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Seoul, February 17 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife, Ri Sol Ju, appeared in state media for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, joining her husband at a concert on one of the count

Seoul, February 17 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife, Ri Sol Ju, appeared in state media for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, joining her husband at a concert on one of the count

(ATTN: ADDS unification ministry's remarks, more info in para 8, last 3 paras) By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be celebrating the birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il in a low-key manner on Tuesday amid speculation that Pyongyang might carry out a major provocation in time for one of its biggest national holidays. Tuesday marks the 79th birth anniversary of the late leader, who is the father of current leader...

North Korea breached U.N. sanctions with refined oil imports, report says By (0) North Korea has been smuggling refined oil imports at sea after closing its border with China and restricting the flow of goods, according to a Japanese press report. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Feb. 15 (UPI) -- North Korea violated international sanctions with ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum products at sea, according to a Japanese press report. NHK reported Monday that the Kim J...

Both North and South Korea are celebrating Lunar New Year this week, kicking off a longtime tradition that often involves family gatherings and elaborate feasts. On Friday, the North Korean propaganda outlet Voice of Korea stated that some citizens living in the capital city visited statues of leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, […]

Kim Jong Un said anti-epidemic measures against the novel coronavirus are to be North Koreas No. 1 priority "again this year."

Kim Jong Un ordered his subordinates in charge of South Korea and other "external affairs" to "thoroughly implement" projects.

China to tap senior Communist Party official as new envoy to North Korea China is expected to appoint Wang Yajun, a senior official of the ruling Communist Party, as the nations new ambassador to North Korea, succeeding incumbent Li Jinjun, a diplomatic source said Monday. Given that North Korea has cut off traffic to and from China since early last year amid lingering fears that the novel coronavirus could intrude into the country, it remains to be seen when Wang, 51, will assume office. Suppl...

Congress planned for early April will decide on new name and reset organization’s focus SHARE Image: KCTV, Dec. 29, 2020 Young North Koreans and officials are set to descend on the capital this April to reset and rename the country’s youth league, state media announced on Thursday, at the group’s first major event in five years. The 10th Congress of what is now called the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League will be held in Pyongyang in “early April,” the party-run newspaper Rodong ...

North Korea denounces cultural, non-socialist infiltration By (0) North Korea has hosted South Korean pop artists in Pyongyang but has also condemned “non-socialist phenomena” influencing its population. File Photo courtesy of EPA/South Korean Art Performance Press Corps. Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A North Korean entity denounced "cultural and ideological infiltration" during a committee meeting and vowed to block the spread of "corrupting influences," a likely reference to flows of information from...