Cameras with facial recognition technology have made freedom even more elusive for North Koreans who have managed to cross the border into China.
It’s the regime’s first official confirmation of detention of Private 2nd Class Travis King,who bolted across the border while on a tour on July 18.
The UN Command tweeted that the US citizen was on a tour to the Korean border village of Panmunjom and crossed the border without authorisation.
North Korea devotes much of its scarce resources to advance its nuclear weapons program. Experts say more needs to be invested in fertilisers and machinery.
The announcement came as North Korea accused the US of pushing tensions to an “extreme red line” over plans to also increase its deployments to South Korea.
The notice did not mention COVID-19 but said that residents are required to stay at home till Sunday and submit to temperature checks multiple times each day
South Korea responded by scrambling jets and opening fire to try to shoot down North Korea’s drones. A South Korean fighter crashed in the process.
Japan unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War II this week. North Korea says it changes everything.
Striking photos show the North Korean leader hand-in-hand with his daughter,whose existence has never been publicly confirmed before.
Two Australians have revealed a rare glimpse inside the tourism scene of North Korea.
The tunnels are hundreds of feet below the earth's surface and stretch from the North Korean side of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone into neighbouring South Korea.