North Korea COVID-19 lockdown

According to a post published by the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea imposed a five-day lockdown on Pyongyang to contain infectious diseases.

North Korea’s quest to strengthen its military power will require financial backing – which means reopening borders for trade and migrant workers. 

The Kim Jong Un regime’s COVID-19 policies are enabling the government to re-indoctrinate a nation of people.

A glimpse at how North Korea is managing home and centralized quarantines – and the penalties for escaping.

How bad might North Korea’s first COVID-19 outbreak get, and what options does the international community have in responding?

China’s example raises serious questions about how North Korea can possibly hope to combat the virus.

Five days after test-firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile, North Korea conducted its 16th missile test this year.

COVID-19 will continue to be the fundamental factor determining North Korea’s approach to the world.

Like many nations, North Korea’s initial calculation may have been that there would be an eventual end to the pandemic.

North Korea decided not to participate in the Beijing Olympics due to “hostile forces” and the pandemic.

Dismal trade figures for 2021 attest to the toll the North’s border closures are taking on its food supply.