Tag: North Korea

North Korea removed as observer from Asia-Pacific anti-money laundering group

Seoul, Sep 30 (IANS) North Korea has been removed as an observer of a regional anti-money laundering group due to its lack of engagement and failure to fulfill obligations, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Monday. The unanimous decision was made at the 26th general assembly of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), held […]

North Korea may conduct nuclear test after US election

Seoul, Sep 26 (IANS) North Korea may carry out its seventh nuclear test after the US presidential vote in November, South Korea’s spy agency was quoted as telling lawmakers Thursday. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment to the parliamentary intelligence committee, saying Pyongyang has other options, such as an intercontinental ballistic missile test, […]

Mike Pompeo due in Asia for talks on China, North Korea

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head next week to Japan, South Korea and Mongolia, the State Department said Tuesday, on a trip expected to focus heavily on China and North Korea. Pompeo’s trip to Tokyo will be the first by a top US official since Yoshihide Suga took office on September 16, […]

Vladimir Putin awards commemorative World War II medal to Kim Jong-un

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Kim Jong-un a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said Tuesday. The medal was awarded to the North Korean leader for his role in preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers who died on North Korean territory, […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un In Critical Condition?

North Korea’s supreme leader and dictator Kim Jong Un, who had once waged lonely war against United States and took on US President Donald Trump single-handedly, is reportedly in critical condition as his health allegedly deteriorated after undergoing a surgery recently. Speculations and rumours are rife over Kim’s health and several countries are closely monitoring […]

N Korea says released all foreign nationals from coronavirus quarantine

SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday said it has released all foreign nationals from coronavirus quarantine while it continues to strengthen anti-virus efforts. The official Korean Central News Agency also said Saturday authorities released all citizens who had been quarantined in the provinces of South Phyongan and North Hwanghae, which are near capital Pyongyang, and the […]