August 23, 2020 Kim Jong Un in coma, sister set to take control, South Korean ex-diplomat alleges  A South Korean diplomat is speculating that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma and that his sister, Kim Yo Jong, is poised to take the reins.
August 20, 2020 Kim Jong Un gives younger sister more responsibilities, including overseeing relations with US, South Korea: report North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has given his little sister Kim Yo-Jong more responsibilities, including overseeing the country's often testy relationship with the United States and South Korea, according to reports from a Seoul spy agency.
August 17, 2020 Kim Jong Un orders pet dogs to be confiscated in North Korean capital Pyongyang The dictator issued the directive in July to round up the pets, claiming they were part of 'a ‘tainted’ trend by bourgeois ideology'
August 14, 2020 Kim Jong Un declares North Korea will refuse outside aid to combat coronavirus, help rebuild after flood damage The declaration puts a halt to South Korean hopes of restarting negotiations.
August 13, 2020 North Korea nuclear complex may have been damaged by recent flooding, US think tank says Significant flooding along a river in North Korea near the country's main nuclear facility may have resulted in damage to the complex, a U.S.-based monitoring website said Thursday.
August 13, 2020 Bob Woodward spoke with Trump, got access to Kim letters for forthcoming book Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book on President Trump will contain nuggets from more than two dozen letters between the president and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to publisher Simon & Schuster.
August 4, 2020 North Korea has likely developed mini nukes to fit into warheads of ballistic missiles: report North Korea has likely developed a mini nuclear device that could fit into the warheads of its ballistic missile, a new United Nations report suggests.Â
July 28, 2020 North Korean who caused coronavirus scare was fleeing sexual assault investigation, report says The man who sparked a recent coronavirus scare in North Korea after crossing its border reportedly fled the South because he was facing a sexual assault investigation, it has emerged.Â
July 27, 2020 Defector who sparked North Korea coronavirus lockdown doesn't have disease, South says A man who recently swam back to North Korea after defecting years ago – leading Kim Jong Un to place a border city on lockdown over fears he had the coronavirus – isn’t actually carrying the disease, the South revealed Monday.Â
July 26, 2020 Kim Jong Un puts North Korean city on lockdown over suspected coronavirus case, says 'vicious virus' may be in country After denying for months that it did not have a single case of coronavirus on its soil, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un placed a border city on lockdown after a person was discovered with suspected symptoms, state media reported Sunday.