Navigating uncertainty: How Lee Jae-myung could overhaul North Korea policy

Seoul could push to revive DPRK engagement, perhaps with China’s help, but faces growing US pressure to confront Beijing A collage of Lee Jae-myung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | Images: Lee Jae-myung's Facebook page (Aug. 11, 2024) and KCNA ( …

North Korea conducts first live test of air-to-air missile

North Korea has publicly revealed its first live fire test of an air-to-air missile launched from a fighter jet, a high-performance weapon South Korea has yet to develop. Analysts believe the advancement was likely made possible through Russian technology …

Exposing reality: North Korea’s surprising new rural drama

North Korea has unveiled its first new television drama in two years, surprisingly featuring candid portrayals of official corruption and rural discontent. “New Spring in Baekchul-beol,” which began airing on Korean Central Television last month, depicts a …

Why did North Korea make a green submarine?

The way of fighting war has completely changed in the 21st century. war drones are replacing fighter planes, while submarines are proving to be more lethal than big warships. Submarine is the lethal weapon available with the navy of any country, which can …

North Korea erases 'unification' symbol at Panmunjom site

North Korea has replaced the nameplate of Tongilgak, a landmark building on its side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom, with a new sign reading “Panmungwan,” according to multiple government sources. The revision, carried out in the latter half …

North Korea's Kim Jong-un pays tribute to prominent military figure

Published: 19 May. 2025, 09:51 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the grave of Hyon Chol-hae, his mentor during his successor training years, to mark the third anniversary of his death on May 18, according to the Korean Central News Agency. [YONHAP]   …

‘This is the mafia’ — How North Korea structures its IT workers like an organized crime syndicate

Spain's blackout could serve as a warning for Korea's energy vulnerability

Published: 19 May. 2025, 11:29 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A family eats a snack by candlelight during a blackout in Barcelona, Spain, on April 28. [AP/YONHAP]   More than 20 days after a massive blackout swept across Spain, the …

Former North Korean Agent Says Still Many Spies in South Korea Looking to Strain Relations with Japan

Kazuki Koike / The Yomiuri Shimbun Kim Dong-sik The Yomiuri Shimbun 7:00 JST, May 19, 2025 Pyonyang is trying to make most use of anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea, former North Korean spy Kim Dong-sik told The Yomiuri Shimbun. As an agent of the …

South Korea presidential candidate Kim says open to discussing US troop cost

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo said on Monday he was willing to discuss sharing more of the cost of stationing the U.S. military in the country, which U.S. President Donald Trump has …