BEIJING (AFP) -- North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organizers, suggesting the country is poised to end its more than three-year isolation from the global sporting arena. North Korea's Leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP) North Koreans are listed on the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing his most advanced weaponry to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country's armed forces, state media said Thursday. This picture taken on February 8, 2023 and released from North Korea's official...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday. In a report at the end of a key party meeting in...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jong Un announced new goals for North Korea's military in a report to party leaders, state media reported Wednesday, hinting that sanctions-busting weapons tests will continue next year. Kim is currently presiding over a major party meeting in capital Pyongyang, during...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he celebrated the launch of its newest intercontinental ballistic missile at a ceremony with his young daughter, state media reported Sunday. Kim also handed promotions to...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday. The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its...
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Jorge Silva/AFP via Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea – The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the South of causing a Covid outbreak in the country and warned of "retaliation," as Pyongyang declared "victory"...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. This picture taken on July 27, 2022 and released by North Korea's official Korean...
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to ''eliminate'' South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday. Kim Yo Jong (AFP/File) Kim Yo Jong's warning, carried in state media, was her second angry...
SEOUL, South Korea – Threatening a pre-emptive strike, swiftly responding to missile tests, and telling "rude boy" leader Kim Jong Un to behave: South Korea's next president looks set to get tough on the nuclear-armed North, analysts say. For the last five years Seoul has pursued a policy of...
Three stars of the popular Korean entertainment show “Running Man” tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Kim Jong-kook, 45; Yang Se-chan, 35; and Jee Seok-jin, 55, were announced to have COVID-19 on Feb. 10. "Kim Jong-kook has been diagnosed with COVID-19,” said Turbo JK...
Korean singer and entertainer Kim Jong-kook, star of the popular TV show “Running Man,” has revealed the results of his doping test. The 45-year-old star underwent extensive tests to belie the claims by Canadian bodybuilder Greg Doucette that he was taking enhancers to maintain his muscled...