SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The possibility of war breaking out on the Korean Peninsula has reached its highest level since the 1950-53 Korean War, according to a recent analysis published in Foreign Policy magazine. Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank, wrote in his article that while an immediate [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea is likely to deploy members of its regular armed forces to Ukraine in support of Russia, South Korea’s defense chief said Tuesday, in the latest sign of deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. The assessment came as North Korea has been seeking to bolster ties with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has held the first national conference of cadres, state media reported Wednesday, in an apparent bid to tighten the country’s grip on the discipline of officials amid severe flood damage in border areas. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent an “important” letter to participants in the national [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea will never bargain over its “national prestige,” Pyongyang’s envoy to the U.N. said Monday, reaffirming the recalcitrant regime’s adherence to its nuclear weapons program in defiance of criticism against its growing security threats. Ambassador Kim Song made the remarks during a general debate at the U.N. General [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for swiftly rebuilding homes in flood-devastated regions in the country’s northwest, state media reported Monday. Kim made the remarks during a “field guidance” visit to the flood-stricken regions of North Phyongan Province on Sunday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the importance of bilateral relations with Cuba in a message, widely seen as an effort to strengthen their long-standing ties, despite a setback over South Korea’s recent establishment of diplomatic relations with Havana. Kim had conveyed cordial greetings to Cuban President Miguel [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has experienced a rapid surge in smartphone adoption since easing pandemic-related lockdowns two years ago, with a recent analysis suggesting that the number of smartphone users in the country may have reached up to 7 million. Martin Williams, a researcher at the U.S. think tank Crimson Center, published [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military on Monday vowed to take “stern” military measures should North Korea “cross the line” with its ongoing trash balloon campaign or inflict serious damage to the South Korean people. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) made the remark in a statement in response to the North’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for increasing the number of centrifuges for uranium enrichment in order to increase its nuclear weapons for self-defense, the state media said Friday. Kim made the call during a visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and the “production base of weapon-grade nuclear [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has held celebrative events to mark the 76th anniversary of the regime’s founding, with senior officials visiting a mausoleum to pay tribute to the country’s late former leaders, state media reported Monday. Premier Kim Tok-hun and other key officials on Sunday visited the Kumsusan Palace of the [...]