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N. Korea's COVID-19 test results for first suspected case 'inconclusive': report

Aug 5, 2020

A North Korean defector who crossed the inter-Korean border back to his homeland was tested for the new coronavirus, but the results were inconclusive, a media report said Wednesday. On July 18, the...
[Graphic News] 11 N. Korean defectors have returned home in past 5 years

Aug 5, 2020

Eleven North Korean defectors went back to their communist homeland from South Korea over the past five years, the Unification Ministry said, after Pyongyang claimed that a defector suspected of hav...
Major river passing through Pyongyang at risk of flooding

Aug 5, 2020

A major river running through North Korea's capital of Pyongyang is at risk of flooding as heavy rainfall continues to pound the country, according to state media on Wednesday. North Korea is expect...
Flood alerts issued along 3 North Korean rivers: NK media

Aug 4, 2020

North Korea issued flood alerts in areas along three western rivers Tuesday as heavy rain continued to lash many parts of the country, a North Korean media report said. The flood alerts were issued ...
NK has ‘probably’ developed miniaturized nuclear devices: UN report

Aug 4, 2020

North Korea appears to have been pushing ahead in advancing its nuclear weapons program, a UN report has said, assuming the North has “probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the ...
NK releases dam water without notifying South, in defiance of agreement

Aug 4, 2020

North Korea has recently released water from a border dam three times without notifying Seoul, in defiance of an inter-Korean agreement, authorities here confirmed on Tuesday. Pyongyang partially op...
Heavy rain, COVID-19 trouble NK

Aug 4, 2020

Record-breaking torrential rain and the COVID-19 pandemic are threatening North Korea, which has already been troubled by years of international economic sanctions. The country’s state broadcaster s...
N. Korea released dam water without notifying South Korea: ministry official

Aug 4, 2020

North Korea did not notify South Korea before discharging water from a border dam earlier this week in violation of an inter-Korean agreement, a unification ministry official said Tuesday. On Monday...
N. Korea's No. 3 leader visits major port to check on antivirus measures

Aug 4, 2020

North Korea's No. 3 leader visited a major port in the western city of Nampho to inspect antivirus efforts, state media reported Tuesday, after leader Kim Jong-un declared a state of emergency follow...
N. Korea releases border dam water without prior notice: sources

Aug 3, 2020

North Korea on Monday discharged water from a border dam without notifying South Korea in advance, ahead of possible torrential downpours in the communist state, government sources said. The North p...
[Graphic News] North Korean economy grew at 4.7% in 1956-1989

Aug 3, 2020

The North Korean economy is estimated to have expanded at an annual rate o f 4.7 percent between 1956 and 1989, the Bank of Korea estimated. North Korea's economy grew at a double-digit rate up un...
NK propaganda outlets slam S. Korea over revised missile guidelines

Aug 2, 2020

North Korean propaganda outlets on Sunday lashed out at South Korea over a recent US decision to lift restrictions on Seoul's use of solid fuel for its space rockets, slamming the move as being contr...
NGO calls on S. Korea to stop 'regulatory intimidation' against activist groups

Aug 1, 2020

The international nongovernmental organization, Human Rights Watch, has called on South Korea to stop "regulatory intimidation" against some activist groups focusing on North Korean human rights, cal...
2.0 magnitude quake hits southern N. Korea, central S. Korea

Aug 1, 2020

A 2.0 magnitude earthquake hit North Korea's southeastern region close to the inter-Korean border Saturday, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. The quake occurred at 2:58 a.m., 29 ki...
2 in 5 re-defectors live in S. Korea for less than 3 years: lawmaker

Aug 1, 2020

Two in five defectors who returned to the North lived in South Korea for less than three years, a lawmaker said Saturday, urging authorities to pay greater attention to the management of former North...