News | NK News
NK News Logo
April 02, 2025Apr 02, 2025

News

Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents

Seoul condemns Beijing over North Korean escapee issue at UN human rights review

Seoul condemns Beijing over North Korean escapee issue at UN human rights review

South Korea pressures China about its forced repatriation of DPRK escapees for first time at Universal Periodic Review

Seoul condemns Beijing over North Korean escapee issue at UN human rights review
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer January 24, 2024
ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war

ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war

Comments follow navy’s announcement on drills to prepare for infiltrating enemy terrority as North Korea’s threats surge

ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 24, 2024
North Korean sites experience outages amid campaign to overhaul web presence
NK PRO

North Korean sites experience outages amid campaign to overhaul web presence

Expert says DPRK may be making wider changes to its digital infrastructure in bid to unplug from global web

North Korean sites experience outages amid campaign to overhaul web presence
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin | Shreyas Reddy January 24, 2024
North Korea launches several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea: JCS

North Korea launches several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea: JCS

The launch follows test of ‘hypersonic’ missile on Jan. 14 and DPRK’s apparent removal of unification monument

North Korea launches several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea: JCS
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 24, 2024
North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests

North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests

Kim Jong Un ordered monument removed to ‘completely eliminate’ public’s idea of kinship with South Korea

North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 23, 2024
Number of North Koreans entering Russia surges to 365 in Q3 2023: Data

Number of North Koreans entering Russia surges to 365 in Q3 2023: Data

Experts say increase is likely due to deepening ties as number of Russians visiting DPRK also jumped in same period

Number of North Koreans entering Russia surges to 365 in Q3 2023: Data
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin January 23, 2024
South Korea slams weapons transfers between North Korea and Russia

South Korea slams weapons transfers between North Korea and Russia

UN envoy decries apparent arms deals as direct violation of sanctions while Moscow representative blames ‘the West’

South Korea slams weapons transfers between North Korea and Russia
Joe Smith
Joe Smith January 23, 2024
North Korean Workers’ Party assembly chair Choe Thae Bok dead at 93

North Korean Workers’ Party assembly chair Choe Thae Bok dead at 93

Kim Jong Un visited official’s funeral bier to pay respects to one of DPRK’s longest-tenured elites

North Korean Workers’ Party assembly chair Choe Thae Bok dead at 93
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 23, 2024
North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency

North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency

Cancellation likely due to lack of time to organize race rather than indicator of tourism status, event partner says

North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 23, 2024
North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks
NK PRO

North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks

Security firm finds ScarCruft cybercriminals used signature malware and will likely do so again in future campaigns

North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee | Shreyas Reddy January 22, 2024