Workers’Party of Korea

North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Spreading Fast

SEOUL — North Korea reported a significant surge in suspected coronavirus infections and deaths on Saturday as it struggled to contain its first reported outbreak, which the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said could be one of the greatest crises in the country’s history. State media said an additional 174,400 people had symptoms, like fever, that […]

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Kim Jong-un’s New Year Resolution: More Food for North Korea

SEOUL — Kim Jong-un has begun his second decade as North Korea’s leader with a vow to alleviate the country’s chronic food shortages, state media reported on Saturday — a problem that he inherited from his late father 10 years ago and has yet to fix. Mr. Kim, 37, presided over a five-day meeting this […]

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