North Korea

North Korea holds national winter games as it sits out Winter Olympics

Students from North Korean defector families twice as likely to leave school in South Korea

Students arrive (back) for the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at the Gwangnam High School, in Seoul, on November 13, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

North Korea’s Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a greenhouse farm construction site along the country's border with China, in North Korea, January 2, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks on US military role

US ouster of Maduro nightmare scenario for Kim Jong Un, says North Korean ex-diplomat

Lee Il-kyu was a former North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba who defected to South Korea in November 2023.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shifts towards fear-based leadership: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un now exercises his personnel authority directly and immediately during inspections, said a researcher.

North Korea to soon unveil ‘next-stage’ nuclear plans, says Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, directs a test of a large-caliber multiple-rocket launch system, in an unknown location, North Korea, January 27, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 28, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan

North Korea has stepped up missile testing significantly in recent years.

Japan court holds North Korea liable for fake ‘paradise on Earth’ scheme

More than 90,000 ethnic Koreans and their Japanese spouses are said to have migrated to North Korea from 1959 to 1984.

US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, says Seoul

The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.