North Korea Unveils New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile January 15, 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — A month before the U.S. presidential election, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, held a military parade that featured what appeared… Continue Reading
A Foolproof Path to Dinner, by Way of Korea January 13, 2021 I wonder how long this has been here, I thought to myself as I opened a forgotten jar of sauerkraut I’d left fermenting in… Continue Reading
Church Leader in South Korea Receives Suspended Prison Term After Virus Fallout January 13, 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — The leader of a secretive religious sect that was at the center of a coronavirus outbreak in South Korea last… Continue Reading
Kim Jong-un Opens Party Congress With Admission of Failures in North Korea January 6, 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, admitted on Tuesday that his efforts to rebuild the country’s moribund economy have failed, as… Continue Reading
South Korea Will Send Delegation to Iran Over Seized Ship January 5, 2021 South Korea will send a delegation to negotiate the release of a ship and its 20-member crew after the vessel was seized by Iranian… Continue Reading
North Korea Requests Covid-19 Vaccines From Global Group January 4, 2021 SEOUL—North Korea has submitted an application to receive Covid-19 virus vaccines from the main global alliance helping lower-income countries with inoculations, according to a… Continue Reading
North Korea Says It Wants Good U.S. Ties in Rare Meeting With Western Lawmaker December 31, 2020 SEOUL—North Korea wants to have good ties with the U.S., a diplomat said in a December meeting with a European lawmaker, in one of… Continue Reading
Covid-19 Surge Hits South Korea and Japan, After They Had Contained Virus December 9, 2020 Some Asian countries that have been among the world’s most successful at containing Covid-19 are now struggling to beat back a winter resurgence, a… Continue Reading
Japan Plans Its Own Missiles Able to Hit North Korea December 9, 2020 TOKYO—Japan plans to develop its own missiles capable of reaching North Korea, part of a defense buildup that would give Tokyo the ability to… Continue Reading
Covert Chinese Trade With North Korea Moves Into the Open December 7, 2020 China is increasingly flouting international sanctions on North Korea and is no longer trying to hide some of its smuggling activity as it seeks… Continue Reading
