SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean military flew drones over Pyongyang in October at the order of then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is currently under investigation for his involvement in the martial law declaration, a lawmaker said Monday. Citing a tip-off from within the military, Rep. Park Beom-kye of the main [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint exhibition aimed at promoting information technology exchanges between North Korea and Russia has opened in Pyongyang, the North’s state media said Wednesday, marking their first such event in 18 years. The exhibition, held at the People’s Palace of Culture, opened Tuesday, according to the Korean Central News [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea will never bargain over its “national prestige,” Pyongyang’s envoy to the U.N. said Monday, reaffirming the recalcitrant regime’s adherence to its nuclear weapons program in defiance of criticism against its growing security threats. Ambassador Kim Song made the remarks during a general debate at the U.N. General [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Some foreign professors at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology have returned to North Korea after a four-year hiatus over COVID-19, Seoul officials said Monday, in the latest sign of the North’s further border opening. Late last month, an unspecified number of foreign professors at North Korea’s sole international [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s external economic relations minister has expressed intent for his country’s cooperation with Iranian automaker Saipa during a recent rare trip to Tehran. Yun Jong-ho made the remark as he visited a booth run by Iran’s second-largest automaker at a trade show in Tehran during his 10-day stay [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has intensified antivirus efforts in Pyongyang by installing more guard posts to restrict access to the capital city, state media reported Friday after leader Kim Jong-un sealed off a border town following the return of a defector from South Korea. North Korea declared a state of emergency [...]
VLADIVOSTOK, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Russia’s Embassy in North Korea has released photos showing all priests and worshippers wearing masks during a recent Mass service at a Russian Orthodox church in Pyongyang in an indication that the country is on high alert for the coronavirus. “The service was carried out in compliance with all [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An architectural exhibition taking place in Seoul will offer glimpses into life in the North Korean capital through media art and an imaginary supermarket selling goods from both sides of Korea. The exhibition, “Daily Pyongyang,” under way at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism and Architecture near City Hall, is [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has begun attracting foreign tourists to an annual international marathon event to be held in Pyongyang next year, with a tour agency saying it will be the “most amazing race of your life.” The Pyongyang International Marathon, also known as the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, will be [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Alipay, China’s leading mobile payment platform, said Saturday that it does not provide any commercial service for a major hotel in Pyongyang and has “strict measures” in place to block such transactions there. The denial came a day after Beijing-based Koryo Tours, which specializes in tours to North Korea, [...]