Kim Jong Un says US is North Korea’s ‘biggest enemy’ regardless of who is in charge

Kim Jong Un has described the United States as his country’s ‘biggest enemy’ while outlining a number of sophisticated weapons systems under development, during a key meeting of the ruling party this week, state media reported. Speaking for nine hours at the five-yearly congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, over three days, the … Read more

Kim Jong Un vows to ‘improve’ North Korea’s relationship with West

Kim Jong Un has vowed to drastically improve his nation’s ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third day. State media said the leader also reviewed relations with rival South Korea but didn’t explain what steps he said he wanted to take.  Observers have expected Kim to use … Read more

Protesters throw eggs and shout insults at South Korea’s most notorious paedophile Cho Doo-soon

Angry protesters threw eggs and shouted insults as one of South Korea’s most notorious child predators was released from prison on Saturday. Cho Doo-soon, 69, was freed from the jail, in southern Seoul, on Saturday at the end of a 12-year term. He was strapped with an electronic ankle tag before being escorted to his … Read more

North Korea’s nuclear activity is ‘serious concern’, UN fears

North Korea’s nuclear activity is a ‘cause for serious concern’ with some facilities continuing to operate, UN watchdog warns  UN fears Pyongyang is breaching international law with nuclear operations  International Atomic Energy Agency voices warning in report issued this week  Concerns raised over Yongbyon nuclear site in secretive country  US warns sellers not to supply … Read more

South Korea’s self-isolation app had security flaws that exposed names and locations of users

South Korea’s self-isolation app that monitors people in quarantine contained a serious security flaw that would allow hackers to access names and locations of users South Korea’s quarantine app contained multiple serious security flaws  It left personal data like name, real-time location, and phone number vulnerable The flaw has reportedly been fixed and there are … Read more

South Korea says North Korea’s Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus

Kim Jong Un may be out of the public eye because he is trying to avoid coronavirus rather than because he is seriously ill or dead, a South Korean minister said today.  The dictator’s absence from public view since he missed a major ruling party showpiece on April 15 has sparked a wave of speculation … Read more

True scale of North Korea’s coronavirus deaths ‘very likely exceeds imagination’, defector warns

North Korea is hiding the true devastation dealt to its people by coronavirus in a bid to spare China embarrassment, a senior defector has revealed. The regime is also desperate to keep its death toll from the people, he said, and was terrified of the ‘shockwaves’ that would rock society if the real impact was … Read more