Activists are using balloons to send leaflets across the border denouncing Kim Jong-un. To keep the peace, South Korea wants to stop them.
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North Korea Cuts Off All Communications Lines to South Korea
The North’s leadership says it will now treat the South as an “enemy,” the latest sign of chilling relations between the two Koreas.
Shigeru Yokota, 87, Dies; Fought for Return of Abducted Daughter
He became the head of a group that fought tirelessly for the return to Japan of more than a dozen people kidnapped by the North Korean government.
North Korea Lashes Out at U.S., Saying China Is Eclipsing It
The North compared the United States to a setting sun, taking notice of the unrest over George Floyd’s killing. It also threatened to scrap deals with South Korea.
North Koreans Accused of Laundering $2.5 Billion for Nuclear Program
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment accusing nearly three dozen people of using shell companies to launder billions through the global financial system.
Kim Jong-un Moves to Increase North Korea’s Nuclear Strength
After another weekslong absence from public view, Mr. Kim convened his top military body to promote top aides specializing in nuclear and missile forces.
North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire Across Demilitarized Zone
The reports of gunfire came two days after the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, reappeared in public after three weeks of absence and rumors about his health.
Kim Jong-un Is Back. What Happens to North Korea When He’s Really Gone?
Weeks of speculation about Mr. Kim’s health brought home an alarming fact: No one knows who will control North Korea, or its nuclear weapons, should he die.
Kim Jong-un Resurfaces, State Media Says, After Weeks of Health Rumors
The North Korean leader was said to have visited a factory on Friday, after a series of unsubstantiated news reports suggested that he was gravely ill.
South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong
Comments by the country’s unification minister represent the South’s most categorical rebuttal of reports that the North’s leader may be incapacitated.