Tag: Kim Jong-un

Biden Begins Trip to Asia Meant to Reassure Allies of Focus on China

SEOUL — President Biden embarked Thursday on his first diplomatic mission to…

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China-Style Covid Lockdowns Risk Deepening North Korean Crisis

SEOUL — When North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, acknowledged an outbreak of…

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North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Spreading Fast

SEOUL — North Korea reported a significant surge in suspected coronavirus infections…

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North Korea Reports 6 Deaths as Covid-19 Spreads ‘Explosively’

“Like any other data from North Korea, the figures are up to…

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North Korea Reports Its First Covid Cases

Analysts questioned whether the Covid outbreak would affect Mr. Kim’s plan to…

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South Korea Inaugurates Yoon Suk-yeol as President

SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn…

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North Korea Tests a Submarine-Launched Missile

SEOUL — North Korea fired a short-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile off its…

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Was North Korea’s New ICBM Test Faked? Not Entirely.

SEOUL — When North Korea conducted its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile…

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The test is the North’s first intercontinental missile firing since 2017.

Japan’s defense minister, Nobuo Kishi, center, said that North Korea’s ICBM launch…

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