‘My friends were executed’: North Korean defectors tell UN of regime’s brutal reality

Eunju Kim, who escaped starvation in North Korea in 1999, only to be sent back and flee a second time, has told the United Nations that the country’s leader must be held accountable for gross human rights violations. Gyuri Kang, whose family faced …

President Clinton in Korea for meeting with MBK chief ahead of June 3 election

Published: 20 May. 2025, 21:02 Updated: 20 May. 2025, 21:06 A picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul taken in May [SCREEN CAPTURE]   Former U.S. President Bill Clinton recently arrived in Korea on an unofficial visit, …

North Korea's Kim Could Face War Crime Probe For Supporting Russia's War Against Ukraine: Former ICC Chief

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, May 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could face a war crime probe at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, a former chief of the ICC said Monday, adding that it is …

South Korea Says North Korea Likely Received Russian Support For Air-To-Air Missiles

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, May 19 (IANS) South Korea's military on Monday raised the possibility that North Korea received technological assistance from Russia in developing a new air-to-air missile following the North's test of the weapon last week.On …

South Korea, EU agree on close cooperation in countering NK's crypto theft

South Korea and the European Union (EU) agreed Tuesday on the need to boost cooperation in responding to growing cyberthreats worldwide, including North Korea's cryptocurrency theft, to ensure a safe and open cyberspace order, Seoul's foreign …

S. Korea, EU agree on close cooperation in countering N. Korea's crypto theft

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) agreed Tuesday on the need to boost cooperation in responding to growing cyberthreats worldwide, including North Korea's cryptocurrency theft, to ensure a safe and open …

Erasing unity: N. Korea’s dangerous symbolic shift

North Korea’s removal of the word “unification” from its Panmunjom building represents far more than a simple name change. By renaming the “Unification Pavilion” to the neutral “Panmun Hall,” Pyongyang has symbolically abandoned the shared Korean dream of …

‘This is the mafia’ — How North Korea structures its IT workers like an organized crime syndicate

North Korean troops have been captured in Russia's war. Can they end up in South Korea?

Published: 20 May. 2025, 18:43 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets North Korean army generals after a military parade on Victory Day marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in …

38 North: N. Korea Making Preparations for Wonsan-Kalma Beach Resort Opening

Photo : YONHAP News / Korean Central News Agency A U.S.-based website on North Korea said commercial satellite imagery has detected signs that the regime is making preparations for an opening event at the Wonsan-Kalma Beach Resort. Citing satellite …