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North Korea's Kim inspects service facilities under preparation in Pyongyang's new town

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected major service facilities being prepared for operation in a newly developed town in Pyongyang, touting them as improvements for people's convenience, state media reported Friday.

2025-04-04

Head of North's legislature meets Russian delegation in Pyongyang

The head of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) has met with a visiting Russian party delegation in Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Thursday.

2025-04-03

North's Kim Il Sung University looking to open office at Siberian research hub

North Korea's Kim Il Sung University is exploring the possibility of opening a representative office in Russia's key research hub in Siberia, according to the website of a Russian university Thursday.

2025-04-03

Hangar images indicate North Korean advances in military drone domain

North Korea appears to have created a new unit or organization to develop and test various strategic drones, including large reconnaissance drones, according to an analysis by a U.S. think tank Tuesday.

2025-04-02

Gov't signs agreement to use 500 million won donation to support North Korean defectors

The Unification Ministry signed an agreement Wednesday to use 500 million won ($340,900) donated by an individual to financially support North Korean defectors' resettlement in South Korea.

2025-04-02

North denounces U.S.-Japan missile collaboration, vows to bolster deterrence

North Korea on Wednesday denounced the United States and Japan's latest agreement to co-produce an advanced air-to-air missile, calling it a new element of strategic instability in the Asia-Pacific region.

2025-04-02

Top U.S. general nominee calls North Korea 'immediate security challenge,' backs trilateral cooperation with Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman described North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as an "immediate security challenge" on Tuesday, while supporting trilateral security cooperation.

2025-04-02

Over 5,000 North Korean soldiers likely killed or injured serving Russia: British Defense Ministry

Over 5,000 North Korean soldiers are likely to have been killed or injured in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to a new assessment by the British Ministry of Defense.

2025-04-01

Russia's party delegation arrives in N. Korea amid deepening bilateral cooperation

A delegation of Russia's Communist Party has arrived in North Korea, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, amid preparations reportedly being under way for the North's leader Kim Jong-un to visit Russia this year.

2025-04-01

North Korea rallies instructors to instill loyalty to Kim Jong-un in children

North Korea has hosted the first large-scale gathering of instructors for a nationwide children's union, emphasizing their role in fostering young people's loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported Monday.

2025-03-31