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Donald Trump’s top North Korea envoy urges Kim to return to talks
North Korea’s nuclear arsenal remains among the biggest foreign policy challenges awaiting US President-elect Joe Biden.
Published on Dec 10, 2020 11:57 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Deepali Sharma
Microsoft says Covid-19 researchers were targeted by Russian, North Korean hackers
Microsoft said the majority of the targets were organizations that were in the process of testing COVID-19 vaccines. Most of the break-in attempts failed but an unspecified number succeeded, it added.
Updated on Nov 14, 2020 04:55 AM IST
Washington | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits sites for rebuilding towns hit by typhoons, floods
During his visit, Kim Jong Un inspected houses which have been built by the military and members of his ruling Workers’ Party. State agency KCNA reported he noted with ‘great satisfaction’ that the houses are ‘a crystal of the loyalty of Party members.’
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 11:39 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Karan Manral
North Korea’s Kim pledges thousands of new homes in storm recovery effort: Report
The military has reached a construction level of 60% for at least 2,300 houses in the Komdok area in South Hamgyong province, northeast of the capital, Pyongyang, the state media said.
Updated on Oct 14, 2020 09:04 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Kim Jong Un shows off military might but refrains from threatening US
Kim is walking a fine line, seeking to increase pressure on the United States to ease sanctions while not destroying rapport with US President Donald Trump or Pyongyang’s partners in China.
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 03:23 PM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
‘Intend to successfully develop China-Korea relations’: Xi Jinping to Kim Jong Un
Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, and events are expected to include a large military parade that may feature some of North Korea’s long-range ballistic missiles for the first time since 2018.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 12:03 PM IST
Beijing | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Embark on 80-day campaign to attain goals, Kim Jong Un tells North Koreans
Speaking in a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party on Monday, Kim said goals should be achieved in every sector before a congress in January to decide a new five-year plan.
Updated on Oct 06, 2020 08:19 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Karan Manral
North Korea warns of naval tensions during search for slain South Korean
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology on Friday after South Korea’s military said that the North’s soldiers had killed the man, doused his body in fuel and set it on fire near the sea border.
Updated on Sep 27, 2020 08:13 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
North Korea might test ballistic missile during upcoming holiday
In recent days, several satellite photos, showing a flurry of activity at North’s Sinpo South Shipyard, have emerged. Observers say the Kim Jong Un regime may showcase its largest missiles for the first time since 2018.
Updated on Sep 18, 2020 10:59 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Karan Manral
What Bob Woodward’s book ‘Rage’ reveals about US President Donald Trump
Bob Woodward’s book ‘Rage’ reveals the inner workings of the president and his administration.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 03:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh
Kim Jong Un told Donald Trump about killing his uncle: Book
The excerpts om journalist Bob Woodward’s book also provide new details about the president’s thoughts on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, racial unrest and a mysterious new weapon that Trump claims other world powers don’t know about.
Updated on Sep 10, 2020 02:10 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile: Report
North Korea said last October it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3, a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), from the sea as part of efforts to contain external threats and bolster self-defense.
Updated on Sep 06, 2020 03:03 PM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
‘Severe’ punishment for North Korea officials after typhoon casualties
Typhoon Maysak brought heavy downpours across the country earlier this week. An official newspaper reported that leaders had decided to punish “irresponsible” city and provincial officials for causing “a serious incident involving dozens of casualties”.
Updated on Sep 05, 2020 01:35 PM IST
Seoul, South Korea | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Karan Manral
Kim Jong Un says Typhoon Bavi caused little damage: Report
Kim, who visited South Hwanghae province southwest of Pyongyang, had issued an alert to prevent crop damage and casualties from the typhoon, which made landfall near the capital, dumping heavy rains and uprooting trees.
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 04:24 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
News updates from Hindustan Times: Amid Covid crisis, Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi to postpone NEET, JEE and all the latest news
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Aug 24, 2020 08:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
North Korea to unveil new economic plans in January party meeting
The plans were confirmed Wednesday during a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party’s decision-making Central Committee where Kim acknowledged economic shortcomings caused by “unexpected and inevitable challenges in various aspects and the situation in the region surrounding the Korean Peninsula.”
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 02:39 PM IST
Seoul | Press Trust of India | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
North Korea calls party meeting to discuss ‘crucial’ issue
Leader Kim Jong Un last week sacked the premier he appointed a little more than a year ago, removed the southern border city of Kaesong from a virus lockdown and said his state would not accept foreign food aid because of the coronavirus risk.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 08:31 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Kim Jong Un replaces minister Kim Jae Ryong as economy hit by floods
The moves announced in state media reports Friday come as North Korea is facing flooding set to wipe out farmland and deal another blow to its already staggering economy.
Published on Aug 14, 2020 11:05 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sends aid to city locked down over Covid-19
A train carrying goods arrived in the “totally blocked” city of Kaesong on Friday, the official KCNA news agency reported.
Updated on Aug 09, 2020 07:45 AM IST
Seoul | Agence France-Presse | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Kim Jong Un directs aid to North Korean town under virus lockdown
North Korea declared an emergency and locked down Kaesong near the inter-Korean border in late July after finding a suspected virus case there.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 02:08 PM IST
Seoul | Press Trust of India | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
N. Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
But amid the outside skepticism and a stream of North Korean propaganda glorifying its virus efforts, an exchange between Pyongyang and the United Nations is providing new clarity — and actual numbers.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 01:20 PM IST
Seoul | Associated Press | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
A new nuclear model could upend how countries count bombs
The new model challenges public nuclear stockpile figures that “generally estimate the size and proliferant stockpiles by using simple models”.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 01:00 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un locks down city after suspected Covid-19 case: Report
The move to lock down Kaesong City of North Korea has been taken as a “preemptive measure” following the report on the suspected case of Covid-19.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 08:05 AM IST
Seoul | Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US, South Korean officials discuss North Korea strategy as Pyongyang rejects talks
Trump said on Tuesday he is open to another meeting with Kim and thinks it might be helpful, Voice of America reported, citing a transcript of an interview Trump gave to Atlanta, Georgia-based Gray Television, due to be aired on Sunday.
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 09:30 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un urges ‘maximum alert’ on Covid-19
Despite the warnings, state media said Friday that Kim reaffirmed government claims that there hasn’t been a single case of Covid-19 in North Korea.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 10:41 AM IST
Seoul, South Korea | Associated Press
Kim Jong Un suspends planned military moves against South Korea
North Korea has been threatening to send troops to demilitarized zones for the last one week after tensions erupted with Seoul over defectors sending anti-Kim leaflets across the border.
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 08:12 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
North Korea suspends military action plans against South Korea
Political tensions between the rival Koreas have been rising over Pyongyang’s objections to plans by defector-led groups in the South to fly propaganda leaflets over to the North.
Published on Jun 24, 2020 08:10 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh
South Korean activist floats leaflets to North amid high tensions
The move is certain to intensify tensions between the Koreas, after the North abruptly raised its rhetoric against South Korean civilian leafleting and pushed to resume its psychological warfare against the South.
Published on Jun 23, 2020 09:09 AM IST
Seoul | Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Worst North Korea economy in two decades pushing Kim Jong Un to lash out
The destruction of the $15 million facility paid for by South Korea in the North Korean border city of Kaesong was one of the biggest provocations Kim Jong Un’s regime has made against its neighbour in years.
Updated on Jun 22, 2020 11:08 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by: Shivani Kumar
North Korea vows to send anti-South leaflets amid tensions
Tension has been rising after North Korea blew up a joint liaison office and threatened military action over defectors in the South sending anti-North leaflets across the border.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 06:44 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar