The welcome hug on the tarmac at 03:00, the honour guard of mounted soldiers, the huge portraits of Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin hanging side by side in the centre of Pyongyang – all of this was designed to worry the West. Mr Putin’s first visit to Pyongyang since 2000 was a chance for […]
North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons over the border, Seoul’s military said Monday, after Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its “psychological warfare”. In recent weeks, North Korea has sent hundreds of balloons into the South, carrying trash like cigarette butts and toilet paper, in what […]
Gouri Sadhwani, a longtime New Jersey resident and Democrat, isn’t so enthusiastic about the presidential race this year, saying she plans to vote for President Joe Biden as a “defensive” measure against Donald Trump. But she gets fired up when she discusses the Senate race, particularly the Democratic candidate, Rep. Andy Kim. “Andy Kim is […]
(Bloomberg) — A North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite blew up shortly after liftoff in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un, who went to Russia last year seeking help to place an array of reconnaissance probes into orbit. Most Read from Bloomberg Video footage provided by South Korea’s military and Japanese public broadcaster […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time, sparking speculation about the message it sends. Portraits of leaders are at the core of North Korea’s state-sponsored cult of personality that has buttressed the Kim […]
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia, calling the claim “absurd”. South Korea and the United States have repeatedly accused North Korea of supplying weapons to Moscow, despite a raft of UN sanctions on both countries that would ban any such arms transfers. Analysts have also […]