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N. Korea holds celebrations for founder's birthday in show of confidence in coronavirus handling

Apr 13, 2021

North Korea appears to be showing "confidence" in handling the global coronavirus pandemic as it is holding various celebrations to mark this week's birth anniversary of its late state founder, a uni...
NK paper calls for establishing company specialized in coastline protection facilities

Apr 13, 2021

North Korea's official newspaper called Tuesday for establishing a company specialized in building coastline protection facilities to cope better with typhoons and thereby help ensure economic develo...
N. Korea expected to mark birth anniv. of state founder on scale similar to previous years

Apr 12, 2021

North Korea is expected to hold smaller-scale celebrations for the birth anniversary of late founder Kim Il-sung this week just as it did in previous years, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday. ...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea, US closely watching N. Korean moves on SLBMs, new submarine: JCS

Apr 12, 2021

South Korea is closely monitoring North Korea's military moves in coordination with the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday, amid signs of activity at the North's main shipyard...
N. Korea urges 'cell secretaries' to spearhead efforts to strengthen Kim's leadership

Apr 12, 2021

North Korea urged grassroots leaders of the ruling Workers' Party to be at the forefront of efforts to strengthen the leadership of Kim Jong-un, state media said Monday. During a workshop of the sec...
N. Korea urges economic guidance organs to take full responsibility in implementing development plans

Apr 12, 2021

North Korea urged economic guidance organs to take full responsibility in implementing economic development plans as it held a Cabinet meeting to review the country's first-quarter production results...
N. Korea may be modifying submersible missile test barge: 38 North

Apr 11, 2021

New satellite images show that North Korea may be modifying its submersible missile test barge at a shipyard on its east coast, a US expert website monitoring the communist country said Sunday. 38 N...
[Newsmaker] N. Korea preparing to launch ballistic missile submarine: report

Apr 11, 2021

North Korea has built a new submarine believed to be capable of carrying at least three ballistic missiles and is gauging the right time to unveil it, a local news outlet said Sunday, citing anonymou...
N. Korea marks 9th anniversary of Kim Jong-un's leadership with call for loyalty

Apr 11, 2021

North Korea urged its people to stay faithful to leader Kim Jong-un as it marked the ninth anniversary of his assumption of top posts of its ruling party and the state amid economic woes from crippli...
US House caucus to hold hearing on S. Korean ban on anti-Pyongyang leafleting

Apr 9, 2021

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan caucus of the US House of Representatives said Thursday it will hold a public hearing next week on South Korea's recently legislated ban on the sending of anti-Pyongyang le...
North Korea-China trade may resume next week: report

Apr 9, 2021

Trade between North Korea and China that has remained at a standstill for more than a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to resume possibly next week, a South Korean broadcaster reported Fri...
NK leader calls on ruling party to wage tougher 'Arduous March' amid prolonged sanctions

Apr 9, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on the ruling Workers' Party to wage a tougher "Arduous March" to relieve its people of economic woes as he concluded a conference of the party's grassroots lea...
US still in final stage of 'careful' N. Korea policy: State Dept.

Apr 9, 2021

The United States is taking all necessary steps to carefully review its North Korea policy, a State Department spokesman said Thursday. Ned Price reiterated the review is in is final stages, but sai...
S. Korea to provide W2.3b to repair bridge near DMZ

Apr 8, 2021

South Korea decided Thursday to spend 2.3 billion won ($2.1 million) of inter-Korean cooperation funds to repair a flood-damaged bridge near the border with North Korea, the unification ministry said...
N. Korea calls on 'cell secretaries' not to overlook misconduct of members

Apr 8, 2021

North Korea urged the grassroots leaders of the ruling Workers' Party not to overlook "wrong deeds" of their members, state media said Thursday, as the country steps up efforts to carry out economic ...