North and South Korea restore hotline after a year
North and South Korea have restored a communication hotline that was cut off by Pyongyang last June. According to the…
North Korea warns young people against using slang from the South
North Korean state media has urged its young people against using slang from South Korea and told them to speak…
The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack
In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh’s national bank and came within an inch of success…
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…
Tokyo Olympics: North Korea to skip Games over Covid-19 fears
Coronavirus pandemic North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision…
North Korea claims ‘new tactical guided’ missiles launched
North Korea missile tests North Korea has claimed the missiles it launched Thursday were a “new-type tactical guided projectile”, in…
North Korea ‘not responding’ to US contact efforts
US President Joe Biden’s administration says it has been trying to contact the North Korean government since February but has…
North Korea: Russian diplomats leave by hand-pushed trolley
Coronavirus pandemic A group of Russian diplomats and their family had to leave North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley…