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N.Korea calls for heightened anti-Covid measures before winter
Pyongyang, Nov 9 (IANS) North Korea has urged its people to stay on high alert against the possible spread of Covid-19, with the winter season just around the corner, its state media reported on Tuesday.
2021-11-09
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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N.Korea decides to restore all inter-Korean communication lines
Pyongyang, Oct 4 (IANS) North Korea has decided to restore all the north-south communication lines starting from Monday, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
2021-10-04
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy
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N.Korea test-fires newly-developed anti-aircraft missile
Pyongyang, Oct 1 (IANS) North Korea test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday.
2021-10-01
Category: International, North Korea,Defence/Security
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'DPRK test-fires new long-range cruise missiles'
Pyongyang, Sep 13 (IANS) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully test-fired new type of long-range cruise missiles on Saturday and Sunday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.
2021-09-13
Category: International, North Korea,Politics,Defence/Security
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N.Korea slams South over joint military drills with US
Pyongyang, Aug 11 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday slammed South Korea for pushing ahead with the planned military drills with the US, and warned of "serious security crisis".
2021-08-11
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Politics
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N Korea withdraw from World Cup football qualifiers
Pyongyang, May 16 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Sunday confirmed the withdrawal of North Korea from the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
2021-05-16
Category: International, North Korea,Sports,Football
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N.Korea slams EU for human rights sanctions
Pyongyang, March 24 (IANS) North Korea has condemned the European Union (EU) for including it in the targets of "human rights sanctions" under the pretext of "countering global human rights violations".
2021-03-24
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Human Interest/Society,Politics,Immigration/Law/Rights
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Kim Jong-un convenes meeting to discuss discipline among Army officials
Pyongyang, Feb 25 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to discuss the discipline among the military officials and stricter control over the younger officers, state media reported on Thursday.
2021-02-25
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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N.Korea's party congress ends with vows to strive for unity
Pyongyang, Jan 13 (IANS) The 8th congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of North Korea concluded here on Tuesday, the country's official media outlet reported on Wednesday.
2021-01-13
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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Kim Jong-un calls for 'maximum alert' against COVID-19
Pyongyang, July 3 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "maximum alert" against the coronavirus pandemic, during a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, warning that premature easing of anti-virus measures will lead to "unimaginable and irretrievable crisis," state media reported on Friday.
2020-07-03
Category: International, North Korea,Health/Medicine,Politics
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N.Korea suspends military action plans against South
Pyongyang, June 24 (IANS) A military meeting in North Korea has decided to suspend the military action plans against South Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday.
2020-06-24
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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Pyongyang suspends military action against South (Ld)
Pyongyang, June 24 (IANS) North Korea has suspended "military action plans" against South Korea during a Central Military Commission meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong-un, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday.
2020-06-24
Category: International, North Korea,Defence/Security,Politics
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N.Korean media calls for independence from outside help
Pyongyang, Feb 25 (IANS) North Korea's state media on Tuesday called for independence from outside help, saying that having illusions about aid from "imperialists" like the US would lead to "self-destruction".
2020-02-25
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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N.Korean daily slams US over unpaid contribution to UN
Pyongyang/Seoul, Jan 16 (IANS) A North Korean newspaper on Thursday slammed the US over its unpaid contribution to the UN, calling the move a "politically motivated attempt to control the world body".
2020-01-16
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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Kim calls for strengthening North Korea's armed forces
Pyongyang, Dec 22 (IANS) North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un has chaired a meeting with the countrys top military officials to discuss political and military measures to bolster its defensive capabilities, according to the regime's official media Sunday.
2019-12-22
Category: International, North Korea,Defence/Security,Politics
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N. Korea slams Abe, calls Japan PM 'stupid' 'political dwarf' (Lead)
Pyongyang, Nov 30 (IANS) North Korea slammed the Japanese Prime Minister on Saturday after Shinzo Abe termed the projectiles fired by Pyongyang two days back, as ballistic missiles.
