Asia Pacific Jan 15, 2021
North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile at parade
by Jesse Johnson
'Powerful weapon' likely to put all of Japan within range, and experts say it could lay the groundwork for longer-range solid-fueled missile.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 13, 2021
North Korea's Kim vows stronger 'nuclear war deterrent' as party congress ends
by Jesse Johnson
Kim wrapped up the congress on Tuesday by noting the importance of nuclear weapons and a strong military in the face of what it calls a “hostile policy” by the U.S.
Commentary / World Jan 12, 2021
There are only bad options for dealing with North Korea
by Brad Glosserman
Kim didn’t wait for the inauguration, announcing last week that the United States remained his country’s “biggest enemy” and that his government would not give up its nuclear arsenal.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 11, 2021
General Secretary Kim: North Korean leader given late father's title
by Jesse Johnson
Kim Jong Un was elected to the top post Monday, taking the mantle from his late father in a move seen as cementing the role of the Workers’ Party of Korea in the country’s affairs.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 10, 2021
North Korea ruling party says key congress to be held every five years
by Jesse Johnson
Prior to the amendment to the party’s rules, the congress — where leader Kim Jong Un has announced key regime decisions and plans — had been sporadically held.
Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Jan 9, 2021
North Korea's Kim greets Biden era with plan to upgrade nuclear capabilities
by Jesse Johnson
Kim vows to bolster arsenal — including via new weapons tests — but leaves door open to diplomacy with the United States.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 8, 2021
North Korea's Kim hints at improving inter-Korean ties and foreign policy
by Jesse Johnson
The leader teased the possibility of improved ties with Seoul and vowed to expand "external relations" in his first remarks on foreign policy since Joe Biden's election.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 7, 2021
North Korea's Kim vows to boost nuclear-armed country's 'defense capabilities'
by Jesse Johnson
On the second day of a rare party congress, the strongman vowed to put "state defense capabilities on a much higher level, and put forth goals for realizing it.”
Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Jan 6, 2021
North Korea's Kim admits economic missteps as rare party congress opens
by Jesse Johnson
The strongman refrained from mentioning his country's nuclear program in an opening speech, but said the economic strategy unveiled in 2016 "fell extremely short" of its goals.
Asia Pacific Dec 30, 2020
North Korea seeks economic boost amid COVID-19 and sanctions pain
by Sam Kim
The figures point to an accelerated need for Kim to come up with a new five year economic plan to survive the crisis.
Asia Pacific Dec 15, 2020
South Korea bans anti-North leaflets, but one defector says he won't stop
South Korea on Monday banned the launching of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, drawing the criticism of rights activists and defiance from a prominent North Korean defector who said he would not stop sending messages to his homeland. Defectors and other campaigners in South Korea ...
Asia Pacific Dec 1, 2020
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim, U.S. analyst says
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources. Harry Kazianis, a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in ...