Some 3,500 N. Korean soldiers in Russian Far East in training; 3rd wave of deployment possible: lawmakerNorth Korea has sent some 3,500 more soldiers to Russia's Far East for training at five military sites there, and there is a possibility of a third wave of the North's troop dispatch to front lines to aid Russia's war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker who recently visited Kyiv said Wednesday.Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap
S. Korea's humanitarian aid to North comes to zero last year South Korea's humanitarian assistance to North Korea reached zero last year for the first time in nearly 30 years, amid Pyongyang's continued antagonistic stance toward Seoul, the unification ministry said Wednesday.Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap
'Generally favorable' crop yields in N. Korea last year despite flooding: FAO North Korea's crop yields and production were "generally favorable" last year despite torrential rains that flooded parts of the country, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) showed Wednesday.Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap
Pentagon reaffirms 'clear' commitment to S. Korea, Japan after N. Korea decries USS Carl Vinson arrival A Pentagon spokesperson on Tuesday reaffirmed the United States' security commitment to South Korea and Japan, after the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un decried the recent arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in Korea.Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap
Lawmaker calls for protection of N. Korean POWs in Ukraine from repatriation A South Korean lawmaker urged the government Tuesday to intensify efforts to ensure that North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war in Ukraine are not repatriated to North Korea against their will.Mar 4, 2025By Kwak Yeon-soo
N. Korean soldier captured by Ukraine voices intent to go to S. Korea: lawmaker A North Korean soldier caught alive by Ukraine has told a South Korean lawmaker that he wants to go to South Korea, asking whether he could "live as I wish with the rights" he hoped for once in Seoul, according to the lawmaker Tuesday.Mar 4, 2025By Yonhap
China-based tour agency starts bookings for Pyongyang marathon next month A China-based tour agency has begun taking bookings for an international marathon in Pyongyang next month, marking the latest sign of North Korea reopening to foreign tourists.Mar 4, 2025By Yonhap
S. Korea condemns N. Korea's warning on US aircraft carrier entry South Korea's defense ministry denounced Tuesday remarks by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister on the recent arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea, calling it an attempt to justify the North's military provocations.Mar 4, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea warns of 'renewing records' in strategic deterrence over US aircraft carrier's entry to South The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday warned of "renewing" the country's records in strategic deterrence, denouncing the recent arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea as an attempt to "threaten and pressurize" its regime.Mar 4, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea's Mount Paektu to be designated as UNESCO Global Geopark The North Korean side of Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, is expected to be designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark next month, sources said Sunday.Mar 2, 2025By Yonhap
