Gravitas Plus with WION's Palki Sharma | 74 years of family rule, 3 dictators, a war, and several nuclear threats later, North Korea today is the world's most isolated country. Kim Il Sung's promise of Juche (self-reliance) has been lost, Pyongyang does not have money, food or electricity. How did North Korea end up so miserable?

Gravitas Plus: How did North Korea become the world's most isolated country?

In North Korea, an exodus is underway. From foreign diplomats to NGO workers, they're all fleeing the world's most secretive country. And interestingly, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang is the one who has made this revelation.

Why North Korea is seeing an exodus

The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang has claimed that foreign diplomats are fleeing North Korea. At least 12 countries are said to have shut their missions. Why?

Gravitas: An Exodus is underway in North Korea

South Korean capital Seoul said on Thursday it has sent a proposal for co-hosting the 2032 Olympics with the North`s Pyongyang to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a bid to keep its hopes alive despite Brisbane being the front-runner.

Seoul sends bid for co-hosting 2032 Olympics with North Korea despite frosty ties

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong on Tuesday slammed the South Korean president for referring to North Korea’s recent missile tests as “concerning”.

Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong slams South Korea for criticising recent missile test

North Korea said on Monday that the UN Security Council showed a double standard as its sanctions committee criticised the country's recent missile test as a violation of UN resolutions.

N Korea accuses UNSC of 'double standard' over missile tests

North Korea on Saturday said the administration of US President Joe Biden had taken a wrong first step and revealed "deep-seated hostility" by criticising its self-defensive missile test.

North Korea accuses Biden admin of 'provocation' after missile test

The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the Summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first-ever organised during a global pandemic.

Olympics torch relay starts in Fukushima as North Korea launches missiles

Sixteen years after she was left to die unremembered outside a labour camp in North Korea, Jihyun Park will enter the British political history books if she wins office in local elections this May.

From prison camp to ballot box: North Korean defector seeks British election win

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan which is known as the 'East Sea' in Korea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul amid renewed tensions in the region and called for peace stability in the northeast.

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea Thursday, in its first substantive provocation to the new US administration of Joe Biden. They may have been ballistic missiles, a spokesman for Japan's defence ministry said.

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into the sea, reports say

The White House officials said on Tuesday that North Korea fired two short-range missiles after a visit to the region by the top US defense and diplomatic officials while describing the tests as "common" military testing.

North Korea tested two short-range missiles: White House

North Korea's diplomats in Malaysia shuttered their embassy and prepared to fly home Sunday, after Pyongyang severed diplomatic ties over the extradition of a citizen to the US.

North Korean diplomats set to leave Malaysia after ties cut

North Korea said it would sever diplomatic relations with Malaysia in the wake of a court there ruling that a national could be extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges.

North Korea to sever ties with Malaysia over extradition of citizen to US

After a key bilateral meeting in Seoul, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated the importance of reducing the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapon program adding that China has a critical role in the denuclearisation of North Korea.

Blinken: China has a critical role in denuclearisation of North Korea

Amidst fortification of alliances by the United States, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State says China has a key role in Denuclearisation.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says China has critical 'role' in Denuclearisation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that both pressure and diplomatic options were on the table for dealing with Pyongyang. The comments came hours after North Korean official Choe Son Hui called the Biden administration's attempts to contact Pyongyang a "cheap trick", in the North's first public statement on the matter.

Blinken says US weighs pressure, diplomatic options on North Korea

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Seoul on Wednesday with top US diplomat Antony Blinken following for talks with South Korean officials to bolster a united front against an increasingly assertive China and the nuclear-armed North.

Top US officials arrive in Seoul with China, North Korea on agenda

Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Jo Yong has threatened to scrap inter-Korean co-operation as she condemned ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States, and cautioned the US against “causing a stink” if it wants peace.

North Korea turns up heat on United States President Joe Biden

North Korea has not responded to BTS diplomatic outreach since mid-February by the United States President Joe Biden’s administration, including Pyongyang’s mission to the UN. Joe Biden has also called Kim Jong Un a thug on the campaign trail.

North Korea ignoring United States President Joe Biden's outreach

Joe Biden came to office promising a complete review of America's North Korea policy. But it seems he's already hit the first roadblock. There is radio silence from North Korea, Pyongyang has so far ignored all advances made by the Biden administration.

North Korea ignoring Biden administration's outreach

North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by President Joe Biden`s administration, including to Pyongyang`s mission to the United Nations, a senior Biden administration official told Reuters on Saturday.

North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach, report says

Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration's first Cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort to bolster US influence and calm concerns about America's role in Asia.

China, North Korea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia 

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Gravitas Plus: How did North Korea become the world's most isolated country?

Gravitas Plus: How did North Korea become the world's most isolated country?

Why North Korea is seeing an exodus

Gravitas: An Exodus is underway in North Korea

Seoul sends bid for co-hosting 2032 Olympics with North Korea despite frosty ties

Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong slams South Korea for criticising recent missile test

N Korea accuses UNSC of 'double standard' over missile tests

North Korea accuses Biden admin of 'provocation' after missile test

Olympics torch relay starts in Fukushima as North Korea launches missiles

From prison camp to ballot box: North Korean defector seeks British election win

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into the sea, reports say

North Korea tested two short-range missiles: White House

North Korean diplomats set to leave Malaysia after ties cut

North Korea to sever ties with Malaysia over extradition of citizen to US

Blinken: China has a critical role in denuclearisation of North Korea

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says China has critical 'role' in Denuclearisation

Blinken says US weighs pressure, diplomatic options on North Korea

Top US officials arrive in Seoul with China, North Korea on agenda

North Korea turns up heat on United States President Joe Biden

North Korea ignoring United States President Joe Biden's outreach

North Korea ignoring Biden administration's outreach

North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach, report says

China, North Korea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia