The number of coronavirus infections in South Korea has crossed 5,000, creating panic among the people. It is widely held that the members of a controversial local Christian sect are the main source of the viral outbreak in the country. Meanwhile, a 23-year-old American soldier stationed in South Korea has become the first U.S. service ...
Kim Jong-un’s recent PR stunt may have backfired on him, North Korean defectors told the media. On Dec. 4, North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun reported that the country’s hereditary dictator, his wife Ri Sol-ju, and several military generals had toured Mount Paektu, a national landmark considered sacred for its importance in Korean legend and the founding ...
Imagine a country that gets so scared by the type of clothes you wear that the police arrest you. In North Korea, this is considered normal. The government has classified certain clothes as “anti-socialist,” as they apparently threaten societal harmony. ‘Dangerous’ fashion “These days, the Central Committee [of the Korean Workers’ Party] has said they ...
Japan’s annual defense review has ranked China as the country’s biggest security threat, displacing North Korea in the process. The new rankings have been decided despite indications that North Korea might possibly have nuclear-armed ballistic missiles that could be used against Japan. The China threat An official from Japan’s Ministry of Defense stated that the ...
Falun Gong has reportedly been spreading in the North Korean capital, but Kim Jong Un’s regime has been cracking down on the spiritual practice that originated from neighboring China. Sources told RFA that authorities in Pyongyang have begun a clampdown on the practice, which has been spreading in the city after it was introduced by ...
The United Nations is investigating Kim Jong-un for procuring several luxury cars, including brands like Mercedes-Benz, Rolls Royce, and Lexus. The UN has banned member countries from exporting luxury goods to North Korea due to the nation’s nuclear program. Kim Jong-un’s luxury rides “The North Koreans procure what they want. They get the best when ...
Kim Jong-un has purged 421 officials from the North Korean regime since 2010, a report published by a North Korean defector-led NGO based in Seoul said. The killings were ordered in a bid to consolidate Kim Jong-un’s power as the Supreme Leader of the country. Kim Jong-un purging officials The report, titled Executions and Purges ...
The world had great expectations for the Trump-Kim summit held in Hanoi. Some believed that North Korea would agree to complete denuclearization at the end of the summit in exchange for economic growth. However, nothing of this sort happened. The summit ended without both countries arriving at any deal. But this doesn’t mean that nothing ...
In North Korea, it is illegal to consume South Korean media content. Recently, Pyongyang upped its “fight” against South Korean TV shows by threatening execution to any North Koreans caught watching them. The new threats have largely been directed to border regions like the South Hwanghae Province. North Koreans can face death for watching TV ...
North Koreans have to fulfill a crazy communist government quota that no other person in any other country has to — they have to provide 220 pounds of feces every day. The state mandate comes on the back of leader Kim Jong-un’s New Year declaration that he would revive the country’s economy by first focusing ...
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