Sources told Reuters at the time that Kim Hyok Chol was facing punishment but there was no evidence he had been executed.
04 Jun 2019 12:49 PM
SpiceJet plans to hire up to 2,000 staff of Jet Airways, including pilots and cabin crew. It has already taken 1,100.
04 Jun 2019 11:40 AM
Kim Yo Jong is a senior official of North Korea’s ruling party and is believed to be her brother’s closest confidant.
04 Jun 2019 11:02 AM
Negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have been at a standstill, since the second summit between Trump and Kim broke down
03 Jun 2019 3:16 PM
Other former Jet partners are in talks with carriers like IndiGo and SpiceJet about new codeshare relationships.
03 Jun 2019 10:05 AM
Currently, SpiceJet has around 14,000 staff and a fleet of 100 planes.
02 Jun 2019 3:20 PM
Some previous South Korean reports of North Korean purges and executions have later proved inaccurate.
31 May 2019 12:09 PM
There was no immediate reaction from the Biden camp, possibly due to the late hour in the United States.
22 May 2019 2:29 PM
Pyongyang has been experiencing its worst drought in 37 years, raising fears crops due to be harvested next month will also suffer.
22 May 2019 1:24 PM
Kim Jong Un invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea, and the offer was readily accepted.
26 Apr 2019 8:25 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia by train, Russian media reported, for his first trip there.
24 Apr 2019 1:27 PM
North Korea demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
18 Apr 2019 1:24 PM
The test marks a ratcheting up of tensions weeks after a summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump collapsed without agreement.
18 Apr 2019 9:54 AM
More than 500 people have been investigated for drug use and sexual assault and more than 200 arrested in nationwide roundup since Feb 25.
15 Apr 2019 9:01 AM
A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea on Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster.
05 Apr 2019 2:02 PM
A Seoul university professor forced students to write her daughter's thesis to gain entry to an elite dental school.
26 Mar 2019 11:12 AM
The Korea Times assailed the 'incompetence' of the presidential protocol team on Friday.
22 Mar 2019 1:26 PM
Two men have been arrested, while two more are being investigated in connection with the illegal acts.
21 Mar 2019 10:40 AM
NK Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui blamed top U.S. officials for the breakdown of last month's summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un.
15 Mar 2019 3:04 PM
Automaker plans to invest 45.3 trillion won (USD 40.48 billion) over the next five years in research and development.
27 Feb 2019 1:05 PM