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Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in France on Tuesday to discuss North Korea and bilateral issues, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. Cho held a pull-aside …

The geopolitical landscape surrounding the Korean Peninsula has been changing rapidly, with the possibility of renewed dialogue between the United States and North Korea emerging as a key focal point. This could …

For decades, the price of a kilogram of rice at the market has served as the single most important gauge of North Korea’s economy. That yardstick has grown far less reliable in …

Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-jung said Tuesday construction will soon resume on the South Korean section of a railway line meant to link the two Koreas. He made the remarks during a …

Despite their historic takeover of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats have little power to stop President Donald Trump from meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but could still complicate …

The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong accused the U.N. secretary-general of taking a “prejudiced and irresponsible attitude” toward tensions on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, after he recently warned of …

Kim Yo Jong said Antonio Guterres had shown a biased attitude by repeating South Korea's unilateral claim about the explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone.

The number of Russian visitors to North Korea failed to grow in the first nine months of the year, official data shows, staying on par with 2025 levels despite a record number …

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday rejected U.N. Secretary-Genera...

At least 10 North Korean delegations have visited China to tour companies and attend technical training courses since mid-September, an NK Pro investigation has found, a surge of activity that suggests Pyongyang …

South Korean authorities rescued North Korean fishermen aboard a boat that went adrift in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last week, Seoul has confirmed. “On Nov. 3, [ROK authorities] took custody …

Newtalk新聞 北韓官媒《朝中社》（KCNA）今天（10日）報導，北韓各級國防科研機構聯合研發的新型高速魚雷武器系統，於9日在朝鮮半島東部海域（日本海）完成試射。國防科學院、導彈總局與水雷武器研究局驗證該系統的戰鬥效果，確認推進效率與火箭推進裝置等核心技術。北韓海軍計畫自2027年初起正式列裝此型魚雷。 《朝中社》指出，試射屬於國防科研機構為實現武器系統技術高度化而進行的測試活動，並未公布魚雷的具體性能、規格、發射平台或影像。外界解讀，北韓試射活動是近期持續強化海軍能力的一部份，特別是水下武器與大型水面艦艇的並行發展。 南韓《韓聯社》（Yonhap）報導，韓方統一部官員表示，試驗似乎刻意展示北韓近期強調的海軍力量強化與水下武器系統提升，但因缺乏細節與照片，尚需進一步分析。這是繼10月15日試射被稱為「超高速」（super-speed，잠-2.0）的高精密誘導魚雷（宣稱導入人工智能目標搜尋與導引）後的又一次水下武器試驗，而上一次同樣也是僅發文未附圖。 北韓近年積極推動海軍現代化。今年6月與9月先後服役兩艘5000噸級多用途驅逐艦「崔賢」號與「姜健」號，金正恩在相關儀式中強調海軍正朝具備戰略手段的完整軍種發展，核武裝備計畫按步推進。本月2日，金正恩還親自視察南淵造船廠，強調擁有最先進、最強大軍艦的必要。《彭博》（Bloomberg）指出，魚雷試驗延續近期一連串武器測試節奏，時間點接近美國總統川普（Donald Trump）的亞洲行程。《韓國先驅報》（The Korea Herald）則分析，高速魚雷與大型驅逐艦的發展，可能在提升對美韓航艦打擊群與核動力潛艇的嚇阻能力。延伸閱讀：指控赫格塞斯違憲戰爭涉「八大罪」 美共和黨人提案彈劾美智庫警告對台軍售延宕 葛來儀直指拖延四大風險 楊宏基觀點》都更困境核心：專業算帳之外更需顧及人性不認黃樂是共諜？ 黃仁勳認偷吃！ 胡錫進怒噴.... 黃仁勳外遇中國女間諜！CEO職位不穩了？這兩大科技巨頭高調曬小三仍在位

A small military drone operated by an Army unit crashed in a park in Gimpo, just west of Seoul, on Tuesday morning, with an investigation under way to determine the exact cause, …

A former U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that the envisioned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul may not move forward swiftly, citing "no consensus" on the key alliance issue …

North Korea is moving closer to deploying a new high-speed torpedo as part of its broader naval modernization drive. Pyongyang announced Tuesday that the weapon could enter operational service with the North …

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emphasized the im...

Hơn 13.000 lượt khách đổ đến công viên Aegibong, thành phố Gimpo trong 10 ngày để ngắm pháo tự hành Triều Tiên qua đài quan sát.

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has test-fired a new type of torpedo in t...

North Korea is moving its top artificial intelligence (AI) specialists from its main spy agency to the foreign ministry. The November 2026 reshuffle has stirred deep resentment inside the Reconnaissance Information General …

The Standing Committee of North Korea’s parliament announced the removal of a vice-chair last week, hinting at changes to one of the country’s two minor political parties. State media reported on Friday …

North Korea tested a “new-type high-speed torpedo weapon system” on Monday, according to state media, the second public test of the weapon in the last month. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) …

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's apparent demand to be recognized as...

A worsening Pyongyang power shortage has left the capital’s new high-rises without elevators or running water in fall 2026. Rather than fixing the problem, North Korean authorities are hunting down the people …

Soaring grain prices have left farm workers in North Korea’s North Hwanghae province facing a hungry winter in 2026. Many borrowed food and daily necessities on credit last spring and now owe …

A North Korean intelligence officer in China believes his own country carried out the record $6.3 billion Binance hack, which contradicts Kim Yo Jong’s repeated public denials of Pyongyang’s role in the …

A special counsel law passed by the National Assembly on Friday is drawing questions over conflicts of interest and whether its investigative powers are consistent with the government’s prosecution reforms. The legislation …

Malaysia Cyber Consumer Association president Siraj Jalil says threats can come from individuals, specific groups, or nations using third parties.

Presiden MCCA Siraj Jalil berkata, serangan siber turut jadi sebahagian konflik geopolitik.

“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit …

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series exploring North Korea’s IT worker program through the experiences of former IT workers. For Part 1, click here. For young North Koreans …

The South Korean government is facing a growing dilemma over whether to impose additional unilateral sanctions on North Korea, as differing approaches within the administration expose tensions between maintaining international pressure on …

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean ruling party official's recent v...

Leaders of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) gathered outside Cheong Wa Dae on Monday to protest the recent passage of a bill calling for a special counsel investigation into alleged …

A North Korean programmer accused of helping orchestrate some of the world's most disruptive cyberattacks is back in the spotlight. Park Jin-hyok has drawn renewed attention after the FBI attributed the Oct. …

The U.S. Treasury Department has moved to cut a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange off from the American financial system for facilitating at least $16.7 billion in transactions linked to illicit activity, including North …

The U.S. has reaffirmed that there have been no changes in conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea, according to an ROK lawmaker, amid questions about Seoul’s …

Russia used North Korean short-range ballistic missiles to strike a key Ukrainian energy facility on Saturday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, appealing to allies for more interceptor missiles. “According to preliminary …

More than 13,000 people visited South Korea’s Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, Gyeonggi province, over a 10-day period to catch a rare glimpse of a North Korean self-propelled howitzer visible from the …

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday reaffirmed her determination to secure the return of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, saying her administration has continued to…