COVID-19 world update

COVID-19 world update

(VOVWORLD) - As of Sunday, the world had recorded more than 8.9 million COVID-19 infections, with nearly 470,000 deaths, according to worldometers.info
Inter-Korean relations remain tense

Inter-Korean relations remain tense

(VOVWORLD) - Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sunday quoted a spokesman for the North's United Front Department (UFD) as saying that North Korea has no intention...
Dangerous developments on Korean peninsula

Dangerous developments on Korean peninsula

(VOVWORLD) -South Korea’s military sources on Wednesday said North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office near the border town of Kaesong, sparking international concern about an unexpected...
Global nuclear arsenal downsized but modernized: SIPRI

Global nuclear arsenal downsized but modernized: SIPRI

(VOVWORLD) - The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday released the findings from SIPRI Yearbook 2020, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security
Tension between two Koreas on the rise

Tension between two Koreas on the rise

(VOVWORLD) - Relations between the two Koreas became strained last week after North Korea cut off all communication channels with South Korea to protest a campaign to float anti-Pyongyang leaflets...
EU plans to reopen borders

EU plans to reopen borders

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission on Thursday proposed reopening all EU internal borders on Monday, and beginning to lift tourism restrictions on Balkan countries from July 1
Inter-Korean ties at risk

Inter-Korean ties at risk

(VOVWORLD) - Relations between the two Koreas have been frozen since North Korea cut off all communications with South Korea, including a line at an inter-Korean liaison office, military lines, and a...