SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday expressed concerns that some foreign media outlets’ “groundless” reports could hamper inter-Korean relations, apparently pointing to a Japanese report on Seoul’s alleged attempt to implement regime change in North Korea. Japan’s Asahi Shimbun said Monday that the administration of former South Korean Park Geun-hye attempted [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is again bolstering its anti-smoking efforts, advertising new smoking cessation aids on state television. On May 30, the Korean Central News Agency introduced a nicotine patch – “a cutting-edge technology quit-smoking aid” – that helps smokers stop their habit. “This highly effective nicotine patch is newly introduced [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea said Tuesday that it is holding a photo exhibition about leader Kim Jong-un’s achievement ahead of next week’s anniversaries of his ascension to the top posts of the country. On April 11, North Korea will mark the fifth anniversary of Kim’s election as first secretary of the [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – What the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, learned from his forefathers is not just their autocratic means to control the public – he also inherited their plump physique that has often been subject of mockery outside the country’s isolated regime. A 1960 article by a South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea released Sunday a synthesized video showing North Korean shooting athletes targeting American military forces, accusing the U.S. of threatening a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula. The two-minute video, posted on North Korea’s propaganda website DPRK, starts with images of North Korean shooting athletes engaged in training. [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As North Korea’s development of weapons of mass destruction continues to threaten security in East Asia and jeopardize its already compromising position in the world, speculation is growing over the possibility of global military conflict on the Korean Peninsula involving China and the U.S. The shocking prospect of another [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. President Donald Trump was the most popular leader of South Korea’s other neighboring heads of state, including Russia, China, Japan, and North Korea, although more than half of the respondents said they had no leader they were particularly keen on. According to public opinion research firm Realmeter, 56.2 [...]
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, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a performance by the country’s all-female music group, the Moranbong Band, reported the Korean Central Television Thursday. The show was arranged for the participants of the conference of chairpersons of ruling party primary committees, and, according to sources, it was the first time [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a rarely seen sight, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared at the country’s first conference for the primary committees dressed in a suit, instead of his typical military or “Mao” attire. In photos released on December 24 and 25 by the Korean Central News Agency, Kim wore a [...]