The FATF warned that North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar remain on the blacklist, failing to curb terror funding and money laundering and posing a threat to the global financial system. The FATF, the …
Iran passes law to join global anti-terror financing convention
Iran hopes to be removed from the “blacklist” of uncooperative states, a list that also includes North Korea and Myanmar, and gain improved access to international financial markets.
Iran ratifies law to join UN convention against terror financing
Iran was returned to the FATF blacklist of non-cooperative countries in 2020, which includes North Korea and Myanmar.
North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border. The South Korean military says it took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the …
North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across heavily fortified border
It was the first reported defection by a North Korean soldier since a North Korean staff sergeant fled to South Korea via the border’s eastern section in August 2024. Despite the two border crossings, …
After catastrophic floods, North Korea rebuilds bigger and better along border with China
All across the Sino-Korean border, the Hankyoreh’s Lee Je-hun saw signs of heightened economic activity and flood recovery
Why international relations theory, negotiations fail with North Korea
The key to solving the Korea question lies not in negotiating with the Kim regime, but in helping Korean people in the North create the conditions for change.
Is North Korea pushing China to more openly accept its status as a nuclear power?
Premier Li Qiang recently attended a military parade in Pyongyang that featured the North’s most advanced nuclear missile.
North Korean soldiers are flying drones for Russia and directing strikes in Ukraine, Kyiv says
Ukraine’s military said the North Koreans are using drones to spot troop positions and support Russian follow-on strikes.
Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft.