Category: North Korea

UN Security Council to Vote on Tougher Sanctions on North Korea After Latest Round of Nuclear Tests

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on May 26 on a push by the United States to update and strengthen sanctions on North Korea following a string of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang. The United States, which holds the rotating United Nations Security Council presidency for this month, announced plans for the vote Wednesday. It comes as officials…


North Korea Fires 3 Ballistic Missiles

North Korea has launched three ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday local time, according to South Korea’s military, marking the first weapons fire in about two weeks and the 17th round this year. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the three ballistic missiles were launched in the space of less than an…


First Biden-Yoon Summit Discusses North Korea, Supply Chains, and Security

President Joe Biden, on Friday, landed in South Korea on his first trip to Asia since taking office. The five-day itinerary, which will also take him to Japan, aims to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances to counter Chinese influence. After touching down in Seoul, Biden first toured Samsung’s chip complex in Pyeongtaek, accompanied by the new South…


US, South Korea to Consider Expanding Military Drills to Deter North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

The United States and South Korea have agreed to initiate talks on expanding joint military drills on the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea’s growing nuclear threat. U.S. President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk-yeol, held their first meeting in Seoul on Saturday, during which they discussed measures to deter North…


North Korea Makes China a Laughing Stock?; Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Spied on ‘My Son Hunter’ Producers

Shanghai’s lockdown may be over soon. But as of now, officials are faking the reopen. We find out why. As Xi Jinping’s opposition grows discontent with his lockdown methods, will Xi compromise? This comes as North Korea faces its own virus outbreak, but will Kim Jong Un follow his “big brother” and lock down the…


What If China Dominated Global Vaccines? Operation Warp Speed Insider Explains

Are the “new Axis powers” caught in a bind? To each a different problem: in China, an economic downturn may be near as its lockdowns continue to impact daily operations. Russia is threatening a two-front war on Finland and Sweden, while it’s unable to finish what it started in Ukraine. And North Korea is now…


North Korea’s Public Health Videos Censored in China After Gaining Fans

North Korean public health videos on COVID-19 were recently censored in China after gaining support on Chinese social media. Chinese netizens praised North Korea’s “common sense approach” in dealing with the Omicron variant in contrast to Beijing’s scaremongering tactics and harsh lockdowns. As North Korea combats its first official COVID outbreak, its state-run Korean Central…


Kim Jong Un Orders Military to Stabilize Medical Supplies Amid North Korea’s COVID-19 Outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to help stabilizing the supply of the medicines in Pyongyang, blaming officials for their “irresponsible work attitude” that he claims has caused the country’s outbreak. North Korea reported eight fever-related deaths on Monday and detected 392,920 more people with fever-like symptoms, according to the state-run…


South Korea Offers Medical Aid to North Korea Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

North Korea is reportedly experiencing its largest COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began. On Sunday, the country’s state media reported 15 new deaths and 296,180 more people with “fever” symptoms nationwide, raising its death toll to 42 since it entered a state of emergency on Thursday, South Korea’s Yonhap News reported. On May 12, North…


Over 187,000 North Koreans Placed Under Isolation as Fever Spreads ‘Explosively’: Report

North Korean state-run media said Friday that about 187,800 people were being “isolated and treated” for fever that has spread “explosively” nationwide since late April. This comes a day after Pyongyang confirmed its first official cases of COVID-19 and moved into a “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system.” The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)…