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May 29, 2024 at 11:43 PM. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days ...
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in North Korea. It is used for many offences, such as grand theft, murder, rape, drug smuggling, treason, espionage, political dissent, defection, piracy, consumption of media not approved by the government and proselytizing religious beliefs that contradict practiced Juche ideology. [1]
The mass media in North Korea is amongst the most strictly controlled in the world. The constitution nominally provides for freedom of speech and the press. However, the government routinely disregards these rights, and seeks to mold information at its source. A typical example of this was the death of Kim Jong Il, news of which was not ...
McCune–Reischauer. Chosŏn Chungangt'ongsin / Chosŏn T'ongsinsa. The Korean Central News Agency ( KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea. [1] [2] [3] The agency portrays the views of the North Korean government for both domestic and foreign consumption. It was established on December 5, 1946, and now features online coverage.
North Korea is shutting down its embassies in a dozen countries – a move that suggests the country is struggling to keep the missions afloat amid global sanctions. The country will close down ...
U.S. officials are bracing for Pyongyang to take military actions close to the U.S. presidential election, possibly at the urging of Vladimir Putin.
Views on North Korea's nuclear program. Kenya's views on North Korea's nuclear programme goes on the lines of the resolution made by the Non-Aligned Movement, which states that North Korea has the right to develop nuclear energy resources but development of nuclear energy should be for peaceful means. The resolution was agreed upon in September ...
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight. The ...