North-Korea

North Korea’s food situation is ‘tense,’ Kim Jong Un says Via CNBC.com: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly acknowledged that the food situation in the secretive country is troubling amid reports of food shortages and inflated prices for basic goods. North Korea’s authoritarian leader said the food situation is now getting “tense” after the country’s agricultural sector “failed to fulfill its grain production plan” due to typhoon damage […]

Kim compares North Korea’s economic woes to 1990s famine Via AP News: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for waging another “arduous march” to fight severe economic difficulties, for the first time comparing them to a 1990s famine that killed hundreds of thousands. Kim had previously said his country faces the “worst-ever” situation due to several factors, including the coronavirus pandemic, U.S.-led sanctions and natural disasters last summer. […]

North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics, citing coronavirus fears Via Just The News: North Korea appears to be the first country to drop out of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics, citing fears of the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North Korean government's Sports Ministry state officials decided March 25 not to participate in the games, according to The Associated Press. However, Japan’s Olympic Committee said Tuesday that North Korea has […]

Japan says to work closely with U.S., S.Korea to deal with N.Korea Via Reuters: Japan will coordinate closely with the United States and South Korea in dealing with North Korea, with the aim of resolving the issue of Japanese abducted by the North and denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, a top Japanese government spokesman said. North Korea test launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan last week, underscoring […]

Japan says North Korea may have fired ballistic missile Via Reuters: North Korea may have fired a ballistic missile, Japan’s defence ministry said on Thursday, adding the projectile had not fallen within Japanese territory. “It may have been a ballistic missile. It has not fallen within Japanese territory and is not believed to have come down within Japan’s exclusive economic zone,” a defence ministry spokesman said. Earlier the Japanese coast […]

North Korea fires two short-range missiles, U.S. still open to dialogue Via Reuters: North Korea fired two short-range missiles at the weekend, U.S. and South Korean officials said, but Washington played down the first such tests under President Joe Biden and said it was still open to dialogue with Pyongyang. The North Korean tests involved weapons systems at the low end of the spectrum that were not covered by U.N. […]

North Korea warns new U.S. administration if it wants peace it must avoid 'causing a stink' Via Reuters: The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration against “causing a stink” if it wants peace, state news reported on Tuesday. The statement comes a day before America’s top diplomat and defence chief are due to arrive in […]

South Korea Urges U.S. Flexibility On Sanctions To Restart North Korea Talks Via Reuters: The United States should flexibly enforce sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang’s nuclear programmes to revive denuclearisation talks, South Korea’s point man on North Korea said on Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and former U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to work towards the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula at their first summit in 2018, but […]