New Chinese ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun arrives in the country that had shut down its borders to prevent COVID-19 infections, filling the post vacated by his predecessor about 15 month ago, a source familiar with bilateral relations says.
COVID-19 movement restrictions have been lifted in North Korea s capital of Pyongyang, weeks after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the country, an informed source in Beijing says.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday chaired a large state funeral for a top military official, state-run media reported Monday, as the country struggles to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi suggests that the government may need to consider assisting North Korea as it apparently struggles with the outbreak of the coronavirus.