US urges North Korea to refrain from ‘threatening’ activity, return to diplomacy
The call comes after Pyongyang fired several cruise missiles, the latest in a recent series of its weapons tests.
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Seoul denies avoiding drills near border
“Our military can hold drills according to its own plan, only there aren’t such plans yet,” said a senior defense ministry official. “There is no official decision or…
NK conducts most crypto hacks in 2023: report
Cryptocurrency theft is the major channel for the Kim Jong-un regime to fill up its coffers with foreign currencies, says the report.
North Korea claims cruise missile upgrade
North Korea’s Missile General Bureau said the first testing of the cruise missiles came as a “part of the process” of its “constant efforts to update weapons systems,”…
Kim Jong-un nostalgic for Trump-era diplomacy: Seoul defense chief
North Korea may try to “push to the brink” of a security crisis by intensifying weapons tests and simulations of attacks on South Korea and the US, if Kim Jong-un is “let to…
Seoul dismisses North Korea’s claims of undersea nuclear weapons test
Even if such an underwater system had been tested, it is believed to have been a “torpedo of some sort” and “highly unlikely to be a nuclear propulsion system,” according…
Kremlin’s ties with Pyongyang attracts scrutiny
The Kremlin’s assertion that ties are flourishing in all areas, including “sensitive” ones, fuels speculation and invites scrutiny from global observers. As tensions between…
North Korea ready to welcome Putin’s state visit
For the head of state of Russia, it would mark his first North Korea trip in 24 years.
Increasingly more North Korean dissenters escaping to South
The ministry noted that the most frequently cited reason for defectors leaving North Korea last year was dissent to the Kim Jong-un regime. In the past, hunger had been the prime…
Putin’s meeting with North Korean envoy raises Pyongyang trip possibility
Experts expressed diverse opinions on the timing, with some observers suggesting that Putin's trip may take place in late March, after Russia's scheduled presidential election, or…