As two rival nations face off against each other to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, one government is trying its best to keep its own fans away.On Tuesday, a statement released by Japan’s foreign …
Japan v North Korea World Cup qualifier resumes rivalry that extends beyond football
The fixture between the two nations taps into a complicated underlying political history, with 150,000 North Korean people living in Japan.
N. Korean defectors recall ‘jangmadang’ markets as places for desperate survival amid economic woes
For many North Koreans, local markets, or ‘jangmadang,’ have been places for their desperate survival amid chronic dearths of food and other necessities following the collapse of a state ration system …
China’s exports to North Korea swing to decline in Jan-Feb
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) – China’s exports to North Korea shrank 13.5% in January-February from a year earlier, Chinese customs data showed on Wednesday, reversing the robust three-digit growth …
North Korea’s Kim oversees live-fire drills: KCNA
STORY: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw artillery drills involving what state media called “super-large” rocket launchers in the country’s west — —according to state news agency KCNA on Tuesday.
UPDATE 5-North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
(Adds US, South Korea defence minister comment in paragraphs 4, 8-11) By Jack Kim and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) – North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday …
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles as top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken visits Seoul
On March 18, North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards Japan, causing tensions to escalate in the region. The missiles landed in eastern waters between the Korean Peninsula and …
South Korean defense chief says North Korea has supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s …
UPDATE 4-North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
(Adds South Korea, Japan comment on ranges in paragraphs 2-4) By Jack Kim SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) – North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday for the first time in two …
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast.
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast.