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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 9, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

North Korea marks 73rd founding anniversary

KCNA via Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 04:09 PM

Personnel in orange hazmat suits march during a paramilitary parade held to mark the 73rd founding anniversary of North Korea in Pyongyang Read more »

South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 03:10 PM

South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the 2 countries' leaders to rebuild relations, the South's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday. Read more »

North Korea's capital swelters in heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 03:20 PM

Pyongyang sweltered on Wednesday as state media issued warnings about a heatwave across North Korea. Read more »

Top North Korean officials sacked after 'crucial' COVID-19 incident

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 02:25 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a "crucial" coronavirus incident, state media reported Wednesday, potentially signaling a breach in the country's epidemic defenses. Read more »

North Koreans worry over 'emaciated' Kim Jong Un, state media says

Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 12:35 AM

SEOUL - Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang quoted on the country's tightly controlled state media, after watching recent video footage of Kim. Read more »

US, Japan, S. Korea vow concerted efforts to address N. Korea nukes

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 03 04:53 PM

WASHINGTON - The United States, Japan and South Korea on Friday shared their concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and vowed "concerted" efforts toward denuclearization in the first gathering of their security advisers under the new US administration. Read more »

N. Korea launch was new 'tactical guided projectile': Pyongyang

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 08:16 AM

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has tested a new "tactical guided projectile" with a solid-fuel engine, state media said Friday after the nuclear-armed country carried out its first substantive provocation since US President Joe Biden's inauguration. Read more »

North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile' into sea: South's military

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 07:28 AM

SEOUL - North Korea fired a device into the sea early Thursday, the South's military said, in what could be its first ballistic missile test during the Biden administration. Read more »

Kim Jong Un breaks ground for huge apartment development despite other stalled projects

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 10:42 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke ground for 10,000 new apartments in the capital city of Pyongyang, state media reported on Wednesday, despite economic crises that have left other signature construction projects stalled. Read more »

North Korea 'tried to hack' Pfizer for vaccine info: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 09:35 AM

SEOUL - North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, according to reports. Read more »

N. Korea unveils submarine-launched missile at parade: KCNA

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 07:59 AM

SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. Read more »

North Korean gov't ship spotted in Japan's EEZ last month

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 21 06:42 PM

TOKYO - An unidentified ship that was spotted in Japan's exclusive economic zone last month was later found to belong to the North Korean government, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday. Read more »

North Korea shot dead South Korean in its waters: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 11:07 AM

SEOUL - North Korean forces shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who disappeared off a patrol vessel and ended up in Pyongyang's waters, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday, calling it an "outrageous act". Read more »

N.Korea reopens schools, but stays on guard against COVID-19 threat: WHO

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 06:22 PM

SEOUL - North Korea has reopened schools, but has kept a ban on public gatherings and made it mandatory for people to wear masks in public places as part of its response to the coronavirus threat, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Wednesday. Read more »

Moves by Kim Jong Un's boats indicate presence in Wonsan: media

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 29 02:48 PM

BEIJING - A North Korea-focused news site reported Tuesday on the "unusual" activity throughout April of leisure boats often used by leader Kim Jong Un in the coastal resort of Wonsan, suggesting his presence there amid ongoing speculation about his health. Read more »

Lecturers say there are confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Korea, says nonprofit media

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 09:16 PM

The Radio Free Asia report on Friday contradicts official Pyongyang claims that North Korea has not had any confirmed cases. Read more »

'Crash Landing on You' smashes South Korea TV ratings

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 14 03:53 PM

SEOUL - South Korea's biggest current television hit is a surreally unlikely tale of a billionaire heiress who accidentally paraglides into the North and falls in love with a chivalrous army officer serving Kim Jong Un. Read more »

N.Korea suspends foreign tourism over coronavirus fears - tour companies

Josh Smith and Lusha Zhang, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 03:39 PM

SEOUL/BEIJING - Several foreign tour operators said North Korea will ban foreign tourists starting Wednesday due to the spread of a new coronavirus in China, which has killed nine people and spread to several countries. Read more »

North Korea warns US could 'pay dearly' for human rights criticism

Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 12:23 PM

North Korea lashed back at the United States for taking issue with its human rights record on Saturday, saying Washington's "malicious words" would only aggravate tensions on the Korean Peninsula, state news agency KCNA reported. Read more »