NK leader calls Yoon 'abnormal man' for talking about military action against nuclear-armed North North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has strongly criticized South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling him an "abnormal man" for talking about military action against the nuclear-armed North, state media said Friday.Oct 4, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless' Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Thursday mocked South Korea's Hyunmoo-5 missile, first showcased in a recent military parade in Seoul, as a "uselessly huge weapon."Oct 3, 2024By Yonhap
Strained Sino-North Korea ties: Despite distrust, neither will rock the boat Only a few days remain until Oct. 6, which marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and North Korea.Oct 3, 2024By Kang Hyun-kyung
CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, N. Korea The U.S. CIA on Wednesday launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea, adding to what it says has been a successful effort to enlist Russians.Oct 3, 2024By Reuters
Hundreds of homes in N. Korea's Jagang Province swept away by July's heavy rains North Korea's northern province of Jagang is presumed to have suffered severe damage from the downpours in late July, with hundreds of houses there being washed away by floods and a landslide, the unification ministry said Wednesday, citing satellite imagery.Oct 2, 2024By Yonhap
Peace foundation chairman urges young Koreans to 'dream big' South Korea’s miraculous rise to become one of the world’s largest economies, rising from the devastation of war, has inspired many developing nations over the past 70 years.Oct 2, 2024By Jung Min-ho
North Korea refuses to engage South Korea while possibly seeking constitutional amendment North Korea has been quiet on South Korea since August, prompting analysts to suspect that the “unusual” silence could be linked to its plan to amend the country’s constitution to ensure that Seoul is seen as the “primary foe,” the Ministry of Unification said, Wednesday.Oct 2, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
N. Korea holds 1st national meeting of cadres amid flood damage recovery work North Korea has held the first national conference of cadres, state media reported Wednesday, in an apparent bid to tighten the country's grip on the discipline of officials amid severe flood damage in border areas.Oct 2, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea sends more trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCSNorth Korea launched more than 150 trash-filled balloons toward South Korea on Wednesday, the South's military said, in the first such launch in 10 days.Oct 2, 2024By Yonhap
North Korean warns of 'corresponding' measure over deployment of US strategic assets North Korea on Tuesday warned of taking a "corresponding" measure against the deployment of U.S. strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula ahead of a U.S. heavy bomber's flight over a South Korean air base.Oct 1, 2024By Yonhap