Trump voices desire to reestablish ties with Kim Jong-un, says Kim has 'a lot of' nuclear arms U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his desire to reestablish the relationship that he had with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his first term, boasting that he "got along great" with the reclusive leader and still has a "great" relationship with him.Mar 14, 2025By yonhap
NK, Chinese vessels' suspected collision prompts suspicions of sanctions violationNorth Korea and China have remained silent so far regarding a suspected collision between two of their vessels in the West Sea, likely because they were engaged in the illegal transfer of North Korean coal, which is prohibited under U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions, experts said Thursday.Mar 13, 2025By Kwak Yeon-soo
Germany not to reopen embassy in N. Korea while Ukraine war continues: German official Germany has no plans to reopen its embassy in North Korea while the Russia-Ukraine war continues, a German government official said Tuesday, citing the country's involvement in the conflict.Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
Rights groups urge Zelenskyy to send N. Korean POWs to South Korea Human rights activists in South Korea and overseas on Tuesday urged Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to send North Korean prisoners of war (POW) to the South, saying it would not only be the right thing to do but would also help Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia.Mar 11, 2025By Jung Min-ho
N. Korea ramps up criticism against S. Korea-US drills, but no mention of missile launch North Korea's state media on Tuesday ramped up criticism against joint military drills by South Korea and the United States, calling them a "nuclear war exercise," but made no mention of the North's ballistic missile test a day earlier.Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
White House reaffirms commitment to 'complete' denuclearization of N. Korea after regime's missile launches A White House official reiterated the United States' commitment to the "complete" denuclearization of North Korea on Monday, after Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles in its first known launch since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January.Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
North Korea's nuclear-powered submarine may have relied on Russian assistance: experts North Korea has publicly unveiled the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, a weapons system that could pose a serious security threat to South Korea and allies if successfully developed, due to its ability to operate submerged for months.Mar 10, 2025By Kwak Yeon-soo
N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles as S. Korea, US launch joint military drills North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the West Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, as Seoul and Washington launched their annual military drills, marking the North's first known ballistic missile test since U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House.Mar 10, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea urges Japan to apologize to Korean victims of 1945 Tokyo bombing North Korea on Monday urged Japan to investigate and apologize to Korean victims killed in the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in 1945, near the end of World War II, a day before Japan is set to mourn the victims of the devastating air raid.Mar 10, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea denounces S. Korea-US joint drills as 'dangerous provocative act' North Korea on Monday denounced joint military drills by South Korea and the United States as a "dangerous provocative act," as the allies were set to begin their annual joint drills.Mar 10, 2025By Yonhap
