'Malicious' NK cyberactivities account for half of foreign currency income, fund WMD programs: UN report North Korea has engaged in "malicious" cyberactivities to generate about half of its foreign currency revenue and bankroll its weapons programs, a report by a U.N. panel of experts showed Wednesday.Mar 21, 2024
N. Korean infants not properly vaccinated: unification minister North Korean infants have not received essential vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sign of the country's poor health care system, Seoul's point man on Pyongyang said Wednesday.Mar 20, 2024
Experts say NK's ground engine test for new hypersonic missile may still need improvement North Korea has successfully conducted a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for its new intermediate-range hypersonic missile, drawing praise from its leader Kim Jong-un, who stressed the military strategic value of the weapon system, according to state media, Wednesday.Mar 20, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Expert proposes new unification strategies based on existing formula South Korea should maintain its official unification formula adopted in 1994 but needs to recalibrate detailed strategies in pushing for unification with North Korea, an expert said Wednesday.Mar 20, 2024
US urges N. Korea to refrain from 'provocative, destabilizing' actions after missile engine test The United States called on North Korea on Tuesday to refrain from "provocative" and "destabilizing" actions after Pyongyang claimed to have tested a solid-fuel engine for a new intermediate hypersonic missile.Mar 20, 2024
Support foundation for Gaesong complex set to be dismantled The foundation meant to support the now-shuttered inter-Korean factory park in the North Korean border city of Gaesong was set to hold a board meeting Wednesday to approve its dissolution amid frosty inter-Korean ties, government officials said.Mar 20, 2024
N. Korean defectors recall 'jangmadang' markets as places for desperate survival amid economic woes For many North Koreans, local markets, or "jangmadang," have been places for their desperate survival amid chronic dearths of food and other necessities following the collapse of a state ration system in the 1990s.Mar 20, 2024
N. Korea conducts ground engine test for new hypersonic missileNorth Korea said Wednesday it has successfully conducted a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Mar 20, 2024
US lawmaker notes S. Korea's primary concern on NK threats in Taiwan contingency A U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday expressed expectation that South Korea would support Taiwan in the event of a contingency in the Taiwan Strait, but pointed out Seoul's overarching concerns over the "immediate" threats from North Korea.Mar 20, 2024
Russian cultural delegation visits N. Korea amid deepening ties A Russian delegation led by Moscow's vice culture minister has arrived in Pyongyang, state media said Tuesday, as the two nations have been strengthening their ties following a rare summit of their leaders in September.Mar 19, 2024
