North Korea blows up roads linking it with South, prompting warning shots at border | North Korea
South Korea's military said it fired warning shots near the heavily fortified border with North Korea after North Korea blew up part of a highly symbolic road connecting the two countries. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced in a message to the media on Tuesday that a section of road north of the Military […]
North Korea sends warning to South Korea, saying troops ready to strike if more drones appear
North Korea announced on Sunday that its army troops were ready to launch an attack on South Korea after its southern neighbor flew drones and distributed leaflets over Pyongyang. The Associated Press reported that South Korea refused to confirm whether it had sent drones into North Korea, but warned that it would punish North Korea […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says North Korea providing personnel to Russia’s army | World news
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday accused North Korea of sending military personnel to Russia's military and renewed his appeal for more aid to prevent a “bigger war.” “We see a growing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “It's no longer just about transferring arms; it's actually […]
Han Kang’s books sell out as South Korea celebrates her Nobel prize in literature | Han Kang
Customer lines spilled out of Korean bookstores and online stores crashed yesterday as readers tried to get their hands on the works of new Nobel laureate Han Kang. According to Reuters, Kyobo Book Center, the country's largest book chain, said on Friday that sales of Han's books were strong, with inventory selling out almost immediately. […]
North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures
North Korea announced on Wednesday that it would permanently close its border with South Korea and create a front-line defense system to deal with “confrontation hysteria” between South Korean and U.S. militaries, but did not officially list South Korea as its main enemy. No announcement was made regarding the expected constitutional amendments. Codifying new borders. […]
Kim Jong-un Threatens to Nuke South Korea ‘Without Hesitation’
North Korean communist dictator Kim Jong-un infuriated soldiers with a violent rant that questioned South Korean President Yun Seok-Yeol's mental capacity, vowing to use nuclear weapons “without hesitation” if they were determined to be nuclear weapons. State media reported on Friday. need. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's main state propaganda news agency, […]
US, South Korea reach tentative cost-sharing deal for US troops
The United States and South Korea announced a new cost-sharing agreement on Friday that would see South Korea increase the cost of stationing American troops. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that after eight rounds of negotiations, a new five-year special measures agreement was reached with South Korea. “This agreement is a significant outcome for […]
North Korean defector crashes stolen bus in failed bid to return home | North Korea
A North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after crashing a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarized border in a failed attempt to return to his isolated homeland. According to media reports, the man fled to South Korea in 2011 and on Tuesday tried to drive […]
How to Survive a Dictator: North Korea review – can ‘28 years in hell’ really be a laughing matter? | Television
WWhen he was 11 years old, Munya Chawawa and his family fled the oppressive regime of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and settled in Norfolk. That story is told in the comedian, actor, and rapper's 2022 documentary How to Survive a Dictator. A series of interviews with Mugabe's family members and victims were intermixed with satirical […]
TV tonight: dictator obsessive Munya Chawawa takes aim at North Korea | Television
How to survive a dictator: North Korea 10pm, Channel 4Is Kim Jong-un trying to start World War III? Comedian Munya Chawawa may not seem the most obvious candidate for this investigation, but his family fled Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe. I've been fascinated by dictators ever since. He had been making documentaries about his country of birth, […]