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Only 224 North Korean defectors arrived in the South last year, down from 2024

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:41:15 +0000

Book review: The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s Japan-born mother

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:22:54 +0000

How spies from both North and South Korea targeted a human rights advocate

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:08:02 +0000

Ria Roy: The importance of subtle language differences between North and South

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:52:35 +0000

Ask a North Korean: What are school vacations like in the DPRK?

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:31:18 +0000

In a turbulent world, Kim Jong Un’s regime looks more secure than ever

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:28:18 +0000

How Takaichi’s military push is reshaping Japan’s posture toward North Korea

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:51:34 +0000

North Korea denuclearization ideal but unrealistic, South’s president says

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:18:54 +0000

Why stopping drones from entering North Korea will be easier said than done

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:36:50 +0000

Lee Jae Myung orders probe into whether civilians sent drones to North Korea

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:38:35 +0000

North Korea-China trade surges 25% in 2025 to nearly reach pre-pandemic levels

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:53:49 +0000

On cautious footing: Where North Korea-China ties stand after a year of detente

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:14:21 +0000

North Korea’s youth outreach, Party Congress signals and prison demolition

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:11:44 +0000

‘Leave while you still can’: Kim Jong Un fires vice premier at factory ceremony

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:45:21 +0000

Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:44:38 +0000

South Korean man claims he sent drones to North, prompting calls for probe

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:28:33 +0000

RFA to resume operations in South Korea, paving way for broadcasts to North

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:22:41 +0000

What to make of reports that Russia tried to ship a nuke reactor to North Korea

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:43:56 +0000

Seoul seeks to streamline import rules for North Korea food products

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:25:19 +0000

What a hit ROK film gets right — and wrong — about Christianity in North Korea

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:46:14 +0000

Over 100K South Koreans separated from family in North Korea have died: Data

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:20:31 +0000

Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:19:33 +0000

What’s next for North Korea-Venezuela ties after Maduro’s capture

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:19:39 +0000

ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:08:18 +0000

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:20:08 +0000

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:52:34 +0000

Russia raises quota for North Korean students eligible for free college

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:32:32 +0000

Kim Yo Jong says Seoul will pay ‘unbearable price’ if drone flights don’t stop

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:29:52 +0000

Leaders of South Korea, Japan pledge to work for North Korea’s denuclearization

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:17:04 +0000

How anyone can now read North Korea’s party newspaper at a library in Seoul

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:50:42 +0000

North Korea’s drone allegations, Seoul’s denial and the Lee-Xi summit in China

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:34:19 +0000

US, partners brief UN on growing threat of North Korean cybercrime

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:26:37 +0000

China breaks ground on new cross-border trade park on North Korea’s doorstep

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:08:18 +0000

War of words: How to evaluate North Korean claims of another ROK drone incursion

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:09:58 +0000

North Korea slams US plan to present report on DPRK sanctions violations at UN

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:33:29 +0000

North Korea builds 2nd private car dealership, gaming center in elite district

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:47:02 +0000

7 Chinese, US nationals charged with smuggling weapons to North Korea

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:04:02 +0000

North Korea threatens response to drone incursions, rejects Seoul’s denial

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:00:01 +0000

North Korea accuses South of sending drones to surveil sensitive military sites

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:25:35 +0000

US says seizure of tankers linked to Venezuela sends a warning to North Korea

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:58:54 +0000

North Korean hackers using QR codes to attack governments and think tanks: FBI

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:11:58 +0000

Putin sends ‘congratulatory’ letter to Kim Jong Un, presumably for his birthday

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:34:46 +0000

North Korea invites China firms to spring trade fair after foreign ban last year

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:20:14 +0000

North Korea hasn’t resumed regular flights to Shanghai, counter to schedule

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:48:41 +0000

UN experts request info from North Korea on reported pardon of state criminals

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:09 +0000

Seeing the future: What to expect from North Korea in the new year

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:47:14 +0000

Violent new North Korean film depicting attempt to kill leader airs on state TV

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:34:51 +0000

Authentic Labubu toys are not made in North Korea, manufacturer says

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:04:47 +0000

Lee says he asked China’s Xi to act as a mediator with North Korea

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:17:01 +0000

Acting US envoy to Seoul leaves post after less than three months on the job

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:18:33 +0000

Playing dictator: Why a Kim Jong Un lookalike says his act isn’t just a joke

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:44:19 +0000

Police accuse North Korean defector of killing brother for insurance money

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:58:37 +0000

What North Korea’s 2026 calendar reveals about its plans for the year ahead

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:13:05 +0000

What Kim Jong Un sees in the US capture of Nicolás Maduro

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:02:18 +0000

Lee, Xi agree on restarting North Korea talks but don’t mention denuclearization

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:55:40 +0000

North Korea reveals over 400 graves for soldiers killed in ‘sacred’ Ukraine war

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:55:41 +0000

US ‘decapitation strike’ on North Korea unlikely despite Maduro success: Expert

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:45:07 +0000

South Korea’s ruling party to launch committee dedicated to North Korea ties

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:57:39 +0000

Kim Jong Un inspects mega greenhouse farm for 7th time ahead of Party Congress

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:45:49 +0000

North Korea says it tested hypersonic missiles to deter enemies

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:34:14 +0000

North Korea condemns US military intervention in Venezuela

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:27:21 +0000

Kim Jong Un inspects missile factory, orders increased production

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:45:53 +0000

North Korea fires several ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:27:57 +0000

Lee Jae Myung to seek China’s support on North Korea during upcoming visit: Wi

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:43:40 +0000

Top Seoul officials warn of North Korean threats but back engagement in new year

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:31:49 +0000

US-North Korea talks could be coming in 2026. But not the deal Trump wants.

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:47:37 +0000

Kim Jong Un takes daughter to past leaders’ mausoleum for the first time

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:23:55 +0000

Yong Ja Hong: How sports and athletics play into North Korean statecraft

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:18:22 +0000

Lee Jae Myung frames peace with North Korea as key to long-term economic growth

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:07:22 +0000

Easing controls on North Korean media is long overdue. But it’s still risky.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:30:41 +0000

Kim Jong Un ushers in new year with greetings to North Korean troops in Russia

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:07:00 +0000

Activists fear North Korean human rights policy is eroding under Lee Jae Myung

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:23:09 +0000

Kim Yo Jong receives a portrait of herself as a New Year’s gift from Russia

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:19:14 +0000

Chinese merchant boasts he provided carpets for new North Korean luxury hotels

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:24:15 +0000

Seoul says it will seek to confirm status of separated families in North Korea

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:19:21 +0000

South Korea to allow citizens to read North Korean newspaper at select locations

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:44:05 +0000

Crypto businessman gets 4 years in prison for leaking secrets to North Korea

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:21:36 +0000

New Year’s in North Korea and a ‘nuclear’ submarine on Christmas Day

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:53:08 +0000

North Korea says it has completed ‘rural revolution’ construction goals for 2025

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:10:03 +0000

Survey finds widespread global skepticism about likelihood of Korean unification

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:02:08 +0000

North Korea debuts new launcher for nuclear missiles aimed at South Korea

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:26:33 +0000

North Korean escapee group objects to Seoul’s proposal to ditch term ‘defector’

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:58:46 +0000

US, ROK forces finish field training for summer drills, 4 months behind schedule

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:29:06 +0000

North Korea celebrates Constitution Day, removes ‘Socialist’ from holiday name

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:55:45 +0000

China has warned ships against operating in North Korean waters, statements show

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:32:20 +0000

Kim Jong Un leads ‘nuclear’ cruise missile test to deter outside ‘threats’

