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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for tougher and more thorough countermeasures to keep citizens safe from the fast-spreading coronavirus at a meeting where leader Kim Jong Un presided, state media said on Sunday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides a drill of mortar sub-units of North Korean Army in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 10, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw another military drill, state media reported…

Eight years ago Kim Jong-un became the First Secretary of the Korean Worker’s Party. Five months after the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, the new title signaled that the 28-year-old third son of the “Dear Leader” was ascending if not yet fully ascendant. Nevertheless, many North Korean analysts expected…

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo undermined its willingness to restart stalled denuclearisation talks, criticising his recent remarks on sanctions on Pyongyang. FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides artillery fire competition in this image released by North Korea's…

A woman in Seoul passes a televised broadcast image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, March 21. Photo: Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty ImagesNorth Korea has fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast, officials in Japan and South Korea said Sunday morning…

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such launch this month as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.Two projectiles were fired eastwards from the port city of Wonsan and flew 230 kilometres (143 miles) into the Sea of…

President Donald Trump reportedly sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offering assistance to the isolated country during global efforts to slow the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to The New York Times, North Korean officials announced some details of the letter via the country’s state-run Korean​ Central​ News…

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South Korea says North Korea has not reached out for outside help despite a recent statement from the Kim Jong Un regime regarding a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. A senior ranking South Korean foreign ministry official said it is "regrettable" North Korea has not asked for assistance, which…

SEOUL (Reuters) - With international focus on the coronavirus, North Korea has doubled down on its missile development and military exercises in recent weeks while signaling new confidence that it has dodged an outbreak of its own. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a TV broadcasting file footage for a…