Observers say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could send more troops to Russia to win further Russian assistance before the war ends.

Chinese fishing vessels navigate past a beacon in the Zhubi Reef off Spratly Islands in South China Sea, July 18, 2012. (Wang Cunfu/AP) SEOUL, South Korea — A fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.

The emotions of the South Koreans whom I saw in Seoul nearly 25 years ago at their first reunion with family members from North Korea were palpable. They were seated at separate tables for each family in a cavernous auditorium as cameramen and photographers jostled for shots and reporters pestered for quotes.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, which would ensure the most effective defence for the country,

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un sits in his vehicle after arriving at a railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, at the border with China, February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for building a strong,

North Korea has completed the building of a general hospital in Pyongyang after five years of construction and plans to open it in October to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK),

North Jeolla Province Governor Kim Kwan-young (C) celebrates after the province was chosen as the South Korean candidate in the bidding for the 2036 Summer Olympics in a vote held at Olympic Parktel in Seoul on Feb. 28, 2025. (Yonhap)

Ukrainian troops holding positions in Kursk say the North Koreans have reappeared on the battlefield and become even more formidable foes.

Seoul: South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday that North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a brief statement it was trying to determine exactly how many more troops North Korea has deployed to Russia.

North Korea has criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and says it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of it

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North Korea has completed the building of a general hospital in Pyongyang after five years of construction and plans to open it in October to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK),