South Korea once stood out as a shining example of how to contain the coronavirus spread. But with the country easing restrictions, that image seems to be fading away.

Amid pandemic, tensions escalate between North Korea and South Korea

North Korea is allegedly making millions selling sand illegally. According to media reports, the country, which is continuously under the international radar for flouting sanctions, and for overzealously conducting nuclear tests, which makes especially its neighbour South Korea anxious.

North Korea allegedly making millions by selling its sand illegally

Tomas Ojea Quintana, a United Nations human rights expert said that North Korea is facing a “widespread food shortages and malnutrition”. Also read: South Korea to take legal action against defectors sending messages to the North Quintana is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

'Widespread food shortages': UN human rights expert on North Korea's situation

South Korea has said it would take legal action against two organisations that conduct sending propaganda and contraband into the North. This has come in the aftermath of North Korea suspending communication hotlines with the South over such defectors.

South Korea to take legal action against defectors sending messages to the North

North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA has reported.

North Korea to cut communications with 'enemy' South in row over leafleting

Kim Jong Un gathered the Politburo of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party to talk about the economy and living conditions, state media said on Monday. Neither Kim nor any of the other officials were wearing masks, and the coronavirus pandemic was not mentioned in the state media's report about the meeting.

Inter-Korean relations further deteriorate

North Korea said Tuesday it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea.

North Korea Says It Is Cutting Communication Ties With the South Korea

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un was busy talking about fertilizer as leaflets criticising his nuclear ambitions fell along the border. Once again, it's the infamous 'balloon propaganda' that seeks to unseat him from power.

Gravitas: The 'Balloon Propaganda' against Kim Jong-Un

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea has called on his country folk to become “self-sufficient” amid rising economic concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting of the politburo, the leader talked about domestic economic issues.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for developing a 'self-sufficient economy'

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea has called on his country folk to become “self-sufficient” amid rising economic concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting of the politburo, the leader talked about domestic economic issues. North Korea had already been suffering economically due to the international sanctions against the country’s nuclear programmes. And the country is currently in a spat with its neighbour, South Korea, over the matter of defectors.

Kim Jong Un talks economy in Politburo meet: COVID-19 hits North Korea Economy

North Korea has threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement signed in 2018 to reduce tensions, over flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets along the border by the South.

North Korea threatens to halt military agreement with the South over anti-Kim leaflets

South Korea has planned to stop people sending balloons with anti-North Korean messages across the border. The announcement came after Kim Yo-jong -- sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un -- said recently balloon-senders were "human scum" and "mongrel dogs" who betrayed their homeland, adding it was "time to bring their owners to account," referring to the government in Seoul.

South Korea to stop people sending cross-border messages after threat from the North

The Indian Ambassador to North Korea (DPRK) Atul Malhari Gotsurve speaking on the COVID situation in the country has said life has been normal in the country's capital Pyongyang.

Amid Covid- 19 crisis, life in Pyongyang normal says India's envoy to North Korea

North Korea on Saturday said that it supports China's decision to impose new national security laws in Hong Kong, calling it a "legitimate step" to safeguard the state security.

North Korea says it supports China's decision to impose new security law in Hong Kong

North Korean workers produced textiles at factories in Pyongyang, state media reported on Wednesday (May 27).

North Korean workers keep busy producing textiles

Donald Trump's administration in the United States has discussed either to conduct a nuclear test explosion. if conducted this would be the country's first nuclear test explosion since the year 1990. Watch report.

Possible fallouts of nuclear tests by US: Experts warn against nuclear test

North Korea claims it is producing 'functional vegetables' to improve people's diet & health. What exactly makes these vegetables special? WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: What are North Korea's 'functional vegetables'?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made an unusually small number of public appearances in the past two months, once again going three weeks without state media reporting his attendance at a public event, according to analysts.

North Korea's Kim keeps low public profile in May: Analysts

North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its "nuclear war deterrence" during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, AFP reported quoting news agency KCNA reported Sunday.

North Korea discusses new policies for increasing 'nuclear war deterrence': Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has proposed new policies to increase the nation's nuclear deterrence, a media report says. The meeting is Kim's first known public appearance ever since the world speculated about his health.

Kim Jong Un wants to increase North Korea's nuclear war deterrence, says report

An official newspaper of North Korea has confirmed that regime leaders can not magically bend time and space, as previously claimed during the reign of Kim Jong-un and former leader Kim Jong-il.

North Korean regime confesses Kim Jong-un cannot 'magically disappear'

"Stay safe, stay healthy", that's the mantra these days. And in North Korea, things are being done a little differently. There are vegetables and then there are "functional vegetables".

Now, North Korea produces 'functional vegetables' to improve people's diet

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has sent a "warm greetings" to Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a "verbal message", state news agency of North Korea reported Friday, after weeks of speculation about his health.

Xi Jinping responds to Kim Jong-un's 'warm' message

Kim Jong-un sends 'verbal message' to Xi Jinping for China's success on its handling of COVID-19

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