North Korea has deployed security agents to flood-ravaged areas near its border with China in an effort to prevent residents from defecting, a report said. “The ministry sent its (more…)
North Korea on Sept. 9 carried out its fifth nuclear test and third since Kim Jong-Un took over the country’s leadership in December 2011. “This test must be viewed (more…)
Kim Yong-Nam, North Korea’s ceremonial head of state, arrived in China on Sept. 13 on his way to Venezuela to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Official (more…)
Thanks to media reports and DVDs from the South, North Koreans are increasingly becoming aware of their individual rights – and are standing up for them, a report said. (more…)
North Korea is a “potential catastrophe” with a “total nut job” for a leader, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said. “They’re very belligerent. They have no respect for (more…)
Kim Jong-Un is attempting to steady the ship in Pyongyang by purging high-level officials amid what is said to be a growing rebellion among North Korean elites. The two (more…)
A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) tested by North Korea fell within the Japanese Air Identification Zone in the East Sea. The North’s SLBM launch was called a “brazen provocation” (more…)
A diplomat in Russia is the latest in a string of defectors from North Korea’s privileged class, according to reports. The diplomat, whose identity and current whereabouts remain unclear, (more…)
North Koreans from “both upper and lower elite classes” are increasingly making the decision to defect, according to a South Korean analyst. “The North is at the tipping point,” (more…)