SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Thursday announced its first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and declared the implementation of the “maximum emergency” virus control system, putting an end to its coronavirus-free claim. The North held a politburo meeting in Pyongyang, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, to discuss the [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has published a photo book of the inter-Korean summits between its leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s outgoing President Moon Jae-in, a propaganda outlet said Wednesday, less than a week before Moon leaves office. The Pyongyang Publishing House issued the 83-page book, which carries over 100 photos [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The surviving family of a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korean soldiers in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking compensation from Pyongyang for psychological pain due to the fatal incident. In September 2020, North Korea fatally shot the 47-year-old official, who was adrift on its side of [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite its stated push for a formidable arsenal of nukes and delivery systems, North Korea appears to still have a long way to go before achieving what it desires, especially technology to miniaturize warheads, according to an expert here at a state-run institute Wednesday. The assessment by Lee Sang-min, [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has been urged to seek compensation from North Korea for the latter’s unilateral demolition of South Korean facilities at the Mount Kumgang resort, a state-run research institute said. The Institute for National Security Strategy said in a report released on Tuesday that there is almost no chance [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Beyond the typical display of the newest strategic weapons and hard-bitten warriors at this week’s military parade, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a more menacing move: the threat to use nuclear arms in case of encroachment on his country’s “fundamental rights.” During Monday’s parade marking the 90th founding [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea held celebrations for the 110th birth anniversary of its late founder Kim Il-sung on Friday evening with fireworks and a mass dance performance in its capital, footage from state media showed. Throngs of masked North Koreans staged large-scale dance celebrations at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang to [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.N. Command (UNC) said Friday that work has begun to reconstruct a bridge used as a venue for talks between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their 2018 summit in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. In a Facebook post, the UNC disclosed [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea appears to be continuing restoration work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, including the construction of a tunnel entrance, a new report said, amid concerns that the secretive state may be pushing for another nuclear experiment. Commercial satellite imagery taken between March 24 and April 6 indicates [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Bulls have replaced horses in an unusual racing event where the jockeys were farmers instead of professionals. The strange sight was observed during a ‘ride with a bull’ competition held recently in North Korea. The Chosun Sinbo, a pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan, reported that the state held the [...]