North Korea
18 Aug 2023
The UN rights chief said Pyongyang was using resources for its nuclear program even as people failed to access basic necessities. This was the first meeting on North Korea by the UN Security Council in six years.
15 Aug 2023
Kim Jong Un's call to mass produce missiles comes shortly before South Korea and the US start annual military drills.
30 Jul 2023
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese Communist Party politburo member Li Hongzhong attended a military parade marking 70 years since the armistice halting the Korean War.
25 Jul 2023
Travis King had sprinted into North Korea while on a civilian tour on the border between the two Koreas. North Korea has been silent about King's status.
23 Jul 2023
Facing disciplinary measures in the US, Private Travis King has escaped punishment by crossing the DMZ. Will he follow in the footsteps of other Americans who made North Korea their home?
23 Jul 2023
A US national is in North Korean custody after crossing the border from South Korea. Unnamed US officials have said the man is an absconded US soldier who had joined a border village tour before making the crossing.
21 Jul 2023
North Korea is remaining silent about a US soldier who crossed its border from South Korea . The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington.
5 Jul 2023
South Korea has ended a 36-day salvage operation after the North failed to launch a spy satellite in orbit. The satellite plunged into the sea, with the South Korean government analyzing the wreckage.
21 Jun 2023
Pyongyang "bitterly criticized" those responsible for last month's failed rocket launch. But officials said progress was being made on ballistic missile technology and the country's nuclear program.
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