Colin Zwirko

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un severely criticized the country’s Ministry of Public Health and called for health sector “reform” at the opening ceremony for the Pyongyang General Hospital on Monday, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim vowed to build a second large general hospital in the capital […]

Renewed dialogue with the U.S. is possible if Washington drops its demand for “denuclearization” and accepts North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities, the DPRK leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said via state media on Tuesday. Kim stated that “the personal relationship between the head of our state and the present U.S. president is not bad,” referring […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a three-day party plenum which concluded on Monday, according to state media, discussing significant state business but choosing not to reveal any details on the content publicly.  The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and other state outlets published a short report Tuesday that included platitudes about “successes” and […]

North Korea has officially launched its second new naval destroyer this year at a major ceremony on the east coast, according to state media on Friday, saying the ship has been “fully restored” less than a month after it capsized during the first launch attempt. The ceremony took place inside the dry dock of the […]

  North Korea will move its damaged warship to a different shipyard on the east coast for repairs, state media reported Friday, after lifting it out of the water this week and successfully relaunching it on Thursday. “The detailed recovery work of the next phase will be carried out at the dry dock of the […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw artillery drills and a Central Military Commission meeting this week, according to state media on Friday, lauding “modern warfare” improvements while avoiding any mention of last week’s botched warship launch. In a report without many details, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim and dozens of officials […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a range of missile launches from the country’s largest-ever warship after it was first unveiled over the weekend, according to state media. The tests on April 28 included offensive weapons from the deck of the destroyer like “supersonic cruise missiles, strategic cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and test firing […]

North Korea officially launched the first of its largest new warship class at a ceremony on the west coast Friday, according to state media, where leader Kim Jong Un denounced the U.S. and promoted the ship’s nuclear weapon capabilities. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Saturday, the ship is a “5,000-ton destroyer” […]

As South Korea held its breath waiting to hear whether the country’s president would be removed from office Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reportedly busy watching military drills simulating an attack on his neighbor to the south. By ensuring he would be at the exercises when the ROK constitutional court announced its […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showcased the country’s first computer gaming center and suggested Pyongyang will soon see increasing private car usage during a visit to the newest skyscraper housing project in the capital, according to state media on Friday. Revelations over new amenities at the fourth stage of his 50,000-home construction project in […]