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Jul 29, 2024 · Record-breaking rain left thousands of people stranded by floods in North Korea over the weekend, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to declare an "emergency", state media reports.
- North Korea tensions: Why is Kim Jong-un upping the pressure?
The reason North Korea started developing nuclear weapons in...
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In late 2011, many outsiders wondered if North Korea would survive with an untested, little-known 27-year-old in charge. Some predicted Mr Kim would push for economic reforms and possibly denuclearisation because of his youth and childhood education in Switzerland. Others thought Mr Kim might be a figurehead, relying on elderly officials installed ...
An arsenal of as many as 60 nukes, by some estimates, with the means to add as many as 18 more a year, has allowed Mr Kim to solidify domestic unity and achieve some measure of the global prestige he's long coveted. Throughout his leadership, Mr Kim hasn't been shy in staging an unusually large number of weapons tests. Four of North Korea's six nuc...
Despite years of sanctions, the North Korean economy still relies on trade, particularly with its key ally China. It needs key inputs like fertiliser and fuel – without them, it cannot produce the food needed to feed its population. A UN rights investigator has warned that vulnerable populations in North Korea risk starvation if the economic and fo...
This year, Mr Kim appeared in public after not being seen for a month,looking noticeably slimmer, raising questions about his health. Analysts say it is still unclear why Mr Kim's waistline shrank, but it was clearly being used to paint him as a stressed leader, toiling away during tough times. North Korean state media appeared to spin theunexplain...
Mr Kim shut North Korea's borders and imposed strict prevention measures soon after the pandemic began. Last year, the authorities declared a state of emergency and locked down the border city of Kaesong after a person who defected to South Korea returned across the fortified border with what state media said were symptoms of COVID-19. Nearly two y...
Oct 25, 2022 · The North has blamed its enemies for escalating tensions and says its launches are a clear warning they should stop. Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have been holding large-scale military exercises...
Jan 6, 2022 · Key Takeaways. Contrary to predictions of major policy shifts, Kim offered no hint of diplomatic outreach or moderating North Korea’s ongoing arms buildup. The plenum statement portends a...
Following a year in which leader Kim Jong-un repeatedly stressed North Korea's dire economic condition and food shortages, these challenges were once again in the spotlight at the ruling...
Jan 1, 2022 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un caps off his 10th year in power with a speech that makes more mention of tractor factories and school uniforms than nuclear weapons or the United States.
The reason North Korea started developing nuclear weapons in the first place was to stop itself from being invaded. But there is a less explicit reason he could be upping the...
