North Korea

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects munitions at weapons factory

North Korea has released photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting huge munitions at a weapons factory

North Korea will never surrender nuclear status, Kim Jong Un's sister says

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared that the country will never surrender its nuclear-armed status and continue to expand its atomic arsenal.

North Korean women win in South to reach Asian Champions League final

Naegohyang Women's FC record a historic 2-1 win over Suwon FC Women on a rare trip to South Korea.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and daughter eat with crew on new warship

Kim Jong Un and his daughter have been pictured eating with crew as they inspected North Korea's most advanced warship.

Thousands of North Koreans fought for Russia. A memorial hints at the death toll

An estimated 11,000 North Korean soldiers were sent to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.

North Korea says it is not bound by any treaty on nuclear non-proliferation

Pyongyang says its status as nuclear-armed state 'will not change based on external rhetorical claims'.

North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South

Revised constitution scrubs references to original doctrine while defining country’s borders

Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine

It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves.

Kim Jong Un speaks at memorial for North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia

Kim Jong Un threw dirt over the remains of one dead soldier at the opening of a memorial museum for his compatriots who died fighting alongside Russia in the Ukraine war.

Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.

North Korea launches missiles in latest show of force

North Korea has been urged to "stop the provocative acts" after firing missiles from its east coast early on Sunday morning.

North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast

Multiple ballistic missiles fired from eastern Sinpo area in seventh such test this year.

North Korea tests cruise missiles from new warship as Kim Jong Un watches

North Korea carried out missile tests from its new warship over the weekend, observed by leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign.

Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter 'could be considered his successor'

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be considered his successor, Seoul's spy agency has been reported as saying.

North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of striking US mainland

Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons, hailing it as a development to boost North Korea's strategic military capability, state media…

Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of North Korea

North Korea’s news agencies reported that Kim Jon Un was reappointed to his role as president of State Affairs.