North Korea

Seoul: North Korea's new suspected Covid-19 cases remained below 10,000 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media on Sunday. More than 8,920 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the…

Seoul: North Korea's new suspected Covid-19 cases dropped below 20,000, according to its state media Sunday. More than 19,310 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean…

Seoul:  North Korea has reported outbreak of an "acute enteric epidemic" in its southwestern region on Thursday, amidst the Covid wave. As new suspected Covid-19 cases remained below 30,000, the country announced an outbreak of another…

Seoul: North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) towards the East Sea on Sunday, a day after Seoul and Washington wrapped up their joint drills near the peninsula, according to the South Korean military. The Joint…

Seoul: The top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and the US have pledged efforts to end North Korea's destabilising activities and bring the country back to the dialogue table, the media reported on Saturday. US Secretary of State Antony…

Seoul: North Korea reported over 134,510 new suspected Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, which took the overall number of infections to nearly 3 million. More than 134,510 people showed indications of fever, with no additional deaths reported,…

Seoul: North Korea on Saturday announced it has confirmed around 220,000 new cases of fever and another death, nine days after publicly admitting a Covid-19 outbreak. Leader Kim Jong-un also had a ruling Workers' Party politburo meeting…

Seoul:  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticised officials for failing to respond properly to the Covid-19 outbreak in its early stages, state media said on Wednesday. His criticism came as the country reported more than 232,880 people…

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from an ongoing "epidemic" and 296,180 more people with fever symptoms nationwide, three days after it announced a Covid-19 outbreak for the first time in two years. The new…

Seoul: North Korea on Friday said six people have died from Covid-19 and symptoms of fever were newly reported among more than 18,000 people nationwide the previous day, as leader Kim Jong-un formally blamed loopholes in the country's virus…