Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Seoul to spend $530K on overseas North Korean human rights conference series
Events in Washington and Geneva come as activists have questioned large budgets for conferences with limited reach
How Kim Jong Un’s first economic strategy illuminates his goals for Russia ties
Five-year plan for 2016-2020 called for massive increase in bilateral trade and offers insights into future focus areas
North Korea’s Olympic hopes, a $10M FBI bounty and a fond farewell
NK News’ Joe Smith discusses the DPRK’s athletes in Paris, a wanted cybercriminal and more
North Korean restaurant in Mongolia still closed despite report on reopening
NK News finds Pyongyang Baek Hwa Restaurant empty and in state of disrepair amid sanctions on DPRK overseas labor
ASEAN condemns North Korean missile tests as Koreas shun each other at forum
Pyongyang sends envoy instead of foreign minister to ASEAN summit, while Seoul’s top diplomat slams DPRK-Russia ties
North Korea marks Korean War ‘victory’ with goose-stepping soldiers but no nukes
Kim Jong Un pays tribute to veterans at scaled-down celebrations, but Chinese envoy appears to skip the festivities
ROK, Japan, US sign deal to ‘institutionalize’ military ties against North Korea
Expert says lack of formal treaty could jeopardize cooperation despite effort to protect against leadership changes
How ties with Algeria pitted North Korea against Iran, and shape policy today
Algiers’ clout compelled Pyongyang to adapt to its preferences, but DPRK still sees value in keeping toehold in country
State media review: North Korea salutes its ‘victory’ in Korean War to bash US
An in-depth analysis of Victory Day propaganda, tourism policies, letters to foreign friends and a camp for Russian kids
Linked by Russia, North Korea and Belarus vow ‘new era’ of bilateral ties
Top diplomats discuss trade and cooperation in Pyongyang, as Moscow pushes economic blocs unaligned with the West
