(MENAFN) North Korea asserted on Monday that its nuclear weapons status is "permanently enshrined" in law and deemed "irreversible," strongly rebuffing U.S. calls for denuclearization. The announcement follows U.S. remarks at the International...
(MENAFN) North Korea’s ambitious decade-long reforestation drive has resulted in the addition of approximately 1.2 million hectares of forest, according to a report by media on Thursday, which relied on NASA satellite data. Initiated by leader Kim...
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised a high-thrust solid-fuel engine test designed for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that incorporates composite carbon fiber materials, according to North Korean media on...
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- UNSEEN launches with a powerful advertising campaign featuring faces of North Korean women displayed on digital billboards across Manhattan. The faces are covered in Red dot -...
(MENAFN) NATO’s military leader stated that the recent demonstration of solidarity among North Korean, Russian, and Chinese leaders was only a "show" and does not represent a formal military alliance, according to a news agency. Giuseppe Cavo...
(MENAFN) The head of NATO's Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, has characterized a recent display of unity among Chinese, Russian, and North Korean leaders as a "show" rather than a true military alliance, according to reporting a...
(MENAFN) North Korea's economy experienced its most significant expansion in eight years in 2024, driven by rising exports and progress in the construction and manufacturing sectors, as reported by South Korea's central bank on Friday. The North...
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the restart of direct air travel between Russia and North Korea, effective this week. Addressing a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin revealed that flights to...
(MENAFN) A special armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed into China early Tuesday, marking the start of his journey to Beijing for a military parade. This visit will see Kim making his debut at a multilateral diplomatic...
(MENAFN) North Korea lashed out at South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday, accusing him of revealing his “true identity as a hypocrite” after he pushed for denuclearization during a visit to the United States. In a scathing commentary...
The North Korea-linked Kimsuky cyberthreat group has started using ChatGPT and other AI services to create images for fake identities — both to make social engineering attacks more convincing and as a way to obfuscate code execution. In the latest...
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with outcome of talks; CHANGES headline; TRIMS) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL/BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Wednesday asked China to play its part to bring North Korea back to dialogue, stressing...
North Korean hackers exploited OpenAI’s ChatGPT to generate deepfake military ID cards in a phishing campaign against South Korean defense-related institutions, researchers have found. The July attack was attributed to the Kimsuky group, also...
Published: 17 Sep. 2025, 18:54 Updated: 17 Sep. 2025, 19:10 Wi Sung-lac, national security adviser, speaks during a meeting hosted by the Korea News Editors’ Association at the Korea Press Center in Jung District, central Seoul, on Sept. 17....
For much of the world, ice cream is a sweet treat with a universally understood name. But in North Korea, the simple dessert has become a matter of politics and ideology. Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the use of the English-derived term...
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun expressed hope Wednesday that bilateral relations with China will further advance if Chinese President Xi Jinping visits South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit next month. Cho made the remarks...
(ATTN: UPDATES article as talks began; CHANGES dateline) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL/BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and China held talks in Beijing on Wednesday, with a focus on Chinese President Xi Jinping's likely...
Arab News Japan TOKYO: North Korea has accused the United States of a “provocation” by using a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to try and get Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal declared as “illegal.” In a statement, the Permanent...
South Korea is planning to change the term “defectors” to describe North Koreans who flee the country to resettle in the South, as the word carries “negative connotation”. South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, a government body responsible for...
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North Korea has rolled out yet another bizarre rule for its people, this time targeting everyday language. Words as harmless as “ice cream,” “hamburger,” and “karaoke” have been banned, replaced with clunky, state-approved alternatives. Now, “ice...