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:39:33 +0000

Former officials accused of covering up North Korea shooting acquitted in trial

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:02:03 +0000

Russia to finance movies about North Korean troops fighting in Kursk

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:38:15 +0000

North Korean leader’s ‘butler’ Kim Chang Son dies at 81

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:55:28 +0000

North Korean weapons firms set to export beer and drugs to Russia: records

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:33:19 +0000

YouTubers, K-pop defectors and Trump: The top North Korea stories of 2025

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:47:33 +0000

Kim Jong Un calls for increasing missile production, building more arms plants

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:41:30 +0000

Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2025

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:49:23 +0000

High-level North Korean defector reports top official was executed by burning

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:01:23 +0000

North Korea’s 2025 in photos, from fallen soldiers in Russia to new mega-resort

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:28:12 +0000

Kim Jong Un unveils ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine, criticizes US-ROK cooperation

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:22:07 +0000

US carries out artillery drills with new rocket system near North Korean border

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:22:06 +0000

Lee orders crackdown on Chinese fishing boats in ROK waters, including near NLL

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:19:40 +0000

North Korean defectors report record-high life satisfaction, but concerns linger

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:37:57 +0000

Kim Jong Un advertises new luxury hotels near China for North Korean elites

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:23:34 +0000

UN condemns North Korean abuses, POWs in the DPRK and inter-Korean tourism

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:01:50 +0000

US nuclear submarine visits ROK, showing off asset for countering North Korea

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:30:57 +0000

Architect of inter-Korean pact says North Korea will reciprocate if ROK restores

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:30:53 +0000

Kim Jong Un cuts ribbon on newly built factories, joined by wife and daughter

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:05:58 +0000

Seoul’s defense ministry to restore North Korea division supporting engagement

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:03:26 +0000

Lee Jae Myung orders tighter government coordination on North Korea policy

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:44:29 +0000

ROK has adjusted criteria for identifying North Korean border incursions: JCS

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:32:42 +0000

Russia denies holding ‘secret’ talks with Seoul on North Korean nuclear issue

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:36:10 +0000

Ask a North Korean: What is it like to work on a construction site in the DPRK?

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:30:40 +0000

Belarusian exchange says it established partnership with North Korean firm

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:19:05 +0000

Lee says South Koreans won’t become ‘commies’ from reading North Korean media

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:29:31 +0000

UN General Assembly adopts resolution slamming North Korean human rights abuses

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:17:00 +0000

Seoul presses China to help revive diplomacy with its ally North Korea

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:18:23 +0000

Kim Jong Un opens more new regional factories, promising a ‘socialist paradise’

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:52:15 +0000

Trump’s National Security Strategy risks aggravating tensions with North Korea

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:47:37 +0000

Panmunjom tours will no longer enter blue buildings on North Korea border: UNC

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:38:51 +0000

North Korea-China trade rockets to six-year high, months after Kim-Xi summit

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:20:58 +0000

DMZ demarcation line is not the border despite North Korean claims: UNC official

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:04:22 +0000

Gabe Segoine: How ‘surfing diplomacy’ made waves in North Korea

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:19:01 +0000

Pyongyang streets emptied of cars on Kim Jong Il death anniversary, photos show

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:51:05 +0000

Seoul to seek joint inscription of taekwondo as UNESCO heritage with North Korea

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:45:41 +0000

Putin praises ‘brave’ North Korean troops for Kursk combat, demining operations

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:23:23 +0000

Seoul is ‘sitting out’ while North Korea learns war, Ukrainian journalist says

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:17:29 +0000

UN maritime agency makes rare visit to North Korea for shipping operations audit

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:41:43 +0000

UNC reaffirms exclusive control over DMZ amid Seoul’s push to approve access

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:32:47 +0000

North Korean government building burns down in city on China border

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:36:28 +0000

ROK stages live-fire artillery drill from border island near North Korea

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:40:13 +0000

Ask a North Korean: How did North Koreans react to Kim Jong Il’s death?

