North Korea has reportedly conducted a tactical drill simulating a nuclear counterattack, featuring super-large multiple rocket launchers, as revealed by state media on Tuesday. This exercise comes hot on the heels of South Korea’s disclosure that the North had launched short-range missiles into the East Sea just a day prior, Yonhap reported. Leader Kim Jong-un guided the […]
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Kim Jong Un says North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear forces
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the parade in honor of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), said on April 25 that his country will continue to strengthen its nuclear forces at maximum speed, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. “We will take […]
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Kim Jong Un observed North Korea’s latest ‘Hypersonic’ launch, says state media
North Korea state media on Wednesday said that its leader Kim Jong Un attended what it described as another “hypersonic missile” successful test. According to the pictures shown in the Korean Central News Agency, Kim wearing a leather jacket and peering with binoculars inside what appears to be an observation stand meant for […]
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un blames US for tensions in region
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday said that the United States did nothing to make him believe that the country is no longer hostile towards North Korea, while blaming it for the tensions in the region, state media reported. Kim in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Defense Development Exhibition titled […]
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Kim Jong Un warns of ‘grave incident’ in North Korea’s fight against Covid-19
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has rebuked ruling party officials for failure in anti-epidemic work, which caused a ‘huge crisis’ in the country, according to the state media. However, health experts said information was too sketchy to draw any immediate conclusions about whether the coronavirus had entered the country. “By neglecting […]
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North Korea : Kim Jong-un’s wife still missing after more than a year
The 32-year-old wife of North Korea’s supreme leader was last seen in public in January 2020. The wife and mother of Kim Jong-un’s children, called Ri Sol-ju, may have decided to avoid public engagements over the fear of the coronavirus contagion. North Korean experts reporting in NK News think Ri mysteriously vanished […]
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North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country’s nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economy. Separately, Kim’s powerful sister criticized South Korea’s military for saying it had seen an apparent military […]
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Kim Jong Un likely to let his missiles do the talking with Joe Biden
North Korea has greeted the last two US presidents with tests of missiles or nuclear bombs within weeks of taking office. And experts see the same happening with Joe Biden, whom the regime has called “a rabid dog.” Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has […]
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un urges ‘maximum alert’ on Covid-19
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain “maximum alert” against the coronavirus pandemic, criticising unspecified complacencies in the country’s anti-virus campaign that he said risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis.” Despite the warnings, state media said Friday that Kim reaffirmed government claims that there hasn’t been a single […]
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On Kim-Trump summit anniversary, North Korea vows to build up military
North Korea on Friday again vowed to build up its military force to counter what it perceives as US threats and said there would be little reason for a personal relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump if Washington persists with sanctions and pressure. On the two-year […]