North Korea reopens hotline with South in bid to mend ties
North Korea missile tests North Korea has restored communication lines with the South, months after it cut a cross-border…
North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls for relief in flood-hit areas
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by…
Kim Jong-un admits North Korea facing a ‘tense’ food shortage
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages. Addressing a meeting of senior…
Why Kim Jong-un is waging war on slang, jeans and foreign films
By Laura Bicker BBC News, Seoul North Korea has recently introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out…
North Korea says orphan children volunteering on mines and farms
North Korean state media has claimed that orphans are volunteering to work in state-run mines and farms. The Korean Central…
North Korea on alert over ‘first suspected coronavirus case’
North Korea has reported what it describes as the country’s first suspected case of coronavirus. State media said a person…