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:45:09 +0000

Kim Jong Un visits father’s mausoleum to pay tribute on 14th death anniversary

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 03:39:43 +0000

Seoul’s unification, foreign ministries clash over who takes lead on North Korea

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:36:43 +0000

11 North Koreans have sought asylum in Russia since 2024, official data shows

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:12:58 +0000

A North Korean’s murder in St. Petersburg, and a homecoming for DPRK troops

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:03:48 +0000

Russia agrees to train North Korean first responders in drone, rescue operations

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:23:32 +0000

Kim Jong Un and family tour new factories, leisure complex in Pyongyang suburb

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:46:38 +0000

South Korea passes law allowing police to stop leafleting toward North Korea

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:28:40 +0000

Russian Wagner Group-linked cargo jet makes rare flight to North Korea

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:34:10 +0000

South Korea’s Yoon goaded North to justify martial law, prosecutors say

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:32:16 +0000

How rival political parties once challenged North Korea’s communist power

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:27:45 +0000

Russia expects North Korean troops to return to Kursk in spring: Governor

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:47:10 +0000

Hyundai division eyes sending tourist ship to North Korea: source

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:39:30 +0000

North Korean deminers return from Russia, praised by Kim Jong Un

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:03:59 +0000

New Russian suspect arrested in 2003 neo-Nazi murder of North Korean man

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:11:35 +0000

US, ROK reaffirm commitment to nuclear deterrence, omit North Korea mention

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:33:02 +0000

Kim Jong Un confronts wealth gap and lagging rural development at plenum

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:32:18 +0000

Chinese drone assembly lines bound for North Korea raises questions on legality

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:14:23 +0000

Kim Jong Un pays respects to Russian ‘comrade’ who bridged their countries

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:58:50 +0000

Crypto trading site faces $7.5M in US fines for enabling North Korean laundering

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:17:55 +0000

Jane Hardy: An Australian diplomat’s lessons from 30 years with North Korea

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:42:19 +0000

UNESCO willing to help bring North Korea to conference in South, Seoul says

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:43:03 +0000

North Korean ‘comrades’ fighting for Russia deserve medals, Kursk governor says

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:10:27 +0000

North Korea launches rockets as Kim Jong Un convenes party meeting

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:06:21 +0000

Kim Jong Un kicks off end-of-year plenum to discuss upcoming Party Congress

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:43:57 +0000

Hundreds of foreign runners to descend upon North Korea for Pyongyang marathon

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:58:07 +0000

Late Russian ambassador to DPRK remembered as savvy diplomat, harbinger of war

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:53:24 +0000

US defense funding bill aims to stop unilateral troop reduction in South Korea

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:51:04 +0000

Death of Russian ambassador to DPRK, forgotten detainees and Halifax Forum

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:52:31 +0000

7 Chinese ships ‘shadowed’ New Zealand vessel tracking North Korean smuggling

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:29:31 +0000

Longtime Russian ambassador to North Korea dies at 70: Foreign ministry

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:56:09 +0000

North Korean farming experts seek Russia’s help to expand crop variety

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:12:23 +0000

US omits North Korea mention in first security strategy of Trump’s second term

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:26:44 +0000

Suspending US-ROK drills not on table to restart North Korea talks: Wi Sung-lac

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:50:32 +0000

Chinese sellers offloading ‘black cars’ in North Korea to prevent repossession

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:17:03 +0000

Families of abductees in North Korea ‘devastated’ by Lee’s ignorance on issue

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:06:35 +0000

How a question about forgotten prisoners in North Korea sparked a firestorm

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:33:52 +0000

Russia’s Kursk set to build memorial for North Korean troops who fought Ukraine

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:45:04 +0000

Unification minister accuses UNC of blocking South Korean entry to the DMZ

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:49:33 +0000

Garry Kasparov thinks the West is in denial about North Korean troops in Ukraine

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:08:52 +0000

Joëlle Hivonnet: How the North Korean threat came knocking on the EU’s door

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:43:51 +0000

South Korea calls for dialogue to secure return of detainees held by North Korea

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:12:59 +0000

Seoul praises legal change banning activist balloon launches toward North Korea

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:52:43 +0000

Front company for North Korean military set to export aphrodisiacs to Russia

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:00:23 +0000

Russia-North Korea talks likely focused on resources and energy, photos suggest

