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North Korea
South Korea’s humanitarian aid to North comes to zero last year; first time in 30 years
The absence of humanitarian assistance from South Korea to North Korea came as Pyongyang continues its enmity toward Seoul, most notably marked by leader Kim Jong-un's 2023 order…
Why North Korea’s denuclearisation is fading from US President Trump’s agenda
Key foreign, security policy officials hint at shift to risk reduction, positioning dialogue as a crucial tactical tool.
North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles from its west coast this week
The latest test was conducted to warn "enemies, who are seriously violating the security environment of the (country) and fostering and escalating the confrontation…
Commerce ministry rejects allegations of North Korean trade in Cambodia
In a statement released on Feb 27, the ministry insisted that it strictly enforced UN Security Council resolutions and Cambodia’s relevant legal frameworks by delisting and…
North Korea sends more troops to aid Russia in Ukraine: South Korean intelligence
On Feb. 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had redeployed North Korean troops to the Kursk operational area, reporting that hundreds of Russian and…
Bringing North Korean POWs to South Korea gets bipartisan backing
Rep. Jin Sung-joon, the Democratic Party's policy committee chair cautioned against "staging a political show" out of the North Korean soldiers' defection to avoid provoking a…
Japan wary of North Korea’s practical combat experience
The Japanese Self-Defence Forces is highly evaluated in joint military exercises with U.S. forces. But security experts say the SDF’s biggest weakness is its lack of practical…
North Korea shows signs of ramping up ChatGPT use
A video released Saturday by a North Korean external propaganda outlet showed scholars in the North learning about ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed…
Russia using more North Korea-made missiles in Ukraine
Moscow fired 74 such missiles between July and December, according to an analysis by The Yomiuri Shimbun.