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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Pyongyang’s state media, Korean Central Television, reported Sunday that leader Kim Jong-un observed a military drill simulating an attack on a mock-up of Cheong Wa Dae, the South Korean presidential residence also known as the Blue House. Kim viewed the combat drill conducted by the North Korean army’s special [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea plans to hold an international event in August 2017 to bolster the personality cult of three generations of late founder Kim Il-sung’s family, Pyongyang’s state media said Tuesday. The North plans to hold a gathering to praise the accomplishments of the Kim family at Mt. Baekdu, the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinum released photos of the country’s latest missile launches, which took place on Monday, as an apparent show of force amid the G20 summit in China. The launch also came four days before the 68th anniversary of the establishment of the North Korean regime. [...]