North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lifted a three-week lockdown in the city of Kaesong after a suspected case of the novel coronavirus there, state media reported on Friday, without saying if it had been confirmed or was a false alarm.

North Korea lifts lockdown in town after suspected coronavirus case

Israel said on Wednesday it thwarted a cyber attack on its defence industry by a hacking group known as Lazarus, which the United States says is run by North Korean intelligence.

Israel thwarts cyber attack from North Korean cyber group on defence industry

A combination of an unprecedented pressure campaign and coronavirus border closures and an by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks defectors have long used to start new lives, activist groups say.

South Korea investigations threaten North Korea's 'underground railroad'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un finally inspected the flood-affected areas of the country. The leader ordered officials to provide for food and shelter for many residents who have lost their homes due to flooding. Watch report.

North Korea battles massive floods: Army mobilized for rehabilitation

North Korea’s mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the U.N. report.

UN: North Korea has probably developed nuclear devices

North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has “probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles,” according to a confidential U.

North Korea has 'probably' developed nuclear devices to fit ballistic missiles: UN report

North Korea's nuclear program still active | UN report on North Korea | WION

World War II ended with US forces occupying Japan and the country's constitution adopted pacifism. "The japanese people forever renounce war and the threat or use of force.

Japan shifts gear to counter Chinese, North Korea aggression

North Korea’s report did not specify whether the person had tested positive for COVID-19, only that he had shown symptoms

North Korea points finger at Seoul for Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday declared an emergency and announced a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea.

North Korea declares emergency in border town over first suspected COVID-19 case

North Korea reported new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, according to state media. This is the first time that the country has acknowledged that the virus may have crossed into the country.

North Korea reports 'suspected' case of COVID-19 in defector

A new study by non-profit organisation Global Fishing Watch said Thursday that North Korea ''ghost ships'' had washed up in Japan because of China's ''dark'' fishing fleet.

North Korean 'ghost ships' washed up in Japan due to China's 'dark' fishing fleet

Over the last 5 years, roughly 600 North Korean ships have washed up on the coast of China. These ships are linked to China's illegal fishing. Watch report.

China's illegal fishing in North Korean waters: Have caught around $560MN worth of Squid | World News

North Korea claims to have a COVID-19 vaccine. It also claims to have zero cases. So, who is it testing the vaccine on? Is it more of Kim Jong Un's propaganda?

Gravitas: North Korea Joins The Vaccine Race

The COVID-19 vaccine race has got a new entrant -- North Korea. As per North Korea's Commission of Science and Technology clinical trials started in early July. Now, there is talk of phase-3 of human trials.

Coronavirus: North Korea enters vaccine race

South Korean prosecutors have opened rare probe into North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister over Pyongyang's blowing up of a liaison office last month, officials said.

South Korean prosecutors open rare probe into North Korea's Kim Jong-un’s sister

South Korea has repealed the permission given to two defector groups for sending anti-North leaflets across the border in the aftermath of Pyongyang furiously denouncing their activities and blowing up a liaison office.

Seoul revokes permits of North Korean defector groups

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has downplayed the possibility of another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before the US presidential election.

US Secy of State Pompeo downplays possibility of summit with North Korea

In 1948, two separate governments were formed in North and South Korea. North Korea became a dictatorship. South Korea is a democracy. More than 70 years later, both countries are worlds apart.

Gravitas: The Story of the Two Koreas

North and South Korea have been a study in stark contrast ever since they got divided after World War II. With the declaration of the Soviet-Japanese War , North Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union and South Korea by the United States, with the boundary between their zones being the 38th parallel.

Story behind North and South Korea's contrasting disposition

The war between North and South Korea broke out exactly 70 years ago and ended with a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas still technically at war.

Time line of Korean war: History reveals stark contrast between North and South

North Korea denounced Britain on Saturday for announcing sanctions against two organisations that the British government has said are involved in forced labour, torture and murder in North Korean prison camps.

North Korea denounces UK for sanctions against human rights abusers

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said there was "no need" for another summit with the United States unless Washington offered a "decisive change" in approach.

Kim Jong-un's sister says 'no need' for another US-N Korea summit

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the idea of a meeting with President Donald Trump this year but did so with a warm tone that included an unusual mention of DVDs showing celebrations of the US July 4th holiday.

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