North Korean defectors sent money to family. An ROK court called it a crime.
Nearly four years ago, a North Korean defector surnamed Kim received a phone call from her nephew still…
The real story of the North Koreans killed in the WWII firebombing of Japan
North Korea called once again this month for Japan to acknowledge and make amends for the loss of…
UN working group demands North Korea immediately release detained missionaries
A U.N. working group has concluded that North Korea’s imprisonment of three South Korean missionaries constitutes “arbitrary detention”…
North Korea to open first modern general hospital in October after 5-year delay
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s first “modern” general hospital on Thursday and said it…
IAEA chief calls for engagement with North Korea amid nuclear arsenal concerns
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to re-engage with North Korea and establish its presence in the…
Ukraine has ‘completely destroyed’ North Korean units in Kursk says Zelensky
Ukraine has killed all North Korean troops fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, Volodymyr Zelensky said in Munich on…
North Korea sent ‘thousands’ of workers to Russia, South Korea says
North Korea’s dispatch of construction workers to Russia last year is in violation of the United Nations Security…
Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time?
Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time? Rose writes about how ‘unimportant’ the concept…
How North Korea’s troop dispatch to Russia has sparked a propaganda war
North Korean soldiers have gone toe-to-toe with Ukrainian forces in Kursk in recent months, galvanizing global attention on…
North Korea smuggled nuclear weapons equipment from Spain: Report
North Korea acquired a vacuum furnace suitable for nuclear weapons production from Spain by smuggling it across multiple…
Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come
In this special roundtable episode, NK News journalists evaluate the accuracy of their predictions for 2024 and share…
North Korean POW details orders for handling Ukrainian prisoners in new video
A North Korean prisoner of war has detailed how he was instructed to handle captured Ukrainian soldiers in…