Trump hails Kim reappearance, but North Korea denuclearization prospects bleak WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed the reemergence of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un after weeks of speculation about his health, but prospects for the US efforts to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearize appear as bleak as ever. On... Women 03 May, 2020
N Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be... Women 02 May, 2020
Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea TOKYO: North Korea’s collapse has been predicted — wrongly— for decades. Some said it would happen after fighting ended in the Korean War in 1953. Others thought it would be during a 1990s famine or when national founder Kim Il Sung died in... Women 30 Apr, 2020
Amid health worries, Kim Jong Un's role looms large TOKYO: New rumours about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he's very ill. Or maybe he's just recuperating in his luxury compound. As speculation about his health builds, an underlying question looms for professional... Women 29 Apr, 2020
A look at past disappearances of NKorean leaders, officials SEOUL: While Kim Jong Un's two-week absence has inspired speculation and rumors that he is gravely ill, he is not the first member of North Korean's ruling elite to disappear from public view. Some absences were caused by real trouble, including... Women 28 Apr, 2020
Questions over Kim's health highlight intelligence limits SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged public absence has led to rumors of ill health and worries about how it could influence the future of what one analyst calls Northeast Asia's “Achilles’ heel,” a reference to the North's... Women 28 Apr, 2020
Train possibly belonging to North Korean leader spotted in resort town: think tank WASHINGTON/SEOUL: A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at a resort town in the country, according to satellite images reviewed by a Washington-based North Korea monitoring project, amid... Women 26 Apr, 2020
North Korean media silent on Kim's whereabouts as speculation on health rages NKorean media make no comment on Kim's health Routine reporting of Kim's achievements US, China, S.Korea doubt reports Kim ill Trump says 'not put much credence' in reports Trump wishes Kim well SEOUL: North Korean state media on... Women 22 Apr, 2020
SKorea, China cast doubt on reports NKorean leader Kim gravely ill US monitoring intelligence on Kim's illness: CNN SKorea, Chinese sources deny CNN report Kim underwent cardiovascular procedure: SKorea news Speculation over Kim's health after missing key event Health issues could fan uncertainty over... Women 21 Apr, 2020
North Korean defectors, experts question zero virus claim SEOUL: As a doctor in North Korea during the SARS outbreak and flu pandemic, Choi Jung Hun didn't have much more than a thermometer to decide who should be quarantined. Barely paid, with no test kits and working with antiquated equipment, if... Women 20 Apr, 2020
UN experts want to blacklist 14 ships over NKorea sanctions UNITED NATIONS: UN experts have recommended blacklisting 14 vessels for violating sanctions against North Korea in a report that accuses the country of increasing illegal coal exports, imports of petroleum products and continuing with cyber attacks on... Women 19 Apr, 2020
NKorea says it conducted successful test of multiple rocket launchers SEOUL: North Korea's latest test of super-large multiple rocket launchers a day earlier was a success, state media said on Monday. North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the latest... Women 30 Mar, 2020
