Unemployment rate among N. Korean defectors in S. Korea jumps to 6.3% in 2024: report The unemployment rate among North Korean defectors living in South Korea jumped to 6.3 percent this year, as the sluggish economy increased joblessness among female defectors, data showed Friday.Dec 27, 2024By Yonhap
NK soldier captured by Ukraine dies from worsening wounds: S. Korea's spy agency An injured North Korean solider died Friday from worsening wounds, a day after being captured by Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency confirmed, citing intelligence from a "friendly country."Dec 27, 2024By Yonhap
Putin hopes for continued cooperation with N. Korea in his New Year's message to Kim Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a New Year's message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, expressing hopes that the two nations will continue to cooperate in the next year, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday.Dec 27, 2024By Yonhap
Seoul sanctions 15 NK IT workers, 1 entity over illicit funding for nuclear, missile programs South Korea said Thursday it will impose independent sanctions on 15 North Korean IT workers and one entity over their roles in the illicit cyber activities to fund the country's nuclear and missile development.Dec 26, 2024By Yonhap
US intelligence agencies believe troop dispatch to Russia was NK's idea: NYT U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea's troop deployment to Russia was Pyongyang's idea, The New York Times (NYT) reported Monday, although some Western officials thought Moscow had turned to the reclusive regime in a desperate need for military manpower amid its war in Ukraine.Dec 24, 2024By Yonhap
NK troops likely to march in 2025 Moscow victory day parade: Kremlin aide Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov said on Monday that he thought it likely that North Korean soldiers would take part in next year's Moscow's Red Square parade to commemorate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.Dec 24, 2024By Reuters
Ukrainian military unveils false IDs used by NK troops deployed to Russia: report Ukraine's military unveiled what it claimed were false identification documents carried by North Korean troops killed in the war with Russia, a report showed, amid Kyiv's claim that Russia is trying to conceal the presence of North Korean soldiers.Dec 23, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, suicide drone supply to Russia: Seoul North Korea appears to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, possibly including suicide drones, in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine, South Korea's military said Monday.Dec 23, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea portrays leader Kim as 'benevolent father' in flood recovery projects North Korea touted the recovery of the country's flood-damaged northwestern regions as "miracles" in reports released Monday, using the occasion to portray leader Kim Jong-un as a "benevolent father."Dec 23, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader attends ceremony for rebuilt houses in flood-hit area: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony marking the completion of houses rebuilt after July's floods, emphasizing enhanced disaster response and self-rehabilitation, the country's state media reported Sunday.Dec 22, 2024By Yonhap
