9 mind-blowing facts about North Korea's economy
North Korea is a secretive nation of 25 million people led by Kim Jong Un.Its isolationist policies have hurt the country's economy, but we don't know the depth of its struggles because North Korea...
View ArticleNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia on his armored...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia on Wednesday via his armored train ahead of a summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin set for Thursday in the city of...
View ArticleKim Jong Un rode his bulletproof armored train from North Korea to Russia's...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia, where he will meet President Vladimir Putin.Kim traveled from North Korea to eastern Russia in his family's bulletproof armored train. Russian...
View ArticleKim Jong Un's meeting with Putin was delayed by a red carpet gaffe that...
Kim Jong Un's planned grand entrance to Russia's far-east city of Vladivostok hit the skids on Wednesday after a gaffe saw his security detail scramble to maintain the North Korean leader's...
View ArticleInside Kim Jong Un's personal train — which is bulletproof, has all-white...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often takes his family's personal armored train to other countries.He's currently using it to travel to eastern Russia for his first-ever visit to the country and...
View ArticleKim Jong Un travels with a convoy of Mercedes-Maybach armored limos
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok, Russia by train on Wednesday ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Around town, the Kim uses a Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman...
View ArticlePutin broke the habit of a lifetime and didn't show up late for his...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for the first time on Thursday.They chiefly discussed North Korea's nuclear program. They met on an island off Vladivostok, in...
View ArticleKim Jong Un's 'princess' sister was mysteriously absent from his side at...
Rumors have been swirling that Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader of Kim Jong Un and most powerful woman in the country, has fallen from favor.She was excluded from high-level party talks...
View ArticleTrump is cozying up to strongmen, but loving dictators is as American as...
Trump's embrace of autocrats is particularly galling at a time when American democracy is faltering, but the US has a long history of working with dictators, writes Steven A. Cook.Visit Business...
View ArticleBolton claims US signed document to pay North Korea for Otto Warmbier's care...
White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that the United States signed a document agreeing to pay North Korea $2 million for the care of Otto Warmbier but didn't actually follow...
View ArticleVladimir Putin refused a salute from a North Korean general, which Trump...
Russian President Vladimir Putin chose not to return a North Korean general's salute during a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday, Korean state TV footage shows.When President Donald...
View ArticleKim Jong Un launched a barrage of rockets and missiles in an unexpected show...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered an impromptu strike exercise, during which his military launched a salvo of rockets and missiles.Included in the unexpected drill was a new "tactical guided...
View ArticleA 'one in a million' satellite image captured the exact moment of North...
A satellite image captured by Planet Labs, a research company in San Francisco, reveals striking evidence of North Korea's latest missile launch.North Korea launched several projectiles on Saturday in...
View ArticleKim Jong Un reportedly demanded to hang out with 'famous' basketball players...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un requested access to "famous basketball players" as part of a nuke deal with the US, ABC News reported.Kim, a hardcore basketball fan, reportedly wanted this condition...
View ArticleNorth Korea accuses US of 'unlawful brutal robbery' after it commandeered a...
Pyongyang said the US committed an "unlawful brutal robbery" by seizing a North Korean cargo ship over alleged sanctions violations.The US announced on Thursday that it had seized the...
View ArticleNorth Korea called Joe Biden a 'fool of low IQ' who is 'seized by ambition...
Former Vice President Joe Biden has called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a "tyrant" and "dictator" in recent campaign rallies.North Korea's state-run Pyongyang Times responded on Wednesday by calling...
View ArticleSuspending major military exercises with South Korea was 'prudent,' and...
The Pentagon said earlier this year that it would replace major exercises done with South Korea with smaller, more specific training.Despite pundits decrying this move, the top US commander on the...
View ArticleTrump says he 'smiled' when Kim Jong Un insulted Joe Biden, wasn't...
President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that he wasn't "disturbed" by recent North Korean missile tests, even though his advisers were.He said he has "confidence" in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,...
View ArticleSarah Huckabee Sanders defended Trump's recent support of Kim Jong Un, saying...
In an interview with NBC News, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump for agreeing with Kim Jong Un's comments about Joe Biden. Trump said on Twitter that he...
View ArticleNorth Korea slams John Bolton as a 'human defect' after he called out their...
North Korea on Monday slammed US national security adviser John Bolton as a "war monger" and "human defect."It followed Bolton saying that North Korea's recent missile test violated United Nations...
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