North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directed all resources to be used to support the country's nuclear programme to "sharpen the ...

The last time North Korea sent officials directly from the capital was in 2018, a year before direct diplomacy between its leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Trump collapsed.

South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean merchant ship that briefly crossed their disputed western sea boundary.

Beyond the military cooperation, Moscow and Pyongyang are seeking to cement their ties in the realm of public opinion.

He has supported Russia’s war against Ukraine with ammunition and troops, and in return gained food, fuel, technology and the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a nine-year, six-month prison term for a former senior official of South Korea's largest ...

North Korea on Thursday urged discipline among ruling party officials, calling on them to earn the people's trust as the ...

Despite guarantees that they can re-enter the U.S., some Korean workers have questioned whether or not they want to, ...

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (UPI) --North Korea said Monday that its status as a nuclear weapons state is "permanently specified" by law and "irreversible" in a statement condemning the United States' latest call ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of U.S., South Korea and Japan could bring about "negative consequences" for ...

Robert Birsel is a Newsweek reporter based in Asia with a focus on political and general news. Robert joined Newsweek in 2025 from Radio Free Asia and had previously worked at Reuters. He is a ...