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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 »

Trump warns Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 08:35 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korea's Kim Jong Un had "everything" to lose through hostility towards the United States, after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test. Read more »

North Korea's Kim opens huge mountain development

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 12:19 PM

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a flagship construction project close to Mount Paektu, a symbol of the Korean nation and the supposed birthplace of his father and predecessor, state media reported Tuesday. Read more »

'It was like war': S.Korean star says N.Korean players 'very aggressive' in historic football clash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 08:18 AM

NO FOREIGN MEDIA, NO CROWD - South Korea's Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min said the historic World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang was a "very aggressive" match that made him fear injuries, with North Korean players even swearing at him and his teammates. Read more »

N.Korea's Kim says missile launch a warning to S.Korean 'warmongers'

Joyce Lee and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 08:28 AM

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the demonstration of a "new-type tactical guided weapon" on Thursday as a warning to South Korean "warmongers" to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, state media said on Friday. Read more »

Aussie student expelled from North Korea denies spying

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 01:34 AM

Alek Sigley, 29, was released last week after being detained for several days, with Pyongyang later accusing him of promoting propaganda against the country online. Read more »

N. Korea slams South for 'meddling' in US talks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:19 PM

Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been stalled since February when a second summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed in Hanoi as the pair failed to agree on what the North would be willing to give up in exchange for sanctions relief. Read more »

Lovers, comrades! Forbidden love in North Korea finds a way in Vietnam

Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 03:13 PM

A young couple with matching expressions stare nervously into the camera with deep brown eyes. He, a Vietnamese student, has just met the love of his life. She, a North Korean, is forbidden to love him back. Read more »

Have train, will travel: North Korea's Kim back on track

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 04:33 PM

The engine and carriages appear similar, possibly identical, to the train Kim used in March 2018 to travel to Beijing for his first overseas visit.   Read more »

US seeks to expedite aid for North Korea amid stalled nuclear talks

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 06:03 PM

US officials will try to expedite humanitarian aid to North Korea, a US envoy said on Wednesday, as Washington and Pyongyang struggle to find a breakthrough in stalled talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear program. Read more »

North Korea blows up frontline bunkers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 07:08 PM

Pyongyang blew up 10 guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone Tuesday as the two Koreas pursue a reconciliation drive, even while denuclearization talks stall between the US and the North. Read more »

US abruptly postpones top-level N.Korea talks

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 04:15 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday abruptly shelved plans to meet a top North Korean official in New York. Read more »

World stocks head higher on hopes of thawing US-China trade tensions

Kit Rees, Reuters
Posted at May 14 08:39 PM

Prospects of a thaw in trade tensions between the United States and China supported global stocks on Monday as US President Donald Trump pledged to help ZTE Corp "get back into business, fast" after a US ban crippled the Chinese technology company, while oil prices retreated from highs. Read more »

Ilang Koreano sa Pinas, ikinatuwa ang pag-usad sa usapan ng North at South Korea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 07:01 PM

Ayon sa political analyst na si Ranjit Rye, mahalagang kabanata ang pagkakasundo ng dalawang Korea hindi lamang sa rehiyon ng Asya kung hindi sa buong mundo. Read more »

US finds North Korea killed Kim brother with VX agent

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 05 03:41 PM

Kim Jong Nam died in February last year, shortly after 2 women sprayed his face with a liquid as he walked through Kuala Lumpur airport. Read more »