Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery
New work may be part of joint initiative with Chinese companies, comes despite sanctions and COVID-19 restrictions
Show me the money: Pyongyang’s reluctance to accept Seoul’s olive branch
The North scoffs at mere symbolic exchange, but the South risks angering the U.S. by pursuing anything more substantial
German, Russian UN missions clash over cause of North Korea humanitarian crisis
Germany criticizes DPRK "hypocrisy" in blocking aid during COVID-19; Russia says sanctions are "collective punishment"
North Korea denies cyber-crime accusations, says U.S. seeks to “provoke”: MFA
DPRK statement comes after U.S. indicts 28 North Koreans for money laundering
Puppetry of the peninsula: the two Koreas and the pursuit of freedom
The use and abuse of the "puppet" insult in Korea flags up real issues. In a perilous world, what’s a small state to do?
Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service
16 vessels and 3754 poachers were detained last year, official says, a 14-fold increase compared to previous years
U.S. indicts 28 North Koreans for role in $2.5 billion money laundering plot
DPRK established network of covert bank branches around world to funnel money back home, Department of Justice says
Why supporting de facto Chinese rule of North Korea would be a huge mistake
Allowing heavy Beijing intervention would exacerbate rather than resolve underlying tensions on the Korean peninsula
Russia issues three more indictments against North Korean fishermen
DPRK nationals are accused of attacking border patrol agent while illegally fishing in Russian waters last September
UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea
Move reportedly linked to DPRK government's coronavirus-prevention measures