South Korean officials said Monday that a North Korean defector who came south in 2017 had returned north. The New York Times reported that the 24-year-old unidentified man, referred to only by his last name, Kim, had crossed a strait into the northern part of Ganghwa Island, the same area …
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North Korea has just announced its first COVID-19 case, most conveniently blaming a deserter who had fled to South Korea and then deserted the North again, allegedly bringing the bug with him. That’s the twist the North Korean state media, KCNA, is putting on the case after a Workers’ Party …
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FILE PHOTO: A man and children wearing masks to protect themselves against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk through Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2020. REUTERS / Heo Ran / File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 113 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the largest single-day …
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SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border city after a person suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called an emergency meeting of the politburo after a person suspected of Covid-19 returning from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first case officially recognized by North Korean authorities, who have …
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