New US special envoy for NK human rights issues takes office, plans to visit Seoul next week The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues took office Friday, the State Department said, ending more than six years of vacancy at the post.Oct 14, 2023
US says NK delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia The White House said Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine.Oct 14, 2023
Luxury goods imports from China to NK increased over past 3 years: data North Korea's imports of luxury goods from China reached $28.5 million last year, despite pandemic border control and international sanctions, data from China's customs office showed Friday.Oct 13, 2023
NK, Russia hold celebrations marking 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties North Korea and Russia have pledged to further develop their relations, as they held celebrations in Pyongyang earlier this week to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, the North's state media reported Friday.Oct 13, 2023
ANALYSIS North Korea pins hope on Trump's return to White House Under President Joe Biden, Washington’s North Korea policy has been consistent, with little sign of change. While strengthening security ties with his counterparts in Seoul and Tokyo, Biden has maintained a position of no-concession on the denuclearization issue.Oct 13, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Many N. Koreans in China believed to have been repatriated: unification ministry Many North Koreans appear to have been repatriated from China, the unification ministry said Friday after a recent news report that about 600 North Koreans have forcibly been sent back home.Oct 13, 2023
NK 'on pace' to field enough nuclear-tipped ICBMs to break US missile defense: congressional report North Korea is "on pace" to deploy sufficient nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to overcome the U.S. missile defense and may be preparing for a nuclear test to enable tactical nuclear operations, a U.S. congressional report showed Thursday.Oct 13, 2023
NK threatens to strike US aircraft carrier North Korea threatened Friday to stage the "most powerful and rapid first strike" against U.S. strategic assets deployed to the Korean Peninsula, in the latest bellicose rhetoric that underscored Pyongyang's concerns about U.S. military capabilities in the region.Oct 13, 2023
NK dismisses speculation over Hamas' use of its weapons against IsraelNorth Korea on Friday dismissed speculation that the Hamas militant group used North Korean weapons for its surprise attack on Israel as "groundless," accusing the United States of cooking up a false accusation against the North.Oct 13, 2023
Anniversary of Battle of Lake Changjin President Yoon Suk Yeol and other participants, including Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, fourth from right, Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Min-shik, seventh from left, and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg, sixth from left, observe a moment of silence during a ceremony at the War Memorial of Korea in central Seoul, Thursday, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Lake Changjin, also known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, a major battle of the 1950-53 Korean War. YonhapOct 12, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
