SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans believe an inter-Korean summit at the Beijing Winter Olympics, slated for February, will not be possible, a survey showed Friday. According to the survey on 1,000 adults by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council on Nov. 20 and 21, 53.9 percent said an inter-Korean [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has opened a nationwide computer programming competition aimed at cultivating talents to lead the country’s information and technology development, a propaganda outlet said Tuesday. A semifinal for the competition, organized by the Kimchaek University of Technology, took place between Nov. 5-15, with the final match slated to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Many North Korea watchers were doubtful when Kim Jong-un, then 27, took over the Hermit Kingdom in December 2011 following the sudden death of his father, Kim Jong-il. A decade later, apparently, few question Kim’s grip on power, despite a host of challenges, such as its moribund economy, amid [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Cheong Wa Dae’s National Security Office (NSO) and the Coast Guard were ordered Friday to provide undisclosed information in connection to North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the inter-Korean sea border in September last year to his family. The Seoul Administrative Court made the ruling [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — More than four out of 10 North Koreans are suffering from undernourishment, a recent U.N. report showed, as the impoverished country struggles from chronic food shortages. According to the report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 10.9 million people, or 42.4 percent of North Korea’s total population, were [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea accused the South Korean entertainment industry on Sunday of working in favor of U.S. companies, such as Netflix, through “unfair” deals. The North’s propaganda outlet, Meari, said South Korean entertainment firms have turned to Netflix to improve their margins amid a business slump caused by the COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has lost around 20 kilograms after previously weighing about 140 kg, but he appears to have no health issues, South Korea’s spy agency was quoted as saying Thursday. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) gave the briefing during a closed-door parliamentary session, rejecting rumors that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Chosun Sinbo, a pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan, recently introduced the rooftop farm of a daycare center in Pyongyang as a good example of ‘rooftop afforestation.’ The rooftop of the daycare center is completely covered with gardens and an artificial pond. Viewed from the sky, the rooftop is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has claimed that Netflix’s original series “Squid Game” exposes the uncomfortable truth behind the South Korean society and the capitalist regime, without mentioning the series’ worldwide fame. Meari, a North Korean propaganda website, claimed Tuesday that the series’ popularity is based on “the extreme competition for survival [...]
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker said Monday that South Korea should step up efforts to improve the human rights situation in North Korea, along with its proposal to declare the formal end to the Korean War. Rep. Tae Young-ho of the main opposition People Power Party made the remark during an [...]