Top U.S. military officer calls for trilateral cooperation amid military buildup by North Korea, China

Published: 11 Jul. 2025, 12:55 Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo, his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Dan Caine and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Yoshida pose for a photo during their meeting at the JCS headquarters in Seoul on...

North Korea lauds Korean War veterans ahead of 72nd armistice anniversary

Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 13:14 This photo, published by the Korean Central News Agency on Feb 7, shows a war veteran delivering a story ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army on Feb. 8, 1948. [YONHAP] North Korea...

Can Seoul’s soft diplomacy break the Russia–North Korea alliance?

South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung faces a unique challenge that his predecessor Moon Jae-in did not: the growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. With Moscow breaking international sanctions by buying arms from...

South Korea, US and Japan hold aerial drill in demonstration of strength against North Korea

US Sanctions Key Threat Actors Tied to North Korea’s Remote IT Worker Scheme

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken a strong stance against cyber-enabled financial schemes that support North Korea’s illicit weapons programs by imposing sanctions on Song Kum Hyok, a...

South Korea president suggests Pope Leo could visit North Korea en route to 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul

In an article published July 7 by the Korea JoongAng Daily, South Korea President Lee Jae Myung posited that Pope Leo XIV could visit North Korea in the same trip to Seoul for 2027 World Youth Day as a means of advancing peace between the two...

US Sanction Key Threat Actors Linked With North Korea’s Remote IT Worker Scheme

The U.S. Treasury’s July 8 action against Song Kum Hyok and four Russia-based entities pulled back the curtain on a sophisticated malware-enabled revenue pipeline that has quietly bankrolled Pyongyang’s weapons programs for years. Investigators...

Inside North Korea: What I saw before escaping the Regime | #62 Hyunseung Lee

Inside North Korea: What I saw before escaping the Regime | #62 Hyunseung Lee – Published by Matt Beall Limitless “In this gripping episode, Hyunseung Lee shares his powerful story of life under North Korea’s brutal regime. From his early...

North Korea sends congratulatory message to new Palestinian foreign minister: KCNA

Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 15:13 A Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine on April 27. [AFP/YONHAP] North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe...

North Korea calls for loyalty to its leader on founder's death anniversary

Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 15:40 Statues of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, left, and Kim Jong-il, the founder's successor and son [YONHAP] North Korea called for continued loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un as it marked the 31st anniversary of the...

North Korea may be preparing for first ‘mass games’ in 5 years: Imagery

Large-scale propaganda show appears set to take place around Oct. 10 holiday as workers start covering May Day Stadium North Korea appears to be preparing for its first mass games in five years, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery,...

Lavrov Anticipates Visiting North Korea for Talks

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to embark on a three-day trip to North Korea starting this Friday, according to a statement by ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Zakharova shared at a press briefing in Moscow on Wednesday...

North Korea enjoying favorable start to agricultural season: UN report

North Korea’s main agricultural season is off to a favorable start this year, with timely rainfall and generally good weather supporting planting and early crop development, according to a new U.N. report, flagging a potentially stable period for...

Wonsan-Kalma: North Korea's new 'mammoth' beach resort

North Korea has opened a huge new beach resort on its east coast in a bid to boost its struggling economy. The Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, which can accommodate 20,000 people, is a "pet project" for Kim Jong Un, who was pictured by state...

Why North Korea’s Done Hedging

For decades, U.S. policy toward North Korea has hinged on the hope that engagement and negotiation—particularly the promise of sanctions relief and security assurances—might temper Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Some now speculate that a second...

Exclusive-US-owned company seized to feed Russia planning to supply China, North Korea instead

By Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to China and North Korea, according to documents...

North Korea’s Revised Radio Wave Control Law

A key North Korean law that provides the technical basis for much of the country’s censorship of foreign broadcast and communications networks has been expanded in scope. The Radio Wave Control Law (전파관리법) previously only covered radio equipment,...

China's embassy in North Korea holds reception to mark 64th anniversary of key treaty signing

Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 10:19 North Korea holds expanded plenary meetings of the Pyongyang City Committee and provincial party committees from June 3 to 6, the Korean Central News Agency reports on July 7. [NEWS1] The Chinese Embassy in North...

Behind the Wheel of Change: North Korea’s Car Culture and the Politics of Movement

(Source: Korean Central Television) When Kim Jong Un visited the newly transformed “Amisan Automotive Technology Service Center” in spring 2025, what he praised as a “specialized comprehensive service base” represented something more complex than...

Crypto Heist Crew Exposed: US Sanctions North Korea’s Shadow Coders

US Treasury officials announced sanctions this week aimed at shutting down a North Korea‑backed IT worker network that targeted crypto firms and other tech companies. Two individuals and four entities are now cut off from the US financial system....