2019-11-30
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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Typhoon Lingling kills 8 in Korean peninsula
Pyongyang, Sep 8 (IANS) Typhoon Lingling that hit the Korean peninsula on Saturday claimed eight lives and damaged around 460 homes, authorities said here on Sunday.
2019-09-08
Category: International, North Korea,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Environment/Wildlife
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Expectations for talks with US disappearing: N.Korea
Pyongyang, Aug 31 (IANS) A top North Korean diplomat said on Saturday that expectations for talks with the US were disappearing.
2019-08-31
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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N.Korea 'ready for dialog or standoff' with US
Pyongyang, Aug 23 (IANS) North Korea said on Friday that it was ready for both dialog or standoff with the US.
2019-08-23
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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US-S.Korea military drills will affect n-talks: Pyongyang
Pyongyang, July 16 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday warned the US that its upcoming joint military exercises with South Korea would be a "violation" of the bilateral commitments and would affect nuclear talks.
2019-07-16
Category: International, North Korea,Defence/Security
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Pyongyang visit to contribute to Korean Peninsula talks: Xi
Pyongyang, June 19 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping, in an op-ed published in an official North Korean newspaper on Wednesday, said his upcoming visit to Pyongyang will help achieve progress in the negotiations on the Korean Peninsula's denuclearization issue.
2019-06-19
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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Kim Jong-un's sister makes public appearance in 52 days
Pyongyang, June 4 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister has appeared in public for the first time in almost two months and shortly after a South Korean report that she had been temporarily demoted following the failed Hanoi summit, state-media media reported on Tuesday.
2019-06-04
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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N. Korea confirms Kim Jong-un's Russia visit
Pyongyang, April 23 (IANS) North Korean state media confirmed on Tuesday that the country's leader Kim Jong-un will visit Moscow shortly to hold his first summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2019-04-23
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Politics
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Kim re-elected chair of highest decision making body
Pyongyang, April 12 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was re-elected as chairman of the highest decision-making body in the country at a major parliamentary meeting during which members of the team that manages talks with the US were also reappointed, state media said on Friday.
2019-04-12
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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Kim Jong-un visits China
Pyongyang, Jan 8 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea's state media has confirmed.
2019-01-08
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Politics
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Kim Jong-un visits China
Pyongyang/Seoul, Jan 8 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currently on a visit to China for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, state media reported on Tuesday, raising speculation that his second summit with US President Donald Trump might be forthcoming.
2019-01-08
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Politics
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Ready to meet Trump again at any time: Kim Jong-un
Pyongyang, Jan 1 (IANS) Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, said in a New Year's address that he is ready to meet US President Donald Trump again at any time, Korean Central Television reported on Tuesday.
2019-01-01
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Religion
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Ready to meet Trump again, says Kim Jong-un
Pyongyang, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un renewed his commitment to denuclearisation on Tuesday and said he was ready to meet US President Donald Trump for a second time.
2019-01-01
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Politics,Defence/Security
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North Korea conducts test for developing reconnaissance satellite
Pyongyang, Feb 28 (IANS) North Korea DPRK conducted an important test on Sunday under a reconnaissance satellite development plan, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Monday.
2022-02-28
Category: International, North Korea,Politics
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N.Korea claims successful ICBM launch
Pyongyang, March 25 (IANS) North Korea on Friday confirmed that it successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), marking an end to its self-imposed moratorium on long-range missile testing that had been in place since 2017.
2022-03-25
Category: International, North Korea,Diplomacy,Politics
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Kim Jong Un calls for 'maximum emergency' measures following 1st Covid-19 case
Pyongyang, May 12 (IANS) North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un on Thursday urged the people to implement "maximum emergency" prevention measures after the first-ever Covid-19 case in more than two years was confirmed, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
2022-05-12
Category: International, North Korea,Health/Medicine,Politics
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