North Korea staged a slew of colourful performances on Monday (November 16) to celebrate Mother's Day. In a video provided by the North's official news agency KCNA, North Koreans in face masks were seen watching various performance segments put on by an orchestra and dancers at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre.

North Korea celebrates Mother's Day with concert

The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gone missing yet again. It has been 23 days now since the leader was last spotted by the public, or officials other than his close aides.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un out of public eye for 23 days

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has addressed an unusual predawn military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers’ Party.

North Korea holds anniversary parade: Kim Jong-Un addresses the nation

North Korea staged the first "Fun Stage" performance, titled "My home full of laughs", on Wednesday (October 7) in Pyongyang to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the North's official news agency KCNA said.

Pyongyang citizens treated to first 'Fun Stage' performance ahead of party anniversary

North Korea held a stamp exhibition and a light show on Tuesday (October 6) to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

North Korea holds stamp exhibition and light show to mark party anniversary

North Korean residents held a dancing ceremony to mark the handover of new houses after a recent Hurricane ravaged the entire country. Watch report.

North Korea: Pyongyang's state broadcaster release video of residents celebrating new homes

South Korea has repealed the permission given to two defector groups for sending anti-North leaflets across the border in the aftermath of Pyongyang furiously denouncing their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

North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on June 16, the South's Unification Ministry said, after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. Watch report.

N Korea to redeploy troops along border: Blows up inter-Korean liaison office

South-Korea peninsula on the boil: North Korea blows up joint liaison office

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

North Korean workers keep busy producing textiles

North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a senior health official in Pyongyang has insisted, despite mounting scepticism overseas as confirmed global infections near one million.

North Korea insists it is free of coronavirus

North Korean factory in Pyongyang produced new designs of training shoes for Spring season, the state's official news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday (March 18).

North Korean shoe factory produces new trainers for spring season

North Koreans paid tribute to the former leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Sunday (February 16), marking 78th birthday anniversary of the father of current North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Koreans mark late leader's birth anniversary in Pyongyang

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported on Saturday. Ri's replacement has not been identified but Pyongyang is set to reveal his successor about next Thursday, the report said, citing unnamed sources.

North Korean foreign minister replaced: Sources

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday that there is a "desperate need" for practical ways to improve ties with North Korea and he was ready to meet with the reclusive leader in Pyongyang repeatedly if necessary.

In desperate need of practical ways to improve inter-Korean cooperation: South Korea President

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday condemned "the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in and by" North Korea in an annual resolution that Pyongyang's UN envoy rejected.

UN condemns North Korea rights abuses, Pyongyang rejects resolution

The top US representative in talks with North Korea on Monday slammed Pyongyang's demands as hostile and unnecessary as its end-of-year deadline approaches but held open the door for fresh negotiations.

North Korea comments 'hostile and unnecessary': US envoy Stephen Biegun

U.S. representative slams Pyongyang's comments as hostile and unnecessary. U.S. special envoy meets Korean president in Seoul. Watch this video to know more.

U.S. representative slams Pyongyang's comments as hostile and unnecessary

Satellite imagery captured before and after North Korea conducted what it called a "very important" test at its missile launch site suggested it had tested a rocket engine, experts said on Monday.

Satellite images show North Korea tried out rocket engine in 'very important' test: Report

The United States and South Korea said on Sunday they will postpone upcoming military drills in an effort to bolster a stalled peace push with North Korea, even as Washington denied the move amounted to another concession to Pyongyang.

U.S.-South Korea military drills postponed in bid to bolster North Korea peace effort

The US and South Korea will postpone joint air drills in an "act of goodwill" towards the nuclear-armed North, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday, after months of deadlocked diplomacy with Pyongyang.

US, South Korea postpone joint drills in 'act of goodwill'

President Donald Trump said Friday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had assured him that he wants the "ceasefire" with Kurdish militants in northern Syria to work.

Trump says Erdogan told him he wants ceasefire to work

North Korea's top negotiator said that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington had broken off, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.

North Korea-U.S talks fail; blames U.S for talks failure

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