U.S. Soldier Travis King To Plead Guilty To Multiple Charges Including Desertion, Assault After Fleeing Into North Korea
In this photo taken in Seoul on Aug. 16, 2023, a man walks in front of a television broadcasting a news report showing a photo of US soldier Travis King (center), who defected to North Korea on July 18 while taking part in a group tour of the demilitarized zone on the border with South […]
North Korea Debuts Suicide Drone Program
North Korea on Monday unveiled what is believed to be the country’s first domestically produced suicide drone and other combat vehicles amid reports that communist dictator Kim Jong Un will take part in drone performance tests this weekend. Kim Emphasized The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said it was necessary for North Korea to […]
Kamala Harris Falsely Claims North Korea Is ‘Rooting for’ Trump
CLAIM: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during her speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Thursday that North Korea’s communist dictator, Kim Jong Un, is “supporting” his opponent, former President Donald Trump, in the 2024 presidential election. Verdict: False. The Kim regime’s main state propaganda agency, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), stated categorically […]
North Korea is reopening to tourists after almost five years, but will anyone go? | North Korea
North Korea plans to welcome foreign tourists again at the end of the year, travel agencies say, but experts warn that the long-awaited opening could come at the expense of political tensions and the country’s harsh winter. North Korea quickly sealed its borders and banned international visitors as the COVID-19 pandemic spread in early 2020, […]
South Korea Finds Toxic Substances in Shein and Temu Products
South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they had found high levels of toxic substances in women’s accessories sold by Chinese e-commerce giants Shein, AliExpress and Temu. South Korea is coming under intense scrutiny of products from fast-growing Chinese online retailers for alleged unfair business practices, shoddy craftsmanship and poor quality control. Korea Fair Trade Commission […]
Carmakers Scramble to Calm Revolt Against EVs in South Korea After Battery Fires
Mercedes-Benz and BMW have reportedly revealed the names of their electric vehicle battery suppliers in South Korea after recent EV explosions sparked a widespread backlash against electric cars. Bloomberg Reports Mercedes-Benz Group AG and the South Korean units of BMW AG have taken a big step toward transparency by publishing the names of their electric […]
North Korea to partially reopen its borders to torusim
North Korea is set to partially resume international tourism this year for the first time in about five years, travel agents said. Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based travel agency specializing in tourism to North Korea, said on Thursday that tourism to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will resume in December of this year. The tours […]
Trump says North Korea, Russia ‘at the top of their game’ but won’t ‘do anything bad to Iran’
Former President Donald Trump warned on X-Space that authoritarian leaders in North Korea and Russia would be “at their best” under a Biden administration, but said he would “not do anything bad to Iran” if re-elected in 2024. “know [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. I know. [Chinese] President Xi Jinping [Jinping]. know [North Korean dictator] “Kim […]
How China and North Korea could reunite as comrades in war
The next war in East Asia will engulf the region, and it will not just be about Taiwan, argue Markus Garlaskas and Matthew Kroenig. A new article in Foreign Policy magazine. Increased military activity by China and North Korea this month suggests that the two regimes are considering fighting. For example, two days before Foreign […]
North Korea floods: Putin pledges aid after Kim Jong-un rebuffs Seoul’s offer of assistance | North Korea
Devastating floods have damaged thousands of homes and left an unknown death toll, but reports from South Korea say the number of dead and missing could be as high as 1,500, and Russia has pledged humanitarian aid to North Korea. President Vladimir Putin offered condolences and humanitarian aid after record rains on July 27 flooded […]