Kim Jong Un will take no blame for North Korea’s floods
The sight of a grimacing Kim Jong Un on board an inflatable rubber dinghy is not what one would expect…
Will North Korea send troops to Ukraine?
When dealing with North Korea, it’s important not just to look at what the regime says about its present and…
Why Kim Jong Un is rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin
When Vladimir Putin lands in Pyongyang today on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, it will be…
North Korea’s dirty protest
North Korea has long been known for its rhetorical braggadocio. Most of the time, the regime’s bluster needs to be…
Kim Jong Un’s catchy propaganda revamp
Think of North Korean propaganda and you might think of old-fashioned revolutionary marches praising the Supreme Leader, denouncing the United…
How North Korea uses cartoons to evade sanctions
Recently, it was reported that North Korean animators may have been working on cartoon projects for western firms, including Amazon…
Is North Korea developing biological weapons?
The threat North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme poses to the world is well known. But as the hermit kingdom actively…
Why North Korea hates Alan Titchmarsh’s jeans
Alan Titchmarsh presumably did not expect to see his programme Garden Secrets, filmed in 2010, air on North Korean state television this…
Kim Jong-un is in no mood to calm down
South Korean voters will be among the more than four billion people going to the polls this year. With a…
Why Kim Jong-un keeps crying
Crying in public is something we tend to associate with the North Korean people rather than their rulers – who are…
Is opposition to Kim Jong Un growing in North Korea?
North Korea is hardly the first country that comes to mind when you think of elections. Yet since the inception…
How North Korea is supporting Hamas
First, it was Russia’s war with Ukraine. Then, it was Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel. Both of these events, in…
Don’t read too much into North Korea releasing a US soldier
Perhaps he was not so useful after all. Yesterday, North Korea’s decision to expel Private Travis King, just over two…
The unholy alliance between Kim Jong-un and Putin
On 27 July, while commemorating the 70th anniversary of what North Korea perversely terms its ‘victory’ in the Korean war, Kim…
Why North Korea is accusing the US of racism
After nearly a month of silence, North Korea has finally spoken out about Travis King – the US soldier who dashed…
What has North Korea done with Travis King?
Silence is not a common feature in the North Korean regime’s playbook, and this year is no exception. Only this…
Kim Yo-jong is fast becoming North Korea’s propaganda puppeteer
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Such is the axiom underpinning North Korea’s (DPRK) approach towards its…
Is North Korea about to test another nuke?
North Korea’s spring has started with a bang. The United States and South Korea have staged their largest joint military exercises in five years,…
Is Kim Jong Un’s daughter being lined up to lead?
The photograph shows a happy family. After a 35-day public absence, the corpulent Kim Jong Un has been pictured this…
North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are growing faster than ever
While some people start the day with a bowl of cereal, North Korea chose to greet Thursday with the launch…
Why did North Korea fire a missile over Japan?
It was a new dawn, a new day, and a new North Korean missile test. The land of the morning…
Kim Jong-un declares victory over Covid
Kim Jong-un’s notorious sister is back in the limelight. Not only is Kim Yo Jong reiterating her hostile words against…
North Korea is in the midst of a Covid catastrophe
As Covid spread throughout the world in 2020, North Korea slammed shut its borders. It was an approach that has…
How North Korea's crypto hackers are funding Kim's missile habit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed last night to ramp up his country’s nuclear arsenal. Such weapons don’t come cheap,…
Can Kim Jong-un survive for another ten years?
Ten years ago today, at noon on 19 December 2011, the veteran newsreader and ‘Pink Lady’ Ri Chun-hee, donned an…
