N. Korea's Kim sends New Year's message encouraging troops deployed to Russia: Washington Post North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has encouraged and expressed gratitude to troops deployed to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine, in what appeared to be his New Year's message sent to them, according to a news report.Jan 20, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional military tension North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region.Jan 20, 2025By Yonhap
Travel agency announces reopening of tourism to N. Korea's Rason for foreigners North Korea has reopened tourism in the special economic zone of its northeastern border city Rason to foreign tourists, the website of a China-based travel agency showed Friday.Jan 17, 2025By Yonhap
NK troops dissipated as 'expendables,' treated as 'cynical' means of sustaining Kim regime: Seoul envoy South Korea's top envoy to the United Nations said Thursday that North Korean troops are being dissipated as "expendables" in Russia's war against Ukraine and treated as a "cynical" means of sustaining the North Korean regime.Jan 17, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea warns of taking action 'more intensively' over S. Korea, US, Japan's air drills North Korea warned Friday it will "more intensively" exercise the right to self-defense, denouncing South Korea, the United States and Japan for staging combined air drills, involving U.S. B-1B bombers.Jan 17, 2025By Yonhap
North Korea-China ties to remain in state of flux in 2025 The Sino-North Korean alliance, historically a cornerstone of Pyongyang's foreign policy, appears to be experiencing unprecedented strain. As North Korea's strategic embrace of Russia deepens, characterized by military cooperation and a growing ideological affinity, Beijing finds itself navigating a precarious balancing act, foreign relations experts said.Jan 16, 2025By Kim Hyun-bin
Rubio says he'll explore ways to lower risks of 'inadvertent' inter-Korean war Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio stressed the need Wednesday for Washington to take a "serious" look at North Korea policy to explore how to lower the risk of "inadvertent" war between the two Koreas and prevent a crisis on the Korean Peninsula without encouraging countries to seek their own nuclear arms.Jan 16, 2025By Yonhap
S. Korea says N. Korea can never be recognized as nuclear power after Trump nominee refers to Pyongyang as one North Korea cannot be recognized as a nuclear-armed state under the international nonproliferation treaty, and its denuclearization is a principle shared by all parties involved, including South Korea and the United States, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.Jan 15, 2025By Yonhap
Zelenskyy releases additional video of captured NK soldier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has released another video showing a captured North Korean soldier undergoing interrogation, accusing Russia of using North Korean troops to "prolong and escalate" its war against Ukraine.Jan 15, 2025By Yonhap
US condemns N. Korea's missile launches, calls on Pyongyang to return to dialogue The United States on Tuesday condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches this week as a violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions, and repeated calls for the recalcitrant regime to return to dialogue.Jan 15, 2025By Yonhap
