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Topic: North Korea

Kim Jong Un offers rare apology over killing of South Korean citizen by his military

North Korean personnel shot the 47-year-old official and burned his body, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.

China, North Korea’s missile stockpile remains a security dilemma for Japan’s next premier

Beijing and Pyongyang rapidly expanding arsenal of advanced rockets, designed to evade and destroy allied bases, is a problem for Tokyo, which has an exclusively defence security stance.

How Kim Jong Un is confusing the world with contradictory signals

Kim Jong Un, who has attended less than a third of public events, has fuelled rumours that he is unwell. But it also underscores how little the world knows about North Korea.

Kim Jong Un’s dire warning on economy hints at growing North Korea crisis

Kim's statement is the latest sign that sanctions, flooding and the coronavirus have dealt a triple blow to the country’s already anemic economy.

Kim Jong Un sparks suspense with rare meeting on mystery issue in North Korea today

Kim is facing difficulties on various fronts, with floods having ruined farmland, controversy over his succession, and nuclear discussions with the US having come to a halt.

Kim Jong Un in no mood to give up nuclear weapons, defies Trump’s calls of disarmament

Pyongyang’s leaders see giving up the weapons as political suicide, and Kim has adding to his stockpile of nuclear warheads & missiles after talks with the US President sputtered.

North Korea locks down city following report on the first suspected case of Covid

The person illegally returned to North Korea on 19 July across the demarcation line with South Korea, prompting govt to launch a probe into the military unit responsible.

India extends medical assistance of $1 million to North Korea after WHO request

The medical assistance is under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in DPRK, the MEA said.

Kim Jong Un’s unfinished hospital shows sanctions are biting

Despite talks with US, China & South Korea, Kim still hasn’t achieved the sanctions relief he wanted in exchange for any offers to scale back North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Why North Korean defectors are facing the wrath of both Seoul and Pyongyang

President Moon, who seeks both stronger human rights protections and a better relationship with North Korea, has often prioritised the latter over the former.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.