Daughter Ju-ae is Kim Jong-un’s ‘most likely successor’: Seoul spy service
This marks a departure from the spy service’s earlier stance that Ju-ae is probably not the next in line to power, despite her high-profile presence in the public eye.
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North Korea expected to increase cyberattacks this year: Experts
To fund military developments, North Korea will likely have increased interest in boosting income through financial crimes, according to an expert.
Seoul hits back at Kim Jong-un: ‘Nuclear arms use will mean regime’s end’
Shin Won-sik, the Minister of National Defense in Seoul, said in a written New Year’s message that Pyongyang will be made to face the realisation that military threats against…
Xi, Kim announce 2024 as China-DPRK Friendship Year
President Xi also said both countries should ensure their ties will move forward with the times for greater development, and continuously make new contributions to safeguarding…
China unlikely to cave under pressure to stop sending North Korean defectors back: Observers
Any change in stance might spark a mass exodus and possible collapse of the Kim regime in North Korea, the observers said.
Seoul flags Kim Jong-un sympathizers as inside threats
These forces, the ministry of defence said, reject the legitimacy of South Korea as a country and the system of liberal democracy that is at its core.
Top envoys of South Korea, US, Japan condemn North Korea’s missile launch
The joint statement was issued in the days following the UN Security Council meeting, which failed to produce any tangible actions to address North Korea's launches.
President Yoon orders ‘instant response’ to North Korean provocations after ICBM firing
The North's fifth ICBM launch of the year was fired into the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Monday morning, as previously predicted by a senior Seoul official…
South Korea to coordinate bilateral, trilateral measures with US, Japan against North Korea provocations: Official
Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo noted that the North's potential capability to equip missiles with nuclear warheads was a crucial concern.
North Korea fires ballistic missile off East coast: JCS
The firing follows the second meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, a South Korea-US body for implementing the Washington Declaration, convened in Washington ahead of the…