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“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…

The rally adopted a resolution calling on North Korea to return all abductees while members of the parents' generation are still alive.

Newtalk新聞 烏克蘭總統澤連斯基（Volodymyr Zelenskyy） 7 日表示，根據初步調查數據，俄羅斯於前一日夜間對烏克蘭境內的關鍵能源設施發動大規模襲擊，並在此次行動中使用了北韓製造的 KN-23 彈道飛彈。澤連斯基在召開損害評估與搶修會議後指出，俄軍整夜共發射 36 枚彈道飛彈以及 172 架無人機，然而烏克蘭防空系統僅成功攔截其中 4 枚飛彈，且所有飛彈目標皆直指基輔及其周邊地區。 據軍事媒體《Defence Blog》報導， KN-23 飛彈在北韓被稱為「火星 -11A 」（Hwasong-11A），是一款可透過機動發射車發射的短程固體燃料彈道飛彈。該飛彈具備低空扁平飛行軌跡與飛行中機動能力，比傳統彈道飛彈更難追蹤與攔截，烏克蘭國防部亦曾形容該型武器極難應對。 報導稱，俄羅斯自 2024 年初開始對烏射擊 KN-23 飛彈，雖然早期精準度較差，但烏方官員指出，在根據實戰數據進行調整後，其精準度已顯著提升。據了解，北韓自 2023 年起持續向俄羅斯提供彈道飛彈、砲彈及兵力，且在短暫停頓後已恢復飛彈輸送。 基輔市區多處建築遭飛彈擊毀。 圖：翻攝自 Ｘ @NOELreports 《Defence Blog》指出，俄軍本次夜襲造成基輔連通羅夫諾與赫梅利尼茨基核電廠的變電所受損，賓尼沙、日托米爾、哈爾科夫及第聶伯羅彼得羅夫斯克等地的變電所亦遭受破壞。基輔市長克里契科（Vitali …

North Korea is producing more than 60 varieties of ready-to-eat meals resembling South Korea's popular "cupbap," or rice-in-a-cup products, as the regime seeks to showcase advances in its food-processing industry and improvements …

The United States on Saturday called for international cooperation to combat North Korea's illicit cyber activities following a massive cryptocurrency theft involving Binance. "Particularly in light of the recent hack of Binance, …

Kim Song-nam, director of the international affairs department of ‌the ⁠Workers’ Party of Korea, has held a series of high-level meetings in Beijing, signaling a push to deepen strategic ties between the …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the restoration of communication channels between South and North Korea amid concerns over a potential escalation of tensions across the border. "The Secretary-General remains concerned …

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean ruling party official has met hi...

North Korea rewards ⁠its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted a cool US$6.3 ⁠billion, with perks such as spacious apartments in the capital and huge hard …

Firewood and coal prices have doubled in North Korea’s Ryanggang province after a sudden cold snap, a local source said. Low-income families in Hyesan, Samjiyon and other highland areas now cannot afford …

Some junior and senior middle schools in Hyesan, a North Korean border city, began sorting students into ranked classes by grades in 2026. The shift has set off fierce academic competition at …

North Koreans still think of South Koreans as members of the same nation, but many now fear those words could slip out at the wrong moment. That fear has grown as Kim …

A wave of respiratory illness is sweeping parts of North Korea as the seasons change this fall, with adults and children alike battling colds that drag on for weeks. Health authorities, however, …

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday pledged efforts to restore the honor of civilians killed in state violence around the 1950-53 Korean War, saying it is the state's duty to redress past …

For over a decade, the New Yalu River Bridge linking China and North Korea was known as the “bridge to nowhere” on account of sitting unopened and unused. But following that bridge’s …

A North Korean wrestler has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, a month after he was suddenly removed from the 2026 Asian Games without explanation. In a press …

Editor’s note: This article includes spoilers for the game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.” For Lanny Joon, playing one of the central characters in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4” was …

A mysterious object resembling space debris has washed ashore on Koh Mai Phai in Krabi, prompting an investigation by Thailand’s space agency to determine where it came from. The object was reported …

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North K...

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North K...

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Kor...

North Korea’s missile tests and Kim Yo Jong’s multiple statements this week went unreported in domestic-facing news outlets — the silence suggests Pyongyang is aiming its military portrait outward while showing its …

A third North Korean shipyard has joined efforts to build a large new class of warships, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, under leader Kim Jong Un’s shift to focus …

North Korea rewards its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted a cool $6.3 billion, with perks such as a spacious apartment in…

The interim chief of the Belarusian Embassy in North Korea made his first public appearance in Pyongyang this week after the mission opened its doors and Belarus ratified a friendship and cooperation …

Beijing now faces a Congress that may push harder on human rights, Chinese investments and a US$14 billion arms package for Taiwan that Donald Trump has withheld as a 'negotiating chip' with …

North Korea on Friday again accused the US and the international community of pursuing a political agenda against Pyongyang, denouncing a decision by the global anti-money laundering watchdog to keep the country …

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's parliament has held a presidium meeting ...

North Korea on Friday criticized Japan's push to increase defense spending, saying it will darken prospects of Japan's economic recovery and impose "heavy hardships" on its people. In an article carried by …