North Korea North Korea declares first COVID-19 outbreak, imposes strict lockdown Although the hermit state claimed it successfully kept the virus out for more than two years of the pandemic, experts widely doubt it. 12/05/2022
no comment North Korea displays ICBM missiles in a military parade North Korea displays ICBM missiles in a military parade 26/04/2022
North Korea Kim Jong Un attends parade honouring grandfather's birthday North Korea's Kim Jong Un attends parade honouring grandfather's birthday 16/04/2022
no comment North Korean youth dance to celebrate 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un in power Students and youth wearing face masks dance in Pyongyang to commemorate the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in power. 12/04/2022
no comment North Korea releases images of interballistic missile launch The launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired the missiles at full range since 2017. 25/03/2022
North Korea North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward sea North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbours' militaries said. 24/03/2022
no comment North Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth North Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth 16/02/2022
no comment Kim at ground-breaking of Pyongyang housing project North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a new mammoth construction project in Pyongyang on Saturday, state media reported early on Sunday. 13/02/2022
no comment Kim Jong Un, wife and aunt at Lunar New Year concert Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife attended a Lunar New Year’s Day concert in Pyongyang where he received thunderous cheers from audience members and artists who praised him for heralding a “new era” of national power, state media reported 02/02/2022
North Korea North Korea tests most potent long-range missile in five years The launch came three days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea. The North also flight-tested a pair of purported long-range cruise missiles on Tuesday. 30/01/2022
North Korea North Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this year North Korea has been ramping up tests in recent months of new, potentially nuclear-capable missiles designed to be maneuverable and fly at low altitudes. 17/01/2022
North Korea US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile. 13/01/2022
North Korea North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea During Kim’s 10-year rule, North Korea has performed 62 rounds of ballistic missile tests, compared with nine rounds during his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung’s 46-year rule, and 22 rounds during Kim Jong Il’s 17-year rule. 05/01/2022
North Korea North Korea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death To mark the anniversary, citizens offered flowers and paid homage before giant bronze statues of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill. 17/12/2021
North Korea Tensions revived as North Korea fires new ballistic missile into sea Pyongyang resumed its weapons tests hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons programme. 19/10/2021
no comment Kim reviews powerful missiles at weapon convention North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility, state media reported Tuesday. 12/10/2021
no comment North Korea marks 76th year of ruling party North Korea marked the 76th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Sunday. The capital city Pyongyang was decorated with flags and placards with the Workers' Party emblem of a hammer, sickle, and brush. 10/10/2021
no comment Kim Jong Un attends North Korea parliament session Kim Jong Un attends North Korea parliament session 30/09/2021
North Korea North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles The North’s resumption of testing activity is likely an attempt at pressuring the Biden administration over the diplomatic freeze. 13/09/2021
North Korea North Korea parades military hardware to celebrate founding There were marches of troops wearing gas masks and bright red suits. 09/09/2021
North Korea North Korea appears to have resumed nuclear nuke reactor operation The UN's nuclear agency said indications that operations at a 5-megawatt reactor have restarted are "deeply troubling." 30/08/2021
Green News Thousands evacuated in North Korea amid devastating floods In the middle of a food security crisis, North Korea is now battling floods and global warming. 09/08/2021
Korea Koreas restore communication channels, agree to improve ties Last year, North Korea cut off all communication channels with South Korea in protest of what it calls South Korea’s failure to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their border. 27/07/2021
North Korea North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US Kim’s statement indicates he’ll likely push to strength his nuclear arsenal and increase pressure on Washington to give up what North Korea considers a hostile U.S. policy. 18/06/2021
North Korea North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles in message to US North Korea has a history of testing new U.S. administrations with missile launches and other provocations aimed at forcing the Americans back to the negotiating table. 25/03/2021
North Korea Kim Jong-un's sister warns US against military drills with South Korea “I would also like to take this opportunity to issue a word of advice to the new US administration, which is so eager to give off a smell of gunpowder in our land from across the ocean,” Kim Yo-jong said. 16/03/2021
