Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
State media review: North Korea’s nonstop celebrations for Kim family leaders
An in-depth analysis of the many holiday festivities for Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday and Kim Jong Un anniversaries
Unification minister nominee calls anti-North Korea leafleting law ‘problematic’
Kwon Young-se suggests he may ‘drop’ leafleting policy, while saying Seoul must be ‘hawkish’ due to DPRK provocations
Japan faces hurdles in acquiring counterstrike options against DPRK attacks
New capability might allow Tokyo to play a bigger role in alliance with US, but efficacy beyond that is less certain
Unimaginative US response to North Korea does little to stop weapons advances
Washington should break out of its sanctions-focused limbo and propose a deal to ensure peace on the peninsula
Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it
President-elect lauds Kwon Young-se as ‘centrist’ and ‘pragmatist,’ while tapping lawmaker Park Jin for foreign minister
Yoon’s plan to ditch strategic ambiguity will test US-ROK alliance, DPRK policy
Seoul's economic ties with China and North Korea tensions will complicate efforts to align with Indo-Pacific Strategy
The first American to visit North Korea’s nuclear plant – NKNews Podcast Ep. 231
C. Kenneth Quinones discusses his diplomatic work in the DPRK and experiences negotiating with North Koreans
Forest fire rips through North Korea’s Mount Kumgang golf resort: State media
Pyongyang claims efforts to stop fire at ROK-owned resort that Kim Jong Un ordered destroyed in 2019
Yoon Suk-yeol taps military official with US-ROK expertise as defense minister
Lee Jong-sup, former vice chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledges to both build up military and utilize US deterrence
North Korea begins demolishing $75 million South Korean golf resort: Imagery
Ananti Golf and Spa Resort appears to be latest ROK asset targeted for removal after DPRK began dismantling hotel
