Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
South Korea slashes funding for unification ministry in new budget proposal
40% cut is largest in decade and aligns with Seoul’s efforts to overhaul ministry amid growing tensions with North Korea
US, ROK and Japan hold naval drills on responding to North Korean missiles
Exercise off Jeju Island also ‘inspected’ information sharing in line with trilateral defense plans, South Korea says
US calls out Russian, Chinese inaction over North Korean satellite launch at UN
DPRK defends space launch as ‘legitimate right’ during emergency UN Security Council meeting, as 13 members condemn it
North Korea decries Japan’s ‘unethical’ water release from Fukushima nuke plant
State media also covered China and Russia’s criticism to show unity with two friendly countries, expert says
Russia says North Koreans ‘volunteered’ for recovery work in storm-hit Far East
Experts say help a symbolic gesture amid growing ties, but raise possibility of payment in violation of sanctions
Trump takes credit for saving Olympics, averting nuclear war with North Korea
He also claimed dialogue between North and South about Winter Games was thanks to him, in interview with Tucker Carlson
Camp David media coverage reveals deeply fractured ROK opinions on North Korea
Left's pillorying of new security commitments a reminder that not all in South Korea see the DPRK as an imminent threat
Why Russia is willing to live with a nuclear North Korea
Moscow has pivoted from supporting nonproliferation to undermining US efforts to curtail DPRK weapon programs
North Korean airline operates first flight to Vladivostok since pandemic began
Air Koryo Tu-204 passenger jet was set to arrive Friday morning, likely on mission to transport DPRK nationals home
US charges founders of crypto mixer with enabling North Korean money laundering
Washington previously sanctioned Tornado Cash for facilitating DPRK cybercriminals’ efforts to cash out stolen assets
