News | NK News
NK News Logo
October 09, 2024

News

Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents

Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report

Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report

GEOGLAM report sounds alarm on upcoming harvest season, using satellite imagery and advanced geographical models

Food shortages expected after wettest summer in North Korea for decades: report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 11, 2020
US and ROK agree to create new consultative group for working-level talks

US and ROK agree to create new consultative group for working-level talks

Top officials from Seoul and Washington also vow to resume talks with North Korea as soon as possible

US and ROK agree to create new consultative group for working-level talks
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 11, 2020
Kim Jong Un: ‘Hypersensitive’ US military actions contributed to failed talks

Kim Jong Un: ‘Hypersensitive’ US military actions contributed to failed talks

Momentum to restore leader-to-leader rapport was set back after June 2019 Panmunjeom meeting, Kim suggests

Kim Jong Un: ‘Hypersensitive’ US military actions contributed to failed talks
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 11, 2020
Gen. Abrams: COVID-19 ‘accelerating the effects of sanctions’ in North Korea

Gen. Abrams: COVID-19 ‘accelerating the effects of sanctions’ in North Korea

Pyongyang is focusing on internal efforts to overcome COVID-19 and typhoon-related impacts, Abrams says

Gen. Abrams: COVID-19 ‘accelerating the effects of sanctions’ in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 10, 2020
Chinese ships avoid illegally entering North Korean seas as fishing season opens
NK PRO

Chinese ships avoid illegally entering North Korean seas as fishing season opens

Ships disappear from location tracking system as they near North Korean border, despite evidence of fishing rights sales

Chinese ships avoid illegally entering North Korean seas as fishing season opens
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 10, 2020
Thousands from Pyongyang arrive in Hamgyong to help towns recover from typhoon

Thousands from Pyongyang arrive in Hamgyong to help towns recover from typhoon

The arrival of “elite” party members from the North Korean capital follows Kim Jong Un's open letter call for assistance

Thousands from Pyongyang arrive in Hamgyong to help towns recover from typhoon
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 10, 2020
Letter: Kim Jong Un described failed Hanoi summit as ‘moment of glory’ to Trump

Letter: Kim Jong Un described failed Hanoi summit as ‘moment of glory’ to Trump

Publication of contents from letters could complicate further DPRK-U.S. diplomacy

Letter: Kim Jong Un described failed Hanoi summit as ‘moment of glory’ to Trump
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 9, 2020
North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting

North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting

The Russian and Palestinian ambassadors met foreign minister Ri Son Gwon to congratulate the DPRK on its 72nd birthday

North Korea marks low-key founding anniversary with foreign ambassador meeting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 9, 2020
North Koreans conducting mass games training in Pyongyang amid COVID-19 lockdown

North Koreans conducting mass games training in Pyongyang amid COVID-19 lockdown

Photos show large groups of children practicing in Kim Il Sung Square, which is undergoing major renovations

North Koreans conducting mass games training in Pyongyang amid COVID-19 lockdown
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 9, 2020
The violence won’t stop: North Korean women relive sexual assault in South Korea

The violence won’t stop: North Korean women relive sexual assault in South Korea

Women defectors face sex trafficking and violence during their escape. But 1 in 4 face even more violence in the South.

The violence won’t stop: North Korean women relive sexual assault in South Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 9, 2020