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N. Koreans’ Defections Point to Growing Insecurity in N.K.: Seoul

N. Koreans’ Defections Point to Growing Insecurity in N.K.: Seoul

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday said defections by North Korean officials indicate that internal insecurity has increased in the communist country as the reclusive country’s leader Kim Jong-un is strengthening his iron-fisted rule.  Seoul’s unification ministry said that a series of defections by North Koreans are taking place at a [...]

N.K. Leader Obsessed with Erasing Executed Uncle’s Legacy: Source

N.K. Leader Obsessed with Erasing Executed Uncle’s Legacy: Source

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s leader seems to be obsessed with erasing all remaining vestiges of his uncle Jang Song-thaek, who he executed in 2013 for treason, a source familiar with the North’s affairs said Tuesday.  The North’s leader Kim Jong-un has reacted sensitively to anything related to Jang, ordering overseas restaurants’ [...]

N. Korea Threatens ‘Physical Action’ against THAAD Deployment

N. Korea Threatens ‘Physical Action’ against THAAD Deployment

SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Monday warned it will take “physical action” against South Korea and the United States over the allies’ decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea. North Korea’s military said it will strike the moment the two countries decide on where to place [...]

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on N. Korean Leader over Human Rights Abuses

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on N. Korean Leader over Human Rights Abuses

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States imposed sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over human rights abuses on Wednesday in an unprecedented, highly symbolic measure underscoring Washington’s determination to ramp up pressure on Pyongyang.  Ten other top officials as well as five state agencies, including the National Defense Commission, which has [...]