North Korea ‘executes five Economic Ministry workers after they criticised Kim’s policies at a dinner party’ It is thought the communist party officials were shot by firing squad on July 30 The five men had openly discussed stagnant economy in militarised nation state Their families are said to have also been transferred to a political … Read more
North Korea ‘executes five Economic Ministry workers after they criticised Kim’s policies at a dinner party’ It is thought the communist party officials were shot by firing squad on July 30 The five men had openly discussed stagnant economy in militarised nation state Their families are said to have also been transferred to a political … Read more
Is North Korea about to fire another missile? Kim Jong UN’s submarine puts to sea amid fears he is developing nuclear missile that can be launched at the US from underwater A US think tank said the satellite images are ‘suggestive, but not conclusive’ The images show several vessels within a secure boat basin off … Read more
A North Korean defector who fled the country aged 13 has described the horror of seeing bodies in the streets and eating insects to survive because of mass starvation in the secretive state. Yeonmi Park said cold, darkness and starvation were part of everyday life in the pariah kingdom where she grew up and blamed … Read more
North Korea has issued new pictures of leader Kim Jong-Un just days after a South Korean diplomat claimed he was in a coma. The dictator was shown at an enlarged meeting of the politburo of the Workers Party, the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency said. He called for prevention efforts against the coronavirus and a … Read more
Kim Jong-Un ‘is in a coma and his sister is set to take control’ of North Korea, claims South Korean diplomat South Korean diplomat has claimed dictator Kim Jong Un is in a comatose state ‘I assess him to be in a coma, but his life has not ended,’ Chang Song-min said He added that … Read more
North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the country’s response to a suspected case reinforces doubt about its longstanding claim to be virus-free. But amid the outside skepticism and a stream of North Korean propaganda glorifying its … Read more
North Korea has declared a state of emergency after a person suspected of having coronavirus entered the country. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting after the person suspected of having COVID-19 entered from South Korea by illegally crossing the border this month, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it … Read more
North Koreans will be given three months’ hard labour for not wearing Covid-19 facemasks under tough new rules Students have been recruited to carry out ‘face mask patrols’ amid crackdown Those not wearing a face mask will be forced to carry out 3 months of labour North Korea has not officially recorded any cases of … Read more
North Korea warns Britain will be ‘made to pay the price’ for putting two of its state ministries on sanctions list A North Korean official said they ‘strongly condemn and reject the UK’s daring to impose sanctions’ Dominic Raab announced sanctions against those accused of human rights abuses Sanctions are on four nations: Russia, Saudi … Read more