(MENAFN) North Korea is preparing to send a significant number of military personnel to Russia’s Kursk Region in support of post-conflict recovery operations, according to a senior Russian official. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu...
(MENAFN) North Korea is set to send thousands of its armed forces to Russia’s Kursk Region to assist in clearing landmines and participating in reconstruction work, according to Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu, who made the...
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reiterated his country’s full and unconditional support for Russia in the ongoing Ukraine conflict during a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu in Pyongyang on Wednesday....
(MENAFN) Russia's chief security official, Sergey Shoygu, traveled to Pyongyang for discussions with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, as reported by Russian government media on Tuesday. This marks Shoygu’s second journey to the North Korean...
(MENAFN) Russia’s top security official, Sergey Shoygu, has returned to Pyongyang for a crucial meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian state media confirmed Tuesday. This marks Shoygu’s second visit to the North Korean capital in...
(MENAFN) On Monday, North Korea sharply criticized Japan, urging the nation to confront its historical actions and "liquidate its past" concerning its colonial domination of Korea from 1910 to 1945. This demand comes as the 80th anniversary of...
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the relaunch of a 5,000-ton warship that had previously been damaged during a failed launch attempt in May, according to a report from a news agency on Friday. The vessel, now named Kang Kon,...
(MENAFN) North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has directed a major boost in the output of a newly developed artillery shell, state media reported Saturday, signaling intensified military preparations and deeper cooperation with Russia. Kim issued the...
(MENAFN) South Korea and Japan have committed to bolstering their collaborative efforts with the United States to address escalating geopolitical challenges, particularly those posed by North Korea, according to local reports on Wednesday. This...
(MENAFN) South Korea and Japan consented to reinforce collaboration with the United States in order to tackle regional geopolitical emergencies—most notably the challenge posed by North Korea—domestic outlets reported on Wednesday. According to a...
North Korea is forcing citizens to repeatedly watch a propaganda video called “The Policy of the Workers’ Party Is Good” that catalogues Kim Jong Un’s supposed achievements. “Party organizations are scrambling to prepare for the midyear business...
North Korea will send thousands of workers and military personnel to Russia’s war-hit Kursk region in what Moscow describes as “fraternal assistance”, according to Russian state media reports. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu made...
Photo : YONHAP News Anchor: North Korea will send thousands of its military workers to Russia’s Kursk region to help with rebuilding efforts in the war-hit area, which had been seized by Ukraine for months. The move is yet another sign of the...
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on Tuesday and discussed a “special military operation” in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday....
The cosmetics market in North Korea is thriving as women across the country show growing interest in skincare and beauty products. According to a source in North Pyongan province recently, “skin and beauty products, along with cosmetic procedures,...
By Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since the global outbreak of Covid-19, researchers claim to have pierced North Korea’s ironclad information blockade to reveal how some ordinary citizens endured the pandemic. While Pyongyang insisted...
Published: 18 Jun. 2025, 15:24 Updated: 18 Jun. 2025, 15:29 President Lee Jae Myung observes the North through binoculars in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi, on June 13. [YONHAP] [NEWS ANALYSIS] South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung is extending an...
North Korea has abruptly canceled a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of taekwondo’s official naming that was scheduled for mid-June in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned. The cancelation comes amid reports that North Korea has paused overseas...
Used car prices have skyrocketed in the North Korean border city of Hyesan since smuggling operations were suspended in mid-May. Dealers are exploiting the supply shortage to jack up prices. “Used vehicle prices have shot up recently in Hyesan...
North Korea will send “a division of builders, two military brigades – 5,000 people” as well as 1,000 demining personnel to the Kursk region, according to Russian news agencies quoting Vladimir Putin’s security council chief, Sergei Shoigu, who...
