NK leader openly flouts UN sanctions in recent outing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent public appearances with newly purchased high-end luxury vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz Maybachs, Lexus SUVs and Toyota Land Cruisers, cast doubt on the effectiveness of international sanctions against the secretive regime.Apr 30, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
NIS sees possibility of N. Korean terrorist attacks involving drones, paragliders South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday it cannot rule out the possibility of North Korea staging attacks involving drones and motorized paragliders amid suspicions over Pyongyang's ties with the Hamas militant group.Apr 30, 2024
N. Korea installs mines on inter-Korean road within DMZ North Korea has installed land mines on an inter-Korean road within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a South Korean military official said Monday, the latest in a series of moves to shut down cross-border roads.Apr 29, 2024
N. Korea decries US shipment of long-range tactical missiles to Ukraine as 'mean' policy North Korea condemned the United States on Monday for sending longer-range tactical missiles to Ukraine for use in its fight against Russia, claiming that Washington cannot turn the tide of the war with such a "mean" policy.Apr 29, 2024
N. Korea reaffirms plan to bolster space reconnaissance capabilities North Korea reiterated its commitment to launching more reconnaissance satellites this year, Saturday, after putting its first spy satellite into orbit in November.Apr 27, 2024
N. Korea denounces US condemnation of human rights violations North Korea on Saturday lashed out at the recent release of the United States' annual report on human rights situations in the reclusive country, calling it an act of interfering in the country's "internal affairs."Apr 27, 2024
Unification minister, US envoy to visit site of NK abduction next monthKim Yung-ho, South Korea's point man on North Korea, and Julie Turner, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, plan to make a visit next month to areas where then South Korean teens had been abducted by the North in the 1970s, a Seoul official said Friday.Apr 26, 2024
Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: US State Dept. A Russian vessel, reportedly implicated in North Korea's arms transfers to Russia, is moored in China, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, adding to speculation about Beijing's support for Moscow's war efforts in Ukraine.Apr 26, 2024
North Korean delegation to attend flagship St. Petersburg economic forum: TASS A North Korean delegation will attend the St. Petersburg economic forum, Russia's annual gathering which President Vladimir Putin and the country's top business executives usually attend, the TASS news agency said on Thursday.Apr 25, 2024
N. Korea says expansion of AUKUS will turn Asia-Pacific region into 'nuclear minefield' North Korea on Thursday criticized the United States, Britain and Australia's move to expand their AUKUS security partnership to more countries, warning that the move will only turn the Asia-Pacific region into a "touch-and-go nuclear minefield."Apr 25, 2024
