Asia North Korea In the first half of 2021, Kim Jong-un has exchanged correspondence 12 times with President of Syria Assad, four times the frequency of Kim’s reported communications with China’s Xi Jinping during the same period
Asia North Korea The United Nations Food Programme is still unable to enter North Korea to provide aid more than three years after withdrawing staff during the pandemic
Asia North Korea North Korea has agreed with Russia that 'teachers from Pyongyang who know Russian well' will participate in an initiative to teach the Korean language to local youths
Asia North Korea Russian students from an elite diplomatic school are visiting North Korea to attend Kim Il Sung University for the first time in four years
Asia North Korea Kim Jong-un declared the country will refuse outside aid to recover from the floods that have devastated areas near the border with China, and ordered to bring thousands of displaced people to the capital to provide them with better assistance