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Sat, July 2, 2022 | 05:03

North Korea blames balloons from South for COVID-19 outbreak

North Korea has blamed balloons from South Korea for its COVID-19 outbreak, claiming that two people in the border area started showing symptoms after coming into contact with “alien things coming by wind” from the South. Citing health authorities, the Korean Central News Agency, Pyongyang's official mouthpiece, reported Friday that a soldier, 18, and a child, 5, at Ipho-ri i...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-07-01 17:02

N. Korea's first COVID-19 cases traced to area bordering S. Korea: state media

North Korean health authorities have concluded its COVID-19 outbreak originated in an area near the inter-Korean border as local residents came into contact with "alien" stuff there, state media reported Friday, a move seen as aimed at ascribing the virus crisis to South Korea and using it for political purposes.

2022-07-01 15:23

North Korea slams global anti-money laundering body over 'high-risk' blacklist

North Korea lambasted an intergovernmental anti-money laundering body Thursday over its recent decision to keep the country on its list of "high-risk" jurisdictions, accusing the organization of following the U.S.' "hostile policy" against it.

2022-06-30 10:11

Koreas hold daily hotline contact; North mum on South's call for prior notice on dam water discharges

North Korea has remained unresponsive for the second day to South Korea's attempt to deliver a formal request asking it to give prior notification before releasing water from dams near their border during the summer rainy season, according to Seoul's unification ministry, Wednesday.

2022-06-29 13:40

North Korea maps out emergency measures to prevent flood damage amid pandemic

North Korea is taking emergency measures to prevent damage from flooding as the country braces for the summer rainy season amid its fight against COVID-19, according to state media, Wednesday.

2022-06-29 10:04

Family has 'right to know': UN rights expert calls for transparency in official's death

A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday called for the release of more information about the incident in which a government official was killed in North Korean waters. He was quoted by the victim's brother as saying that his family has “the right to know.” At a meeting in Seoul with Lee Rae-jin, the elder brother of the fisheries official shot dead by the North two ye...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-06-28 16:37

South Korea asks North Korea to give prior notice of dam discharges

The South Korean government formally asked North Korea, Tuesday, to give it notification before releasing water from dams near their border, especially during the current rainy season.

2022-06-28 15:59

CTBTO chief urges North Korea to renew moratorium on nuclear testing

The chief of an international group campaigning for an end to all nuclear testing has called on North Korea to reinstate its related moratorium, as speculation is rampant that the secretive regime may soon carry out an underground nuclear weapon test.

2022-06-28 11:25

NK leader discusses reorganization of Workers' Party departments in meeting: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) meeting to discuss issues related to the reorganization and restructuring of its departments, state media said Tuesday.

2022-06-28 09:37

Seoul offered to repatriate North Koreans against their will before Pyongyang demanded it, lawmaker says

The previous Moon Jae-in administration offered to repatriate two North Korean fishermen in 2019 even before Pyongyang made such a request, because “their intention to defect (to the South) was not sincere,” according to intelligence documents. The information, was revealed Monday by Rep. Tae Yong-ho of the ruling People Power Party (PPP).

Jung Min-ho | 2022-06-27 18:45

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