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Summary List PlacementIn October, North Korea unveiled new military hardware in a parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. The biggest attention-getters were, unsurprisingly, the missiles, especially the Pukguksong-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), and the Hwasong-16, which, if real, would be the largest liquid-fueled and road-mobile missile ever made. But before those missiles appeared at the end of the parade,...

North Korea has demolished an inter-Korean liaison office, an informal embassy between the two countries, the South Korean government said. The demolition took place at around 2:49 p.m. local time and explosions, in addition to smoke, were reportedly observed in the North Korean border, according to South Korean media outlets. North Korea previously threatened the site would be "collapsing without a trace." Visit Business...

North Korea will cut off all communications with the South on Monday evening, according to Yonhap News Agency. Since 2018, the two countries have conducted two phone calls each day on 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time. The move comes shortly after North Korea denounced an operation in which pro-democracy leaflets were being flown into the country by civilian activists from the South....

North Korean state media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a public appearance, after weeks of speculation about his health. Business Insider could not independently confirm this report, and no photos of the event were provided. North Korean state news agency KCNA reported early Saturday local time that Kim visited a fertilizer plant in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang...

North Korea has implemented a number of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, though its claims of zero cases and fatalities is highly unlikely. The government has halted tourism and shut down most of its border, though trade with China has continued. Photos from inside the country in recent weeks show residents and workers taking precautions such as wearing masks and...

An adviser to the South Korean president told Fox News the country believes Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, is "alive and well."  Speculation about Kim's health has mounted since he has not been seen publicly since April 11 and even missed a celebration to honor his grandfather on April 15.  According to a report from The Washington Post, both US and South...

Kim Jong Un's younger sister and right-hand woman, Kim Yo Jong, is a mysterious figure whose life has piqued international curiosity. The 30-something woman has rapidly become North Korea's most powerful woman, frequently seen side by side with her brother, and plays a key role in his administration. Some had speculated last spring that she fell out of her brother's favor, but she has since...

North Korea fired three short-range projectiles into the sea on Sunday in an apparent strike drill, South Korea's military said.  The military said it is "monitoring the situation in case there are additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture." The launches come a week after North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into its eastern sea under the guidance of North Korean leader Kim Jong...

North Korea said it has been "deceived" by the United States in the last 18 months of broken down denuclearization talks. In a statement published Saturday, a top adviser wrote that despite the positive, personal relationship between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it was moving on from the "wasted time" spent in negotiations. Once-historic nuclear negotiations between the countries...

North Korea warned the US earlier this month that failure to meet Pyongyang's expectations could result in an undesirable "Christmas gift." "What I would expect is some type of long-range ballistic missile would be the gift," Gen. Charles Brown, the Pacific Air Forces commander, said Tuesday, according to multiple reports. He further explained to reporters that the US has a "lot of stuff" that...

North Korean media released photos of dictator Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a symbolically important mountain this week. Photos of the leader there usually precede major announcements from North Korean leadership; experts believe that this time, it could herald a frightening military advancement. The photos are laden with symbolism, from the white horse, to the location, to Kim Jong Un's clothing choices. ...

Siti Aisyah, one of the two women involved in the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, spoke to the Mail on Sunday newspaper about the incident. She said she was recruited to make prank videos, and paid as much as $120 a time to take part. Her last "prank" had as its target Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of Kim Jong Un. Instead of...

President Donald Trump just blew up a potential peace deal with the Taliban that would've seen a major chunk of US troops withdrawn from Afghanistan, the longest war in US history.  Trump has repeatedly portrayed himself as a dealmaker but keeps bungling major negotiations on the global stage.  From denuclearization talks with North Korea to the trade war with China, the president has pledged...