SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public for half a month following his intensive inspections of economic sites this summer, North Korea watchers in Seoul said Tuesday. According to Pyongyang’s media, Kim had visited 30 economic sites between late June and late August, prodding government [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — “Those who go against the Dignity of the Supreme Leadership will not be able to avoid ruthless punishment.” This is an excerpt from one of North Korea’s media propaganda reports. As such, the “Dignity of the Supreme Leadership” refers to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and is indicative [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — It was revealed on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had proposed basketball matches between North and South Korean teams to South Korean President Moon Jae-in as efforts to initiate cultural exchange between the two countries. An insider at the Blue House said that this was mentioned [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — In a rare move, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has issued an apology for a traffic accident which resulted in the deaths of dozens of Chinese tourists. In a letter of condolence to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kim said he was ‘sorry’ about the bus crash in his country that killed [...]
PANMUNJOM/GOYANG, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed sincere efforts to make progress at their bilateral summit Friday in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom, which Moon said now symbolizes peace, instead of division. The historic summit began after the leaders met for the first [...]
PYONGYANG/SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean musicians will hold their second and last performance in Pyongyang on Tuesday, this time jointly with North Korean artists, amid thawing tension on the Korean Peninsula. The 160-member troupe will start the two-hour-long concert titled “Spring Comes” at 3:30 p.m. (South Korean time), about an hour earlier [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed hope that South Korean musicians’ performances in Pyongyang could serve as an occasion to show the unity of the two Koreas, state media reported Monday. Kim made the remark as he watched a concert held by the South Korean art group on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has been providing Syria with materials that can be used to manufacture chemical weapons, according to multiple news reports Wednesday based on a U.N. probe. The supplies include acid-resistant tiles, valves and thermometers, the New York Times said. It cited an unreleased document compiled by the U.N. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unification ministry said Tuesday that it has no information about speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister is pregnant with her second child. Such speculation arose as her belly covered by a coat appeared to protrude when she visited South Korea from Feb. 9-11 as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Three out of four South Koreans are in favor of North Korea’s participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics, which will be held in the South Korean alpine town of PyeongChang, a poll showed Thursday. The survey was conducted Wednesday after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in his New Year’s [...]