North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country`s economy improved this year but called for measures to tackle the "tense" food situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last year`s typhoons, state media said on Wednesday.

North Korea’s Kim says food situation ‘tense’ due to pandemic, typhoons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a Central Military Commission meeting, state media KCNA said on Saturday, where he called for boosting military power, but KCNA did not have details of any military activities planned.

North Korea's Kim calls for boosting military power: KCNA

A few months after the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un disappeared from the public eye, there are new speculations about his sudden weight loss. Kim is known to have a heavy frame and has been the point of discussion many times because of this.

Kim Jong Un's sudden weight loss sparks rumours about his health

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un presented economic plans to senior ruling party officials before an upcoming meeting to review the nation’s efforts to overcome severe hardships amid a prolonged COVID-19 crisis, state media said Tuesday.

Kim Jong Un presents plans to stabilise battered North Korean economy

North Korea's state media on Monday criticised the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea's ballistic missiles, calling it a sign of Washington's 'shameful double-dealing'.

North Korea slams end to US guidelines limiting South Korea missile range

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently announced a list of banned fashion and hairstyles in the region’s state-run newspaper, with skinny jeans and ripped denim among the symbols of a “capitalistic lifestyle” that are now deemed illegal.

North Korea bans mullet haircuts, nose piercings, and skinny jeans in the fight against capitalism

Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts say, stealing billions of dollars and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programmes.

'World's leading bank robbers': North Korea's hacker army

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused President Alexander Lukashenko of turning the country into "North Korea of Europe". Speaking to the European Parliament via video link on Wednesday, Tikhanovskaya called for a series of concrete measures, including a ban on new foreign investments and on Belarus's main exports like oil and metal products, potash fertilisers and wood.

Belarus opposition leader accuses Lukashenko of turning country into 'North Korea of Europe'

US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday injected fresh urgency into attempts to engage North Korea in dialogue over its nuclear weapons, with Biden saying he would meet its leader Kim Jong Un under the right conditions.

Joe Biden appoints a new envoy to Pyongyang

US President Joe Biden has announced the appointment of a special envoy for North Korea after he hosted his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In at the White House. The two leaders also unveiled a new vaccine partnership to expand manufacturing and scale up global vaccine supply.

Biden appoints a new envoy to North Korea after meeting South Korean President

'Denuclearisation is the goal': Biden, Moon express willingness for dialogue with North Korea

North Korea has warned its citizens on Thursday to stay away from leaflets that were sent via balloon from the South, saying they could carry coronavirus. An anti-North Korea activist group said it had sent balloons into the North last week with dollar bills and leaflets denouncing the government in Pyongyang.

North Korea says propaganda leaflets from South could carry coronavirus

A South Korean publisher's defiant move to release the memoirs of the North's founder Kim Il Sung has triggered a heated debate over Seoul's decades-old ban on Pyongyang's propaganda under national security laws.

North Korean founder Kim Il Sung's memoir triggers censorship debate in Seoul

North Korea has branded the US diplomacy as "spurious", dismissing the idea of talks with Washington a day after the Biden administration said it was open to diplomatic negotiations on denuclearization.

North Korea accuses the US of using 'spurious' diplomacy

North Korea branded US diplomacy "spurious" on Sunday, dismissing the idea of talks with Washington a day after the Biden administration said it was open to diplomatic negotiations on denuclearization, state media reported.

North Korea accuses the US of using 'spurious' diplomacy to 'cover up hostile acts'

Almost a day after a defector group launched anti-North Korea leaflets, Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, has warned South Korea about the incident. On April 30, Park Sang-hak, an activist who had led a similar campaign in 2000, announced that he launched 10 advertising balloons carrying 500,000 leaflets, 500 mini booklets and nearly 5,000 $1 bills in border provinces.

Kim Jong Un's sister warns South Korea after anti-North Korea leaflets circulated

The White House is keen on changing the country's approach to deal with North Korea and the goal of denuclearisation in the region. President Joe Biden’s approach primarily involves “diplomacy” as opposed to looking to make “grand bargains” with the North Korean administration, the White House said on Friday.

Biden wants to pursue 'practical diplomacy' with North Korea over 'grand bargains'

Challenging the North Korean dictator, an activist group in South Korea has released balloons into North Korea denouncing the government led by Kim Jong Un. Park Sang-hak is an activist who had led a similar campaign in 2000.

Defector group launches anti-North Korea leaflets despite ban

North Koreans celebrated the 109th birth anniversary of the state founder Kim Il Sung with a firework display and a dance party, the state media said.

North Koreans celebrates state founder’s birthday with fireworks and dance party

South Korean and US intelligence suspect that North Korea has completed the assembly of a 3,000-tonne submarine and is ready to launch it when the time is right, media reported on Sunday.

North Korea completes assembly of 3,000-tonne submarine: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un urged ruling party officials to wage another "Arduous March" of work and sacrifice, state media reported on Friday, linking the current economic crises to a period in the 1990s of famine and disaster.

North Korea's Kim cites 1990s famine in urging work to alleviate economic crises

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted that his country is facing its 'worst-ever situation' as its crumbling economy is battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

North Korea facing its 'worst-ever situation', admits Kim Jong Un

North Korea will not attend this year's Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang's sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul's hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed neighbour.

N. Korea says will not go to Olympics over Covid fears

North Korea has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision comes as a blow to South Korea's hopes of reviving the stalled peace talks during the Games.

North Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 pandemic

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