N. Korea continues party plenary meeting for 3rd day A plenary Central Committee meeting of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) has continued for the third day in a row, state media reported Monday, amid attention being paid to whether it would announce follow-up measures to implement a new partnership treaty with Russia.Jul 1, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles; 1 launch possibly fails North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction Monday, South Korea's military said, with one of the launches possibly failing and the missile falling inland within the country.Jul 1, 2024By Yonhap
Portrait badge of Kim Jong-un seen for 1st timeNorth Korean officials have been seen wearing badges bearing the portrait of their leader Kim Jong-un for the first time, suggesting an accelerated effort to glorify the leader.Jun 30, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
N. Korea state media says there is 'important report' amid key party meeting North Korea's state news agency said in a one-line dispatch on Sunday there was "important news" but did not provide details.Jun 30, 2024By Reuters
N. Korea condemns drills by US, Japan, S. Korea as 'Asian NATO' North Korea denounced on Sunday joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the United States, calling them an "Asian version of NATO" and warning of "fatal consequences."Jun 30, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea opens party plenary meeting with leader Kim in attendanceNorth Korea has convened a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), attended by its leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported Saturday, amid expectations that it would discuss follow-up measures to implement a new partnership treaty with Russia.Jun 29, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korean military unveils video of NK missile exploding in midair South Korea's military released a video clip Friday showing a midair explosion of a North Korean missile after it spiraled out of control, in yet another dismissal of North Korea's claim of a successful test of a multiple-warhead missile.Jun 28, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea urges N. Korea to give prior notice over border dam water discharge The unification ministry urged North Korea on Friday to give prior notice if it releases water from a dam near the inter-Korean border, citing the need to prevent damage in border areas from possible heavy rains.Jun 28, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea says planned party plenary meeting will become 'politically important' event North Korea said Friday a planned plenary meeting of its ruling Workers' Party will be a "politically important" event, amid speculation on whether it would discuss follow-up measures to implement a new partnership treaty signed with Russia.Jun 28, 2024By Yonhap
US diplomat says 'everything' should be on table if it helps progress on peninsula denuclearization "Everything" should be on the table if it helps make progress towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday, reiterating the United States' commitment to diplomacy with North Korea.Jun 28, 2024By Yonhap