Two North Korean fishermen who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters remain stranded after more than two months, as Pyongyang refuses to respond to repeated repatriation requests.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a sharp increase in artillery production during visits to munitions factories, as part of a broader push to modernize the country’s conventional military capabilities and deepen ties with Russia.
North Korea condemned a recent U.S. missile defense drill in Alaska, calling it an act of aggression and accusing Washington of planning a nuclear preemptive strike.
Kim Jong-un will send a top official to Russia’s Victory Day parade while Xi and Putin meet in Moscow, reinforcing the North Korea Russia alliance amid deepening trilateral ties.
A senior North Korean military official reaffirmed deepening ties with Russia, calling their alliance a "strategic brotherhood" ahead of Victory Day celebrations.
North Korea and Russia have launched construction on a new automobile bridge over the Tumen River, aiming to expand trade, reduce logistics costs, and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.
Yang Chang-soo, a North Korean defector repatriated from Japan in 1960, shares his harrowing account of 60 years under the regime and his fight for Korean unification.
