Scores of North Koreans staying overseas make attempt to defect: ex-N. Korean diplomat Scores of North Koreans staying abroad, such as diplomats and overseas workers, have attempted to defect to South Korea since North Korea began undoing its COVID-19 border closure last year, a former North Korean diplomat said Tuesday.Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
Kim Jong-un anticipates Donald Trump's reelection: experts North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be anticipating the reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump, according to observers, Tuesday, raising speculation about a revival of the Kim-Trump bromance if the Republican candidate returns to the White House.Jul 23, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
N. Korea says it does not care about Trump's boasting of friendship with Kim North Korea said Tuesday that it does not care about former President Donald Trump's remarks about getting along with the regime, marking its first response to the U.S. presidential candidate's frequent boasting of his friendship with leader Kim Jong-un.Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea holds crisis meeting to discuss minimizing agricultural damage from natural disasters North Korea has held a crisis response meeting to discuss measures to minimize damage that natural disasters could cause to crops and other agricultural products, state media reported Tuesday.Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
Young North Korean defectors issue vision statement for dignity, hope, freedom A group of young North Korean defectors unveiled a declaration Monday to promote "dignity," "hope," "freedom" for those living in the reclusive country as it stressed their steadfast commitment to enhancing North Korean human rights as the "voice for the voiceless."Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
US will do 'everything possible' to disrupt Russia's support for N. Korea: official The United States will do "everything possible" to disrupt Russia's military assistance to North Korea, a senior U.S. diplomat said Monday, reaffirming America's security commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific.Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
Unification minister discusses NK defectors' forced repatriation in talks with Campbell South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell vowed Monday to work together to promote accountability for North Korea's human rights abuses and "unfettered" access to information for people in the reclusive state, the State Department said.Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
Kim may try to reignite 'bromance' with Trump if he returns to White House: ex-Trump official North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may try to rekindle his "bromance" with former President Donald Trump if he returns to the White House, a former U.S. official said Monday, predicting Kim could propose a deal to limit his regime's nuclear program in return for American troops' pullout from South Korea.Jul 23, 2024By Yonhap
Belarus' foreign minister to visit North Korea amid deepening Pyongyang-Moscow ties Belarus' foreign minister will visit North Korea this week amid deepening ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, the communist state's state-run media reported Monday.Jul 22, 2024By Yonhap
Chief Russian prosecutor visits N. Korea for 1st time Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has visited North Korea for the first time, his office said Monday, marking another sign of burgeoning ties between the two countries.Jul 22, 2024By Yonhap
