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The top prosecutors of North Korea and Russia pledged to jointly combat terrorism, smuggling and cybercrime during a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, signing an agreement on law enforcement cooperation. Russian Prosecutor …

The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong has demanded that a South Korean presidential adviser “stop rambling and shut his mouth” after he criticized Pyongyang’s plan to restart border loudspeaker broadcasts, …

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday called on North ...

The two Koreas appear to be coming closer to an armed clash along their poorly marked military dividing line after a series of increasingly hostile warnings from the North, observers say. Back-to-back …

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, warned that its troops would “mercilessly eliminate” South Korean forces if warning fire harms its territory or personnel.

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean lead...

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said the anti-South Korea loudspeakers would be activated along the border within days.

North Korean athlete Jon Ju Hyon won a silver medal in table tennis at the Fifth Asian Para Games on Tuesday, the country’s first medal at the ongoing multi-sport event for athletes …

Editor’s note: This interview was recorded in July 2026. Some references to recent events and political developments reflect the situation at the time of recording and may differ from subsequent developments. German …

Guest contributor James Shwe From Ne Win to Min Aung Hlaing, every military seizure of power has made a narrow circle rich and the people poorer. When the Financial Action Task Force …

The New Yalu River Bridge between China and North Korea opened on Oct. 15, 2026, after 12 years of delays. Slow customs clearance on both sides, however, is leaving cargo truck drivers …

North Korean trade workers are seeking concrete mixer trucks and pump trucks from China in 2026, broadening demand for heavy construction equipment. Trade workers are staff of state-licensed trading companies who manage …

As talk of a possible Trump-Kim summit grows in 2026, shifts in North Korea’s domestic political events suggest Kim Jong Un is quietly preparing to meet Donald Trump. The U.S. president told …

An appellate court on Wednesday handed down suspended prison terms for three former officials for forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019 despite their intention to defect to South Korea. The …

The Korean Peninsula faces a rapidly evolving threat environment, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson and a senior U.S. official said in back-to-back warnings from Seoul and Washington, raising questions …

Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said Wednesday that Pyongyang will resume loudspeaker broadcasts along the inter-Korean border this month. Kim's remarks were the latest from Pyongyang to …

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerf...

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A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday handed suspended prison terms to former top security officials over the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to local media reports. …

The education chiefs of Russia and North Korea agreed to boost exchanges in artificial intelligence (AI) this week, opening a Russian-language center in Pyongyang. The allies also exchanged several other delegations over …

China and North Korea opened the New Yalu River Bridge on Oct. 15, 2026, a full 17 years after the two neighbors first agreed to build it. Strained North Korea-China relations explain …

North Korea is upping the tension along the inter-Korean border with talk of immediate military retaliation against any South Korean provocations and new firepower units taking up positions along the border. The …

Tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang have soared since the South blamed an explosion inside the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone on landmines laid by North Korea.

The Russian government appears to have used artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance photos from its education chief’s latest visit to Pyongyang, distorting the face of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in …

South Korea climbed to 17th in the FIFA women's world rankings, its highest position in 40 months, after winning bronze at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. South Korea moved up two places …

Fresh death claims: Unverified reports alleging Kim Jong-un died from a brain hemorrhage spread across international media after originating from a US-based Chinese dissident’s social media posts. Seoul rejects rumors: South Korean …

Rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died after suffering a brain hemorrhage have swept through social media and news outlets overseas in recent days, prompting South Korean officials to dismiss the …

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday criticized the Lee Jae Myung government's decision to withdraw additional diplomatic personnel from Ukraine, describing the move as an "emotional response." The foreign …

Virtually all North Korean websites have been offline for over a day, cutting off the outside world’s access to state-provided information. Around 11 a.m. KST on Tuesday, multiple websites started facing persistent …

NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins the podcast this week to discuss his exclusive interview with Canada’s Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan on what North Korea is gaining …

WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. official said Tuesday the requirements for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea remain unchanged but stressed that the threat environment on the Korean …

North Korea has expelled a Chongjin railway official from the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in an October 2026 party school bribery case. The wife of the official he pushed aside exposed …

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be testing U...

Married women in their mid-40s make up a growing share of the North Korean workers sent to China in 2026. Many of them left young children at home, and the long separation …

Canada can share lessons from training Ukrainian forces to help South Korea learn how to defeat the new “ways of war” that North Korea is mastering through Russia’s war, Canada’s top military …

North Korean authorities are pressing South Pyongan province farm workers to load their savings onto electronic payment cards, saying the cashless shift will prevent lost money and make everyday transactions easier. Many …