SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The chief of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday she will discuss with Malaysia the murder case of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother. Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi made the remark during a press briefing at the Supreme Court in southern Seoul during her visit to attend [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Rumors surrounding the recent assassination of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother, in Malaysia are quickly spreading by mouth in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, the leader of a group of North Korean defectors here said Friday. “Pyongyang citizens are in a rage as the [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A state-run institute on chemical safety said Monday it has taken a set of measures to secure state-of-the-art equipment for effectively dealing with chemical accidents and chemical terrorism at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and other major sports events. The measures came on the heels of the revelation that [...]
KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed with a banned chemical weapons agent, Malaysian police said Friday. Traces of the lethal VX nerve agent were found on the North Korean’s face and eyes, according to a preliminary assessment released by the Chemistry Department of Malaysia, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s defense chief said Monday that North Korea’s alleged assassination of its leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother appears to be part of Pyongyang’s move to remove any potential challengers to Kim’s power and forestall any outside attempt to overthrow its regime. “The murder of Kim Jong-nam by the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Malaysian government said Thursday that it will turn over the body of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s half-brother, to North Korea once the investigative process is complete, which officials expect will be as late as the beginning of next week. Although it is customary for a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean military has refuted claims that it will use loudspeakers at the Demilitarized Zone to broadcast news of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, current North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s half-brother, but it certainly may consider the option. In response to news reports that the South Korean military [...]