SEOUL, Aug 11 (Reuters) – In a commentary carried by KCNA titled “Japan’s defense white paper is a reinvasion-minded one for the legalization of the operation of war machine,” a North Korean analyst …
Report says North Korean hacking group builds AI tools for cyberattacks
Findings suggest the group expanded AI use beyond phishing lures into malware development, data analysis and attack automation.
Report says North Korean hacking group builds AI tools for cyberattacks
Findings suggest the group expanded AI use beyond phishing lures into malware development, data analysis and attack automation.
How North Korea amassed $22 billion despite sanctions
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has more cash at his disposal than at any point during his 15 years in power.
South Korea ministers clash publicly over North Korea policy as Lee pushes engagement
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Foreign and Unification ministers publicly disagreed this week over how to engage North Korea, exposing differences within President Lee Jae Myung’s government as it seeks to revive stalled contact with Pyongyang.
Explainer-What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine
SEOUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) – North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, marking Pyongyang’s …
Has Life in North Korea Changed Since 2013?
The author of “Witness to North Korea” reflects on which lessons from his time in the country are still relevant today.
Here’s what it’s like inside Turkmenistan, the secretive Asian dictatorship that is stricter than North Korea, where the streets are paved with marble and gold
You’re currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The central Asian nation of Turkmenistan is one of the world’s most secretive and mysterious countries …
North Korea’s sanctions-busting economy books a $22bn windfall since the Ukraine war began
By Ben Aris in Berlin North Korea earned as much as $22bn in foreign currency between 2022 and 2025, nearly four times the total for the previous four-year period, according to a Bloomberg Economics …
North Korea’s economy grew 3.5% last year as China, Russia drew closer, Seoul says
SEOUL, July 31 (Reuters) – North Korea’s economy grew 3.5% in 2025, fulled by growing trade with Russia and China, for a third consecutive year of growth exceeding 3%, according to estimates by South …