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:41:21 +0000

North Korean firm eyeing construction of meat plant in Russia, officials say

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:56:33 +0000

Seoul boosts spending on inter-Korean cooperation, but guts human rights budget

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:58:19 +0000

US, ROK officials agree to coordinate closely to restart talks with North Korea

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:56:09 +0000

Lee says he wishes he could apologize to North Korea for Yoon’s drone incursion

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:29:54 +0000

Seoul raises military budget 7.5% for ‘self-reliant defense’ against North Korea

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:51:28 +0000

What we’ve learned about the alleged plan to provoke North Korea for martial law

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:54:59 +0000

Seoul says it can release North Korean POWs when asked about ROK detainees

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:50:26 +0000

Pursuing nukes would transform Seoul into ‘second North Korea,’ officials warn

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:18:12 +0000

Russia using North Korean shells for vintage Cold War-era tanks, photos suggest

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:17:05 +0000

Lee calls for ‘nuclear free’ peninsula, but not North Korea’s denuclearization

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:58:35 +0000

DMZ construction, plans to flood the border and North Korea’s air force showcase

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:39:57 +0000

Chinese Embassy promotes resumption of North Korea-China postal service

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:59:44 +0000

North Korean hotel offers guests karaoke tunes on South Korean machine

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:05:30 +0000

ROK authorities investigating North Korean hackers’ role in $30M Upbit heist

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:34:23 +0000

South Korea concludes remains recovery operation in DMZ without North Korea

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:36:39 +0000

Halifax Forum laid bare a depressing truth: No one has solutions on North Korea

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:22:53 +0000

Chinese trader says he sold over 2000 computers, graphics cards to North Korea

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:41:06 +0000

Kim vows to upgrade outdated North Korean air force with new ‘strategic’ assets

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:03:55 +0000

USFK rebuts North Korea’s allegation that joint drills are ‘gravely threatening’

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:36:58 +0000

North Korea, Russia deepen sports cooperation with soccer and hockey matches

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:46:25 +0000

Russian language is now a mandatory subject in North Korean schools: minister

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:47:59 +0000

After Kursk: The foreign wars where North Korea could deploy its soldiers next

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 01:09:19 +0000

Russian officials join grand opening of new North Korean restaurant in Moscow

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:29:24 +0000

Lonnie Edge: How North Korea fosters legitimacy during times of crisis

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:21:22 +0000

Seoul to expand no-fly zone around Blue House amid North Korean drone threats

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:51:55 +0000

French ship has ‘interaction’ with Chinese navy while surveilling North Korea

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:41:13 +0000

Kim Jong Un says mega farm project chiefly about cultivating patriotic youth

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:39:11 +0000

North Korea enjoys favorable weather to start winter farming season: FAO

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:12:28 +0000

North Korea has developed AI capabilities ready for military use: Report

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:19:17 +0000

Unification minister says he’ll work with US to restart talks with North Korea

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:06:31 +0000

North Korean troops not yet in Russia-occupied Donbas but could be soon: Ukraine

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:22:19 +0000

French frigate surveils North Korea contraband shipments in waters near Japan

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:39:31 +0000

Seoul cannot achieve peace with North Korea by waiting on US ‘approval’: Chung

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:49:04 +0000

Seoul floats scaling back US-ROK drills, and proposes talks with North Korea

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:51:54 +0000

Ask a North Korean: How does North Korea fight forest fires?

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:59:52 +0000

Lee calls broadcasting info to North Korea ‘foolish’ since everything’s online

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:58:15 +0000

North Korea allowing select Chinese merchants to visit border city of Rason

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:39:22 +0000

Lee says Seoul could scale back drills with US to support North Korea talks

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:04:54 +0000

Lee Jae-myung promotes his push for peace with North Korea at G20

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:47:43 +0000

North Korean, Russian cybercriminals join forces for first time: Report

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:08:24 +0000

China erects giant triumphal arch at unopened border bridge to North Korea

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:27:03 +0000

North Korea sends farming experts to Russia amid push to boost crop production

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:14:57 +0000

Chinese expert details new law that has fueled North Korea’s private car boom

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:48:05 +0000

Kim Jong Un opens new power station aimed at fixing rural ‘electricity problem’

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:26:01 +0000

17 South Koreans referred to prosecutors for sending leaflets toward North Korea

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:54:46 +0000

Chinese firm’s donation may be behind new ventilators at North Korean hospitals

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:21:02 +0000

ROK military says it responded to North Korean ‘armistice violation’ in DMZ

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:15:58 +0000

Elizabeth Campbell: Behind the scenes of North Korea’s Hollywood dreams

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:11:22 +0000

UN committee adopts resolution on North Korean human rights with US support

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:14:02 +0000

US senators sound alarm over alleged sale of Trump-backed crypto to North Korea

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:06:58 +0000

Kim Jong Un opens 1st ‘modern’ hospital outside capital, vows 20 more next year

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:29:09 +0000

Russian airline begins routing flights over North Korea, long avoided by others

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:17:43 +0000

New Zealand deploys largest navy ship to monitor North Korean maritime smuggling

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:57:23 +0000

North Korean trade with China slumps to $227M in October as exports bottom out

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:12:28 +0000

North Korea created new spy group to monitor ‘anti-socialist’ acts: Researcher

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:52:31 +0000

Kim Jong Un praises secret police for defending his rule during visit to HQ

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:54:52 +0000

Russia set to earmark $11M to search for oil off North Korea’s east coast

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:10:48 +0000

North Koreans are buying cars like never before, straining Pyongyang’s limits

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:53:23 +0000

Ask a North Korean: How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:13:32 +0000

Russian firms in Pyongyang, North Koreans in Kursk and a prize for Kim Jong Un

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:45:35 +0000

Nuclear-armed North Korea warns ROK’s nuke submarine will spark ‘hot arms race’

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:53:40 +0000

South Korean man sentenced to prison for sending $16K to North Korean hacker

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:04:57 +0000

Seoul requests talks with North Korean military to clarify DMZ border lines

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:36:43 +0000

US, Ukrainian ‘facilitators’ plead guilty to helping North Koreans get IT jobs

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:58:56 +0000

South Korea kicks off its largest annual exercise on countering North Korea

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:44:19 +0000

Russian communists award Kim Jong Un with ‘Lenin Prize’ over Ukraine war support

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:58:47 +0000

North Korea plans to send 12,000 workers to Russian drone factories: Ukraine

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:24:10 +0000

Seoul scraps plans for North Korean human rights museum in favor of peace center

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:14:46 +0000

China’s collection of biometric data on North Korean defectors raises alarm

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:18:39 +0000

North Korean soldiers have begun clearing mines in Kursk, Russia says

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:15:19 +0000

North Korea cries ‘double standards’ after G7 calls for denuclearization

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:07:27 +0000

South Korea to spend $33B to support US forces deterring North Korea

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:31:25 +0000

ROK researcher sentenced to prison for feeding info to North Korean agent

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:44:40 +0000

North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:44:08 +0000

North Korean defector turned away from ROK’s Blue House alleges discrimination

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:24:46 +0000

How Seoul and Kyiv can join forces to counter North Korea-Russia military ties

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:52:02 +0000

Book review: An ex-North Korean diplomat pulls back the curtain on the regime

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:43:31 +0000

Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:05:32 +0000

South Korea backs UN resolution on North Korean human rights, first under Lee

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:03:08 +0000

Russian, North Korean media ink deal on ‘objective coverage’ of bilateral ties

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:03:28 +0000

North Korean firms behind dubious cure-all medicines register brands in Russia

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:59:49 +0000

New broadcasting service launches to spread outside info to North Koreans

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:22:49 +0000

North Korean diplomats join COP30 climate change summit in Brazil

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:21:59 +0000

Lao foreign minister to visit North Korea this week to boost ties: Vientiane

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:48:19 +0000

Death of a North Korean official, and the mystery around Pyongyang Papers

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:05:54 +0000

Black smoke rises over Pyongyang as large fire burns down building: Imagery

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:11:01 +0000

Chinese fishing boats appear to be illegally operating from North Korean waters

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:10:54 +0000

North Korea trounces Netherlands to win second straight U-17 Women’s World Cup

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:48:17 +0000

How the UK fought to keep a North Korean shadow embassy out of London

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:41:22 +0000

Kim Jong Un will ‘lose sleep’ over prospect of South Korean nuclear sub: Ahn

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:02:32 +0000

North Korean defense minister calls US ‘brazen,’ vows ‘offensive’ response

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 01:41:07 +0000

US unit tasked with intercepting North Korean missiles returns from Middle East

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:29:11 +0000

Activists launch panel to repatriate North Korean POWs held in Ukraine

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:18:54 +0000

Google says North Korean cybercriminals have stepped up ‘misuse’ of its AI tools

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:15:37 +0000

Russian visits to North Korea hit all-time high in Q3 on back of surging tourism

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:10:31 +0000

North Korea fires short-range missile into East Sea, days after US carrier visit

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 03:54:02 +0000

North Korean hackers spread malware from a defector’s messaging app, police say

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:53:24 +0000

With FIFA and Counter-Strike, a North Korean cafe levels up gaming for the elite

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:57:51 +0000

Pyongyang Papers, mystery site monitoring North Korea sanctions, goes offline

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:12:19 +0000

Maarten Jongsma: Growing potatoes, and partnerships, in North Korea

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:52:45 +0000

Russian military brass visit North Korea amid signs of prep for troop dispatch

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:08:11 +0000

North Korea says US should ‘not expect’ dialogue due to latest sanctions

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:11:16 +0000

North Korea is preparing for potential summit with US, Seoul’s spy agency says

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:01:19 +0000

Kim Yong Nam was a rare survivor in the cutthroat world of North Korean politics

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:56:47 +0000

Kim Jong Un says army saved school supply factories after officials failed

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:26:45 +0000

US blacklists North Korean bankers accused of laundering cybercrime funds

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:09:39 +0000

US aircraft carrier sails into ROK port as allies pledge to deter North Korea

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:58:11 +0000

US Forces Korea focused on North Korea but can respond to other crises: Hegseth

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:39:49 +0000

How North Korea impacted the APEC summit from afar

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:13:15 +0000

Kim Yong Nam, North Korea’s former nominal head of state, dies at 97

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:36:05 +0000

‘I hate communism’: Why South Korea soured on a boy martyr killed by the North

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:52:48 +0000

North Korea launched artillery rockets during Hegseth’s DMZ visit, JCS says

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:29:35 +0000

Hegseth peeks into North Korea during Panmunjom visit with ROK counterpart

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:01:32 +0000

Russia agrees to train North Korean doctors, supply medicines under new deal

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:56:07 +0000

Lee Jae-myung asks China’s Xi to support denuclearization of North Korea

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:52:38 +0000

Kim Jong Un praises elite troops that fought Ukraine as model for DPRK military

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:47:26 +0000

Seoul places fifth and final spy satellite in orbit to monitor North Korea

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:38:56 +0000

South Korea, US report ‘meaningful progress’ toward wartime OPCON transfer

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:27:39 +0000

New Zealand sends plane to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion from Japan

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:12:44 +0000

Defectors give harrowing accounts of North Korea’s neglect of disabled citizens

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:01:04 +0000

Foreign ministers of North Korea, Belarus agree to expand ties ‘in all areas’

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:39:04 +0000

Kim Jong Un inspects new hospital at center of plans for health care reform

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:09:51 +0000

Lee, Takaichi agree to coordinate on North Korea denuclearization at first talks

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:08:56 +0000

Trump gives blessing to ROK nuclear subs, and expands a front with North Korea

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:06:52 +0000

Both North Korean POWs in Ukraine now say they want to defect to South: NGO

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:28:26 +0000

Top diplomats of US, ROK, Japan vow to work for North Korea’s denuclearization

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:03:40 +0000

Bong Seung Shin: How a South Korean journalist reported from inside the North

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:02:54 +0000

Trump says he will ‘work very hard with Kim Jong Un’ to achieve Korean peace

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:42:11 +0000