China and Russia are pushing the U.N. Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang’s exports of statues, seafood and textiles and expanding …
South Korea, U.S. quietly hold joint air exercises amid calls for talks with North Korea
South Korea and the United States kicked off joint aerial drills on Monday, a military official in Seoul said, amid tensions over North Korea’s recent missile tests and calls for a restart of …
European travel agencies resume tours to Syria
Shane Horan, founder of Rocky Road Travel, started his business in 2014 with trips to North Korea These Berlin agencies are not alone. Over the past month, UK-based firm Lupine Travel has added tours …
North Korea isn’t using a Kim Jong Un body double, South Korean intelligence says
Sorry, conspiracy theorists — that really is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un making public appearances, not a body double. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service gave lawmakers a private briefing …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no health issues despite weight loss, South Korea says
South Korea’s Intelligence denies rumors about a North Korean leader double. SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has seemed to have lost 44 pounds in the past two years, according to …
Explainer: South Korea sees peace declaration as key to restarting North Korea talks
In a last-ditch attempt to restart talks with North Korea before his term ends next year, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is calling for a declaration that could eventually end a state of war that …
North Korea Has a Plan to Open “General Stores” But Its Citizens Are Skeptical
North Korea isn’t without commerce, but a new plan to bolster commerce may make it harder for North Koreans to do business.
Cash-Starved North Korea Eyed in Brazen Bank Hack
It was around February of 2020 when the hackers, suspected of working for North Korea’s military intelligence agency—the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB)—are believed to have targeted the …
North Korea calls U.N. rights investigator report ‘malicious slander’
A report this month by a United Nations rights investigator expressing concern about the human rights and humanitarian situation in North Korea is “malicious slander”, a North Korean organisation said …
Cash-Starved North Korea Eyed in Brazen Bank Hack
It was around February of 2020 when the hackers, suspected of working for North Korea’s military intelligence agency—the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB)—are believed to have targeted the …