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Trump offered Kim Jong Un coronavirus help in personal letter, North Korea says

March 22, 2020

Trump offered Kim Jong Un coronavirus help in personal letter, North Korea says

President Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offering cooperation against the coronavirus pandemic and praised the dictator’s efforts to defend his people from the disease, Kim’s sister said Sunday.

Kim Jong Un orders workers to build new hospital as North Korea continues to claim no coronavirus cases

March 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un orders workers to build new hospital as North Korea continues to claim no coronavirus cases

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is calling on his country to hastily build a “modern general hospital” to “better protect the precious health and safety of our people” amid growing suspicions that the Hermit Kingdom isn’t being honest about the coronavirus.

North Korea claims it has conquered coronavirus – but does anyone believe them?

March 17, 2020

North Korea claims it has conquered coronavirus – but does anyone believe them?

North Korea has triumphantly declared that it has zero cases of COVID-19, a virus that's turned into a global pandemic and put entire nations on lockdown to slow its speed. However, the problem with Kim Jong Un's chest-thumping proclamations are that no one believes him.

North Korea flies out foreign diplomats in midst of coronavirus fight

March 8, 2020

North Korea flies out foreign diplomats in midst of coronavirus fight

A special North Korean flight carrying presumably dozens of diplomats and other foreigners left for Russia's Far East on Monday as the country tightens its lockdown intended to fend off the coronavirus.

North Korea fires at least 3 unidentified projectiles, South Korean military says

March 8, 2020

North Korea fires at least 3 unidentified projectiles, South Korean military says

North Korea fired at least three unidentified projectiles off its east coast early Monday, according to South Korea's military, amid a deadlock in a U.S.-led diplomacy aimed at stripping the rogue nation of its nuclear weapons.

Kim Jong Un sends condolence letter to South Korea over coronavirus outbreak

March 5, 2020

Kim Jong Un sends condolence letter to South Korea over coronavirus outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a condolence letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Thursday.

Kim Jong Un's sister makes first public statement, slams South Korea over live-fire exercises

March 3, 2020

Kim Jong Un's sister makes first public statement, slams South Korea over live-fire exercises

In her first known official statement, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday leveled diatribes and insults on South Korea for protesting over her country's latest live-fire exercises.

Coronavirus situation in North Korea remains unclear, could be specially deadly, expert says

March 3, 2020

Coronavirus situation in North Korea remains unclear, could be specially deadly, expert says

An opening into the impact of the disease in the reclusive country may have been witnessed Sunday, when a picture taken by the official government news agency showed a high-ranking government official wearing a black face mask.

North Korea fired two projectiles, ending self-imposed moratorium on weapons testing: Seoul

March 1, 2020

North Korea fired two projectiles, ending self-imposed moratorium on weapons testing: Seoul

North Korea launched at least one unidentified projectile on Monday, just days after its leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of some of its units.

Otto Warmbier honored by rock band Bennett Wales & The Relief with new song, plea for justice

February 24, 2020

Otto Warmbier honored by rock band Bennett Wales & The Relief with new song, plea for justice

"Hey Otto," a rock n' roll tune, honors Otto Warmbier and serves as a musical reminder of his cruel fate and the unforgiving brutality of North Korea's Kim Jong Un regime.