Tag: Kim Jong-un
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‘Very rude’: South Korea denounces Kim Jong Un’s sister for rejecting talks offer
The two zones are sites of long-shuttered joint inter-Korean projects: Southern tourists visited the scenic Mount Kumgang until a North Korean soldier in 2008 shot dead a woman who strayed off the path.
June 17, 2020 -
US urges North Korea to avoid further ‘counterproductive’ steps
On Tuesday, North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border, after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang.
June 17, 2020 -
North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office at order: Seoul
The liaison office was opened in September 2018, days before the South's President Moon Jae-in flew to Pyongyang for his third summit with Kim.
June 16, 2020 -
‘Will take action’: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister’s fresh threat to South Korea
Kim Yo Jong said that "the right to taking the next action against the enemy will be entrusted to the General Staff of our army.
June 14, 2020 -
North Korea vows to cut all phone lines with South over Seoul’s failure to stop anti-Pyongyang leaflets
Meanwhile, North Korea on Thursday warned the US not to meddle in inter-Korean relations if it wants to avoid experiencing an unspecified 'hair-raiser' and hold November's presidential election smoothly.
June 11, 2020 -
‘Disappointed’ by North Korea cutting communications with South, says US
"We urge the DPRK to return to diplomacy and cooperation", the spokesperson further added.
June 10, 2020 -
North Korea to cut communication lines to ‘enemy’ South Korea: Report
The threats come with inter-Korean ties at a standstill, despite three summits between the North's Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in in 2018.
June 9, 2020 -
North Koreans charged with money laundering to support nuclear program
North Korea is under multiple layers of US and UN sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
May 29, 2020 -
No signs Kim Jong-un received heart surgery, says South Korean spy agency
Kim attended the completion of a fertiliser plant, North Korea's official media said on Saturday, the first report of his appearing in public since April 11.
May 6, 2020 -
Reappearance & Gunfire
Yet 24 hours after the North Korean President’s reappearance in public, the clash of shields must be rather intriguing.
May 5, 2020 -
North and South Korea exchange gunfire across Demilitarized Zone
North Korea's discussions with the United States over Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal are also at a standstill, despite three meetings between Kim and US President Donald Trump.
May 3, 2020 -
‘Glad to see Kim Jong-un back and well’, says Donald Trump
Last week, the North Korean leader was gravely ill following heart surgery.
May 3, 2020 -
North Korean defector ‘99%’ sure that Kim Jong-un has died: Report
The lawmaker-elect said that Kim Yo-jong, sister of the North's leader, is likely to succeed him, as many experts have already speculated.
May 1, 2020 -
US hasn’t seen Kim Jong-un but closely watching regime: Mike Pompeo
Pompeo also noted the risk to North Koreans from COVID-19, while communist regime has insisted it has no confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but many suspect it may be covering up an outbreak.
April 30, 2020 -
Kim Jong-un in ‘vegetative state’, China medical team to reach North Korea
Earlier this week, the North Korean leader was gravely ill following heart surgery.
April 26, 2020 -
‘I think report was incorrect’: Donald Trump on claims Kim Jong-un sick
Trump's denial of the report came two days after he declined to comment, saying only that he wished Kim well.
April 24, 2020 -
‘I wish him well’: Donald Trump on reports of N Korea leader Kim Jong un’s health
The US president's comments follow a flurry of questions about Kim's health after a report Tuesday that Kim was being treated after surgery.
April 22, 2020