North Korea
North Korea Showcases Military Might at Workers' Party 80th Anniversary Parade with International Allies Present
Oct 11, 2025 07:44 am CST
North Korea held a grand military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, featuring ICBMs and attended by high-level delegates from China and Russia. The event highlights Kim Jong Un's strengthened international alliances, particularly with Russia amid the Ukraine conflict, as Pyongyang continues to assert its status as an "irreversible" nuclear state.
North Korea Firmly Maintains Nuclear Position at UN While Leaving Door Open for Diplomacy
Sep 30, 2025 03:03 am CST
North Korea's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kim Son Gyong delivered a rare address at the UN, declaring that Pyongyang will never surrender its nuclear weapons while still indicating openness to diplomatic engagement. The high-level representative emphasized that nuclear capabilities remain central to North Korean sovereignty, following Kim Jong Un's recent statement about potential talks with the United States.
South Korea Vows To End "Unnecessary Military Tensions" With North Korea
Sep 24, 2025 07:44 am CST
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth.
Kim Jong Un Says He Will Strengthen Ties With China "More Vigorously"
Sep 23, 2025 09:33 am CST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would promote relations with China "more vigorously," state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
North Korea's Kim Open To Trump Talks If US Drops Denuclearisation Demands
Sep 22, 2025 01:29 pm CST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States -- if he can keep his nukes.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Oversees Drone Test, Orders AI Development
Sep 19, 2025 03:03 pm CST
Drones are emerging as a "major military activity asset, raising it as a top-priority and important task in modernising the armed forces of the DPRK," Kim Jong Un reportedly said.
Russia Uses Nazi-Era Arms In Ukraine Amid Shrinking Stockpiles: Report
Sep 18, 2025 09:05 pm CST
Russia has reportedly started using Nazi-era weapons in its four-year-long war on Ukraine, as its military stockpiles dwindle and the Kremlin scrambles to rearm its forces.
Xi's Show Of Unity With Putin, Kim Could Complicate China's Diplomatic Balance
Sep 16, 2025 01:24 am CST
If the purpose of a rarejoint appearanceof the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest its already working just elsewhere.
Kim Seong-Min, Whose Broadcasts Relayed Foreign News To North Korea, Dies
Sep 15, 2025 11:59 pm CST
Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public about the truth of their authoritarian government, has died.
Nuclear-Armed State Status Permanently Enshrined, Irreversible: North Korea
Sep 15, 2025 11:17 am CST
North Korea said its status as a nuclear-armed state is "permanently enshrined" in its law and "irreversible", state media reported Monday, condemning the United States for demanding its denuclearisation.