SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea held a mass celebration in the center of Pyongyang on Tuesday to mark the end of its ruling party congress that conferred on its leader Kim Jong-un a new title. The four-day congress that concluded on Monday gave Kim the chairmanship of the ruling Workers’ Party of [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Sunday that North Korea’s offer for inter-Korean dialogue is merely a propaganda ploy that lacks sincerity, calling on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed holding military talks between the two Koreas in a bid to ease tensions along [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to “actively” push for three-way consultations involving China over the implementation of new U.N. sanctions on North Korea and its denuclearization, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said. Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit North Korea this week, a high-level U.N. source said Sunday, a surprise trip that raises hope for progress in inter-Korean relations and efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear standoff.’ Ban’s visit to Pyongyang will be the first time in his capacity [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – For foreign travel agencies, the annual Pyongyang Marathon is apparently a good business opportunity. They are promoting a variety of tour programs to the secretive communist nation in connection with the event. The next one will be held on April 10 next year. Young Pioneer Tours, based in China, [...]
“Kim Jong-il said that ‘There is nothing to be scared about once we develop a satellite’. He told scientists to develop a satellite no matter what. In April 1991, Kim Jong-il gave medals and television sets to scientists and engineers when he received a report that there was a breakthrough in the development. He said [...]
PYONGYANG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — In spite of sharp military tension on the peninsula, it appeared to be business as usual for North Koreans in Pyongyang. Citizens were seen in a relatively calm mood, some walking busily across the plaza in front of the Pyongyang Station and others warmly chatting. Yonhap News Agency, South [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents in Pyongyang are enjoying patbingsu, or shaved ice with red bean and fruit, to overcome the summer heat. According to the North Korean Central News Agency (KNCA), local residents are attracted to the cool taste, and are flocking to patbingsu cafes on street corners around Pyongyang. As the treat gains [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visited a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang on February 4 and rebuked factory personnel over the quality of the factory’s cosmetic products. Kim admonished employees over the poor quality of the North Korean products compared to foreign cosmetics, saying that “foreign eyeliners and mascaras stay intact even [...]
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean-Canadian pastor has lost contact after visiting North Korea, news reports said Monday, amid fears he could be detained in the communist nation. Rev. Lim Hyeon-soo, 60, entered the North via China on Jan. 31 and has since lost contact with friends and family, the Toronto Star reported. [...]