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Wed, September 27, 2023 | 07:34

Kim Jong-un's rejection of Russia's food assistance irritates North Korean defectors

Kim Jong-un's rejection of Russia's food assistance irritates North Korean defectors

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turned down Russia’s humanitarian offer to provide wheat to help relieve the North’s reportedly acute food shortages, according to a Russian diplomat.

2023-09-22 11:20

N. Korea holds politburo meeting to discuss Kim-Putin summit: KCNA

N. Korea holds politburo meeting to discuss Kim-Putin summit: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a politburo meeting with top officials to discuss the outcome of his latest summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for thorough follow-up measures, state media reported Friday.

2023-09-22 08:05

US watching closely for possible N. Korea-Russia arms trade: senior official

US watching closely for possible N. Korea-Russia arms trade: senior official

The United States is closely monitoring possible arms trade between North Korea and Russia, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, after last week's summit between their leaders raised concerns of military cooperation.

2023-09-21 21:45

Rights experts from 17 countries demand release of North Korean escapees in China

Rights experts from 17 countries demand release of North Korean escapees in China

Dozens of human rights organizations and experts from 17 countries have demanded Beijing release North Korean detainees and grant them refugee status in a joint letter to Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, ahead of the Asian Games in ...

2023-09-21 16:21

EXCLUSIVELawmakers to submit resolution urging China to free N. Korean escapees

US striving to stop NK's potential weapons support to Russia 'wherever we can': Blinken

US striving to stop NK's potential weapons support to Russia 'wherever we can': Blinken

The United States is trying to stop North Korea's potential arms support to Russia "wherever we can," its top diplomat said Wednesday, as last week's summit between the two isolated regimes deepened concerns about their military cooperation.

2023-09-21 09:20

Yoon says arms deal between N. Korea, Russia would be 'direct provocation' against S. Korea

North Korean escapees tell how nuclear tests ruined their health, hometown

North Korean escapees tell how nuclear tests ruined their health, hometown

Lee Young-ran, a North Korean escapee, had been completely unaware of the nuclear test facility near her hometown in Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, until the regime conducted its third nuclear weapons test there in 2013.

Jung Min-ho | 2023-09-20 16:54

N. Korea's Kim arrives in Pyongyang after Russia trip: state media

N. Korea's Kim arrives in Pyongyang after Russia trip: state media

A special train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Pyongyang after traveling to Russia for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the North's state media reported Wednesday.

2023-09-20 09:32

Putin may regret forging closer ties with Kim: experts

Biden condemns N. Korea's defiance of UNSC resolutions, remains committed to diplomacy

US official voices concerns over N. Korean detainees in China at risk of repatriation

US official voices concerns over N. Korean detainees in China at risk of repatriation

A U.S. diplomat expressed concerns Tuesday over North Korean detainees in China who are at the risk of torture if repatriated, calling on Beijing to comply with the international principle of non-refoulement.

2023-09-20 09:19

Biden condemns N. Korea's defiance of UNSC resolutions, remains committed to diplomacy

Biden condemns N. Korea's defiance of UNSC resolutions, remains committed to diplomacy

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned North Korea's continued violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, but reiterated his commitment to diplomacy to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

2023-09-20 08:23

N. Korea's Kim arrives in Pyongyang after Russia trip: state media

Putin may regret forging closer ties with Kim: experts

N. Korea shut down Chinese Taipei to kick off men's football tournament

N. Korea shut down Chinese Taipei to kick off men's football tournament

North Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 to kick off the Asian Games men's football competition in China on Tuesday, marking the reclusive country's return to the international sporting scene with an easy win.

2023-09-19 21:59

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