North Korea

Sony to release N Korea film on Christmas Day

Sony Pictures has cleared the way for a limited release of the film “The Interview” on Christmas Day, less than a week after pulling the comedy’s planned premiere following a cyber-attack on the company. A Sony executive announced the move in a statement on Tuesday. “We have never given up[…]

Read »

N Korea threatens US over hacking claims

North Korea has said US President Barack Obama is “recklessly” spreading rumours of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack on Sony Pictures and warned of strikes against “the whole US mainland, that cesspool of terrorism”. Pyongyang specifically threatened the White House and the Pentagon in a long statement from the powerful National Defence[…]

Read »

UN votes to probe North Korea ‘crimes’

The United Nations has adopted a landmark resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses and laying the groundwork for putting the Pyongyang regime in the dock for crimes against humanity. A resolution asking the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court passed by a resounding vote of[…]

Read »

High-level Korean talks end without progress

High-level military discussions between North and South Korea made no progress on disputed issues such as the maritime border between the two neighbours, the government in Seoul said, according to a media report Thursday. The two sides reached no agreement on their de facto maritime border in the seas west[…]

Read »

N Korea official admits use of labour camps

A North Korean official has publicly acknowledged for the first time the existence of “reform through labour” camps, after a highly critical UN report into the country’s human rights record earlier this year, but dismissed the report’s accusations. Choe Myong Nam, a North Korean foreign ministry official in charge of[…]

Read »
WhatsApp WhatsApp us
Wait a sec, saving restore vars.