Yoon’s impeachment won’t end South Korea’s political chaos
For those who loathed him, it was second time lucky – but only just. With South Korea’s national assembly passing…
Pyongyang is keeping strangely silent on South Korea’s turmoil
North Korea has long been infamous for its hyperbolic rhetoric. While there are some subjects – such as the locations…
South Korea’s political chaos is far from over
Had you have taken a direct flight from London to Seoul yesterday afternoon, by the time you would have landed…
South Korea’s balloon barrage has hit a nerve in the North
Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has long been confined to her brother’s…
North Korea isn’t scared of the UN
It surely comes as no surprise to hear that North Korea does not like the United Nations. The hermit kingdom…
What’s upset Kim Jong Un?
When Kim Jong Un does not get what he wants, he makes his displeasure known far and wide. Over the…
David Lammy can’t afford to let down South Korea
Labour’s first 100 days in power have been nothing short of a disaster. Whether the beneath contemptible decision to shelve…
North Korean soldiers will become Putin’s cannon fodder
Hermit kingdoms usually keep themselves to themselves, but now, North Korea is reinventing the moniker by which it has long…
Why North Korea is cutting off all roads to the South
If you visit South Korea, you may be startled at the presence of road signs pointing towards Kaesong and Pyongyang:…
Kim Jong Un will take no blame for North Korea’s floods
The sight of a grimacing Kim Jong Un on board an inflatable rubber dinghy is not what one would expect…
Will North Korea send troops to Ukraine?
When dealing with North Korea, it’s important not just to look at what the regime says about its present and…
Why Kim Jong Un is rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin
When Vladimir Putin lands in Pyongyang today on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, it will be…
North Korea’s dirty protest
North Korea has long been known for its rhetorical braggadocio. Most of the time, the regime’s bluster needs to be…
Kim Jong Un’s catchy propaganda revamp
Think of North Korean propaganda and you might think of old-fashioned revolutionary marches praising the Supreme Leader, denouncing the United…
How North Korea uses cartoons to evade sanctions
Recently, it was reported that North Korean animators may have been working on cartoon projects for western firms, including Amazon…
Is North Korea developing biological weapons?
The threat North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme poses to the world is well known. But as the hermit kingdom actively…
Why North Korea hates Alan Titchmarsh’s jeans
Alan Titchmarsh presumably did not expect to see his programme Garden Secrets, filmed in 2010, air on North Korean state television this…
Kim Jong-un is in no mood to calm down
South Korean voters will be among the more than four billion people going to the polls this year. With a…
Why Kim Jong-un keeps crying
Crying in public is something we tend to associate with the North Korean people rather than their rulers – who are…
Is opposition to Kim Jong Un growing in North Korea?
North Korea is hardly the first country that comes to mind when you think of elections. Yet since the inception…
How North Korea is supporting Hamas
First, it was Russia’s war with Ukraine. Then, it was Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel. Both of these events, in…
Don’t read too much into North Korea releasing a US soldier
Perhaps he was not so useful after all. Yesterday, North Korea’s decision to expel Private Travis King, just over two…
The unholy alliance between Kim Jong-un and Putin
On 27 July, while commemorating the 70th anniversary of what North Korea perversely terms its ‘victory’ in the Korean war, Kim…
Why North Korea is accusing the US of racism
After nearly a month of silence, North Korea has finally spoken out about Travis King – the US soldier who dashed…
What has North Korea done with Travis King?
Silence is not a common feature in the North Korean regime’s playbook, and this year is no exception. Only this…
