SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mausoleum for his late father to mark the 13th anniversary of his death, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun the previous day, where the bodies of state founder Kim Il-sung and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will make sure it has plans in place to engage with the incoming U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump, should stalled nuclear talks with North Korea resume, Seoul’s top diplomat said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul made the remarks in a press conference with foreign correspondents in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Back in presidency, Donald Trump is expected to reopen direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to address escalating military threats from the North. But clinching a deal would depend on whether Washington is willing to recognize Pyongyang as a nuclear state, experts said. Tackling security threats involving [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States believes North Korea has suffered some “significant” troop losses during combat alongside Russian forces against Ukraine, a White House official confirmed Monday, noting the troops were seen moving from the second lines on the battlefield to the front lines. National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby made [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Nigeria was set to reopen its embassy in North Korea following years of closure over the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang has said, a move seen as making it the first African country to resume diplomatic activities in the North. Patrick Imodu Imologhome, Nigeria’s charge d’affaires, disclosed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Ministry of Unification announced on December 16 a shift in its approach to anti-North Korea leaflet campaigns, emphasizing the need to prioritize national security and the safety of its citizens. The ministry requested that private organizations exercise restraint in distributing propaganda leaflets, signaling a departure from its previous [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 200 Russian and North Korean soldiers were estimated to have been killed while fighting in combined units against Ukrainian forces, Kyiv’s intelligence authorities said, without specifying the number of casualties for each side. The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) made the revelation in a statement published Saturday (local [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media reported on the martial law turmoil in South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, saying political chaos is escalating amid calls to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, which caters to the general North [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Russian Embassy in North Korea has hosted a reception to celebrate the ratification of a mutual defense treaty between the two nations, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. North Korea’s top officials, including Choe Ryong-hae, chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly’s standing committee, Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media on Wednesday reported on the martial law turmoil in South Korea for the first time, including the opposition’s push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, while blaming Yoon for causing nationwide chaos. “The shocking incident of the puppet Yoon Suk Yeol regime … suddenly declaring [...]