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SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's official newspaper on Monday urged stepped-u...

Early in the pandemic, North Korea shut its borders and stopped importing food from China. Food prices have surged, making it tougher for people to live. An editorial carried Sunday by the Rodong Sinmun for Constitution Day called on North Koreans to (quote) "realize the socialist constitution and shine as a country of the people." It reminded ordinary people not to violate the law and to keep social order and high-ranking officials not to allow double standards or corruption. North Korea, it s...

Why North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort will be ‘envied by the world’ Tourists on a trail at Mount Kumgang, in North Korea. Photo: AP North Korea is not shy when it comes to hyperbole - its leaders are "supreme", its missiles are "massive" and its mountains are the most intelligent, having the incredible ability to recognise and respond to significant events, such as when "Glow was seen atop Jong Il Peak for half an hour (...) when the nation was shocked by the news of the leaders demise"...

news N. Korea tightens antivirus measures as deadline for 80-day campaign nears SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is stepping up antivirus inspections at its borders and elsewhere, state media reported Wednesday, as the year-end deadline approaches for its "80-day campaign" to stave off the coronavirus pandemic and achieve economic development goals. "As the virus poses a high risk of transmission due to seasonal characteristics, we are pushing ahead with the campaign to ensure that offici...

North Korea Still Claims No Coronavirus Infections Ahead of Major Regime Gathering Newsweek 12/23/2020 David Brennan © KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images/Getty In a photo taken on December 17, 2020, people walk past North Korean flags as they visit the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea maintains it has recorded no COVID-19 coronavirus cases as Pyongyang prepares for a major regime conference n...

Daily NK North Korean leadership orders public health officials to focus all efforts on vaccine acquisition A high-ranking North Korean source told Daily NK that recent claims that Kim Jong Un was given a Chinese-made vaccine are "untrue" 2020.12.21 10:34am As governments around the world set out to secure COVID-19 vaccines, North Korean authorities have also reportedly issued an order to secure as much vaccine as quickly as possible. According to a Daily NK source in North Korea o...

North Korea moves to rebuild Mount Kumgang without Souths input By (0) North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns order to demolish South Korean buildings at Mount Kumgang could be being carried out in the North, according to state media Sunday. File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo Dec. 21 (UPI) -- North Korea could be moving ahead with unilateral plans for the Mount Kumgang resort more than a year after Kim Jong Un ordered the demolition of "unpleasant-looking" facilities at the site. South Koreas u...

news N.K. premier calls for building Mt. Kumgang tourist area our own way (ATTN: ADDS info throughout, photo) By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Koreas Premier Kim Tok-hun visited the Mount Kumgang region on the countrys eastern coast and called for building a modern and all-inclusive international tourist area "our own way," state media reported Sunday. The visit, which came despite a nationwide fight against the coronavirus pandemic, suggests that the North could seek to devel...

North Korea making all-out efforts against coronavirus before key party convention Posted : 2020-12-20 11:49 Updated : 2020-12-20 15:32 In this photo provided Dec. 16, 2020, by the North Korean government, the workers of North Koreas Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau disinfect their facility as part of the measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Pyongyang. Korean Central News Agency-AP North Korea has been striving to stave off a COVID-19 outbreak on its soil ahead of a major ...

news N. Korea making all-out efforts against coronavirus before key party convention SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been striving to stave off a COVID-19 outbreak on its soil ahead of a major national event, according to its state-controlled media Sunday. It plans to convene the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea next month, in which the Kim Jong-un regime is expected to unveil the direction of its major policies at home and abroad. No exact date has been announced yet. The ...