The Japanese women’s soccer team won a spot at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after beating their North Korean rivals in a match that also marked the first visit by one of its football teams to Japan …
UPDATE 1-North Korea’s first spy satellite is ‘alive’, can manoeuvre, expert says
SEOUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) – North Korea’s first spy satellite is “alive”, a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully …
UPDATE 1-North Korea’s first spy satellite is ‘alive’, can manoeuvre, expert says
SEOUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) – North Korea’s first spy satellite is “alive”, a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully …
European countries eye reopening embassies in North Korea after pandemic closures
Already under authoritarian control, North Korea imposed some of the world’s strictest pandemic measures, including near-total travel bans and large-scale border walls, and has only recently begun …
South Korean and US troops will begin major exercises next week in response to North Korean threats
South Korea, on March 16, 2023. South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said …
Why does secretive North Korea have no problem sending workers overseas?
North Korea is often considered the most secretive nation on Earth, with the hermit state going to great lengths to conceal the inner workings of its authoritarian government. But while the country is …
While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat
Kim enlarged his nuclear arsenal and built ties to Russia, no longer aiming for reunification with South Korea. The U.S. and its allies are alarmed.
Inside North Korea’s Forced-Labor Program
“It’s none of your business, and I don’t care who you are.” My team found that seafood from North Korea was imported by several American distributors, including HF Foods, which supplies more than …
Abductees’ families say won’t oppose Japan lifting North Korea sanctions
(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — The families and supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea said Sunday they would not oppose any move to lift Japan’s sanctions against the North, provided Pyongyang …
Across the river from North Korea, a laser light show for peace
On a snowy Saturday night, the South Korean city of Gimpo held a laser light show and performance less than a mile away from their North Korean neighbors.