The report draws on interviews with 880 North Korean defectors conducted since 2015, as well as open-source reporting from media outlets with sources inside the country.
Analysts view this as a potential sign of a shift toward a more institutionalised alliance involving arms, technology transfers, joint training and personnel exchanges.
The tests represented the fourth ballistic missile launch in April and the seventh in 2026, as North Korea seeks to build its missile and nuclear capabilities in defiance of UN…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wang is on a two-day visit to North Korea. He said the meeting ushered the bilateral relations into a new stage and carried major and far-reaching…
Kim Yo-jong's praise of President Lee Jae Myung’s “frank and broad-minded” attitude may ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but falls short of signaling any shift toward…
Kim Yo-jong acknowledges Seoul’s apology as “wise” but cautions against further provocations.
Viewed by the government as a key part of Japan’s counterattack capabilities, the missiles are aimed at enhancing Japan’s deterrence against China and North Korea, which are…
All 11 International Labour Organisation indicators for forced labour were identified in testimonies by North Koreans working in Russia.
He also vows his country's 'irreversible' nuclear status.
South Korean spy agency's latest evaluation marked a shift from its earlier description of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter, known as Ju-ae, as the “most likely…