, 2020

The two short-range projectiles North Korea fired into the East Sea on Saturday were ballistic missiles and the test was overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang’s Korean Central News ...
NK newspaper mentions 'at least 1 meter distance' in anti-virus efforts

Mar 22, 2020

North Korea's main newspaper on Sunday called public attention to keeping "at least one meter distance" from others in what appears to be a social distancing effort to prevent the spread of the new c...
N. Korea says leader Kim oversaw test of newly developed tactical guided weapon

Mar 22, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test of a newly developed "tactical guided weapon," state media reported Sunday, a day after South Korea said the communist nation fired what appeared t...
Trump sent letter to Kim offering help on virus outbreak: Kim's sister

Mar 22, 2020

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, offering help with the communist nation's fight against the coronavirus, Kim's sister said Sunday. The letter is a "a ...
US expert refutes NK's claim of no coronavirus infections

Mar 21, 2020

A US public health expert has refuted North Korea’s repeated claims of zero infections of the novel coronavirus, saying that Pyongyang could potentially be dealing with domestic transmission of the p...
N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting in April amid coronavirus fears

Mar 21, 2020

North Korea's parliament will convene a plenary session in Pyongyang next month, state media said Saturday, amid the country's nationwide efforts to block an outbreak of the new coronavirus on its so...
NK fires projectiles in third weapons test this month

Mar 21, 2020

North Korea fired what appeared to be two ballistic short-range missiles into the East Sea on Saturday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un m...
Life expectancy gap between Koreas is 11 years: CIA

Mar 19, 2020

About 9 million people reside in the South’s capital, Seoul, three times the figure for the North’s capital, Pyongyang. South Korea has a total population of about 50 million, double that of North Ko...
N. Korea again extends school break over coronavirus

Mar 19, 2020

North Korea has again extended the vacation of kindergartens and schools across the country over coronavirus concerns, the unification ministry said Thursday. Late last month, the North said that it...
Ministry designates 2 border cities as independent operators of aid projects for N. Korea

Mar 19, 2020

The unification ministry said Thursday that it has designated two border cities as independent operators of humanitarian aid projects for North Korea as part of efforts to bolster cross-border exchan...
N. Korea bars people from using public transportation without wearing masks

Mar 19, 2020

North Korea has banned people from using public transportation without wearing masks as a precautionary measure to block the outbreak of the new coronavirus, state media reported Thursday. North Kor...
N. Korea's trade with Russia jumps 40% despite sanctions: data

Mar 18, 2020

North Korea's trade with Russia jumped about 40 percent on-year in 2019 despite global sanctions imposed on Pyongyang, data showed Wednesday. According to the data disclosed by the International Tra...
NK leader attends ground-breaking ceremony for Pyongyang hospital amid coronavirus fears

Mar 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to break ground on a general hospital in Pyongyang, calling it a "crucial task" to prop up the country's public health, state media reported We...
Worshippers, priests wear masks during Mass service in Pyongyang

Mar 17, 2020

Russia's Embassy in North Korea has released photos showing all priests and worshippers wearing masks during a recent Mass service at a Russian Orthodox church in Pyongyang in an indication that the ...