North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in China Tuesday on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump. China is the isolated, nuclear-armed North’s key diplomatic…
North Korea, Fearing K-Pop and Porn, Warns Against Smartphones’ Influence (New York Times)
A North Korean man using a smartphone in Pyongyang, the capital. South Korean officials estimate that there are six million mobile phones in the North. North Korea on Tuesday warned against the disruptive influence it said smartphones could have on…
North Korea deports US citizen (CNN)
North Korea deported a US citizen who was detained last month after he “illegally entered our country through the border between North Korea and China,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Friday. KCNA reports the US citizen, identified as…
North and South Korea set to combine for Tokyo 2020 and co-host 2032 Olympics (CNN)
North and South Korea are planning to compete as a unified team at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and are bidding to co-host the 2032 Summer Games. Following inter-Korean sports talks Friday the rival nations issued a statement saying they…
Women told to prep defense over murder of Kim Jong Un’s half brother (Cbsnews)
Two women on trial for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader’s half brother were told Thursday to make their defense after the judge found evidence of a “well-planned conspiracy,” extending their murder trial until next year. Indonesia’s Siti…