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South Korea has decided to co-sponsor this year's UN General Assembly resolution on North Korean human rights, which calls for an end to human rights violations in the reclusive country while stressing …

South Korea suspended the continuous deployment of Aegis destroyers in the East Sea in September last year, raising concerns that the decision could limit the military's ability to gather detailed flight data …

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is signaling that it is open to dialogue w...

The heavy Republican defeat in the midterm elections could prompt opposing reactions from US President Donald Trump and North Korea, fanning eagerness from the former and reluctance in the latter to seek …

Multiple North Korean cargo ships have mysteriously sailed near a coal terminal in the Russian Far East over the past month, an NK Pro investigation has found, likely pointing to an illicit …

South Korea's efforts to secure a UNESCO inscription of taekwondo with North Korea appear to have effectively stalled, as Pyongyang moves closer to having the traditional martial art recognized under its name …

The government has not begun discussing sanctions on North Korea over its alleged theft of a massive amount of cryptocurrency, a unification ministry official said Thursday. "As of now, the government has …

On the surface, the Democratic Party’s landslide victory in the U.S. midterm elections appears to limit the chances for a revival of diplomacy between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim …

North Korea has test-fired a new air defense missile system and conducted a strike drill with a long-range strategic cruise missile, state media reported Thursday, marking Pyongyang's fourth weapons test in a …

North Korea’s top think tank on South Korea is now producing AI propaganda videos and online content, suggesting the Institute of Enemy State Studies has moved beyond research into online information warfare …

North Korea launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and cruise missiles during separate tests on Wednesday, according to state media, claiming to have developed new “intelligent” guidance and targeting systems. Photos published in Thursday’s …

Chinese goods are pouring into North Korea through the customs office in Hyesan this November 2026, yet traders who built their businesses on South Korean goods have little to celebrate. Tough inspections …

A Workers’ Party official in North Hamgyong province was left red-faced after a middle-aged farmer openly rebuffed his call to emulate the heroes of a state propaganda drama, in a confrontation at …

A parliamentary subcommittee on Wednesday approved a bill calling for a special counsel to investigate allegations of fabricated indictments under the previous administration, including those involving President Lee Jae Myung. The subcommittee …

North Korean farm workers are siphoning off grain during the 2026 fall harvest by secretly dropping rice bundles on the way to threshing grounds. Accomplices then collect the fallen bundles later, a …

North Korean propaganda loudspeakers were installed at two locations along the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, NK News observed, though no broadcasts could be heard from the South Korean side. Loudspeaker installations were …

A cargo vessel appeared to become stranded off North Korea’s eastern coast last month, satellite imagery shows, in what one expert described as a possible operation to scrap the boat for parts. …

North Korean consulates in China are calling regime trade officials every night around 9 p.m. to demand details on their whereabouts, meetings, and purposes—a sign of Pyongyang’s tightening control ahead of an …

A top North Korean party official overseeing foreign affairs arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, 10 days after accompanying leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong. …

Newtalk新聞 韓國聯合參謀本部馬天（4日）表示，軍方偵測到北韓當天上午在咸鏡南道宣德一帶，向韓半島東部海域（日本海）發射多枚飛彈。此次行動發生在美國中期選舉當日（當地時間3日），也是北韓近期密集試射的最新一波，若確認為彈道飛彈，將是一週內第三次；若計入巡弋航飛彈，則為一週內第四次武力挑釁。 聯參指出，韓美從北韓發射準備階段起即嚴密監視，發射後立即展開追蹤。雙方正基於堅固的聯合防衛態勢，密切關注朝方各種動向，並維持能夠壓倒性應對任何挑釁的戒備狀態。 軍方此次通報使用「飛彈」而非「彈道飛彈」的表述，研判所射飛行器飛行距離不及300公里，不排除近程彈道飛彈（CRBM）的可能性，正對具體參數進行分析。韓國媒體報導指出，有關方面已將此次行動研判為今年以來的第19次彈道飛彈相關發射。 此次發射正值勞動黨中央委員會總務部長金與正發表談話提及「對話選項」之際。金與正稱，維護和平的選項中無疑包括對話，但對北韓而言，這未必能與國家利益相提並論。相關談話被解讀為，平壤為與美方對話留下餘地，但不會只執著於對話一條路。 背景方面，北韓上月29日同時發射10多枚600毫米口徑超大型火箭砲（KN-25）；同月31日進行戰術彈道飛彈散布戰鬥部（集束彈頭）戰鬥適用性及威力評估試驗，宣稱標準二型可將11.9至12.9公頃目標區域夷為平地。本月2日又進行戰略巡航飛彈散布戰鬥部威力評估試驗及垂直打擊飛行特性試驗，聲稱中型集束彈頭可將5至6公頃地區化為焦土。專家分析，北韓今年頻繁試射顯示可能接近量產準備階段，不排除未來出口至俄羅斯的可能性。延伸閱讀：堅決反對與中國聯合開發南海油氣 菲防長鐵歐多洛：100%支持終止冰櫃變烤箱？！歐洲7-11國超市遭駭客入侵 遠端控溫毀壞生鮮食品擾亂民生楊宏基觀點》南韓防長姜信哲靈魂發問：能信美軍？ 對台灣的啟示是…金將軍不做壞事？ 幣安遭竊兩千億加密資產 北韓遭指黑手 金與正怒駁斥日本秋冬之旅推薦！4大「東京後花園」 漫步紅葉中

Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister on Wednesday rejected holding any further talks with the United States, days after the FBI accused North Korea of stealing more than US$6 billion from a cryptocurrency exchange …

The powerful sister of North Korea's leader issued a familiar ultimatum to Trump, telling him to drop his country's "hostile policy."

Kim Yo-jong, a ranking Workers' Party of Korea official and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Wednesday again rejected US allegations that Pyongyang was behind a cryptocurrency theft from …

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused Washington of pursuing an "invariable hostile policy" towards Pyongyang.

North Korean escapee and Global Peace Foundation lead strategist Hyunseung Lee joins the podcast to discuss his recent article examining what the first seven days after Kim Jong Un’s death might look …

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the Nampho...

The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Wednesday that Pyongyang is open to talks with the U.S. but does not consider them necessary for its “national interests,” again rejecting Washington’s …

North Korea said Wednesday that dialogue with the United States remains an option for peace, but that it would not be necessary for its own interest while again stressing the US' accusation …

Senior officials of South Korea and Switzerland have discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation on the Korean Peninsula following the Swiss foreign minister's recent visit to North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said …

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Tuesday that hackers used fake job interviews and an internal artificial intelligence tool in a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of more than $6 …

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean ruling party official has arrive...

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, issued the warning after the FBI alleged that North Korea was behind the theft of US$6 billion from Binance.

North Korea published the first photos of a new class of warship under construction on the west coast on Wednesday that is larger than two destroyers the country built in recent years, …

Korea risks losing the initiative to North Korea in securing Unesco intangible c...

North Korea's record-breaking $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist targeting Binanc...

North Korea yesterday slammed the FBI’s allegations that Pyongyang was behind the theft of $6 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance, with Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister labelling it a ‘grave political provocation.’ …

A young woman in North Hamgyong province reported being raped at knifepoint to police immediately after the attack, leading to the arrest of two men in their 30s, in a case that …

North Korean authorities have banished two Pyongyang professors to a remote mountain region over years of bribe-taking and sexual harassment of female students, but their decision to spare the men criminal charges …

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung on Tuesday visited the soldiers injured in an explosion caused by land mines planted by North Korea inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and …