North Korea

North Korean teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop videos

 

North Korea announces underwater nuclear drone test, criticizes US-led joint drills

North Korea has conducted a test of an underwater nuclear weapons system to this week's joint naval drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, the state-run KCNA said Friday.

N. Korean foreign minister returns home after trip to Russia

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui returned home Friday after a visit to Moscow that involved a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.

N. Korea holds cabinet plenary meeting to discuss economic plans

North Korea has held a plenary meeting of the cabinet to discuss plans for economic development this year, state media reported Friday.

UNSC holds closed-door meeting on NK issues amid heightened peninsula tensions

The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) held closed-door consultations on North Korea-related issues on Thursday, sources said, amid tensions heightened by Pyongyang's recent launch of a claimed hypersonic missile and its hardening rhetoric against Seoul.

NK threat could change 'drastically' given Russia cooperation: US official

The nature of the security threat posed by North Korea could change "drastically" in the coming decade as a result of its unprecedented cooperation with Russia, the White House's senior director for arms control Pranay Vaddi said on Thursday.

Top diplomats of NK, Russia discuss 'upcoming political contacts': reports

NK leader spotted using Mercedes-Benz SUV despite sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen getting out of what appeared to be a luxury Mercedes-Benz SUV, state media footage has shown, despite international sanctions banning the North's imports of luxury goods.

Around 10 elite North Koreans defected to South last year

Defections by members of the North Korean elite, such as diplomats and overseas students, increased in 2023 to the highest number in years, serving as a clear indication of growing discontent and division within the ruling class.

US will take NK space capability 'seriously' if it enables war-fighting ability: Pentagon official

The United States will take North Korea's military space capability "seriously" if it has elements enabling the North's ability to conduct warfare, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, amid concerns about Pyongyang's pursuit of space-based military capabilities.