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North Korea slams NATO chief's visit to South Korea as 'prelude' to confrontation, war

North Korea on Monday denounced a visit to South Korea by the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a "prelude" to war, saying the move could bring a "new Cold War" to the Asia-Pacific region.

2023-01-30

NATO to address North Korea-Russia arms trade

North Korea’s arms trade with Russia, and its nuclear brinkmanship, will be addressed by NATO and its Asian partners, said the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg in Seoul on Sunday...

2023-01-29

North denies sending arms to Russia, slams U.S. for 'groundless rumors'

North Korea slammed U.S. allegations that it had conducted arms transactions with Russia Sunday, warning of an "undesirable result" if Washington continues to spread such "groundless rumors."

2023-01-29

South Korean soldier mistakenly fires machine gun near inter-Korean border

A South Korean soldier has mistakenly fired a machine gun during training near the border with North Korea, and the military has immediately informed North Korea that the shooting was not intentional, military officials said Sunday.

2023-01-29

Yoon administration to push inter-Korean info exchanges

Mutual information dissemination between the two Koreas will be a key agenda item of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, the unification minister said Friday…

2023-01-27

[Editorial] Fix our military before it’s too late

The public is increasingly worried about the lax military discipline of our armed forces and their lack of fast response. Could the people trust such a lethargic military?

2023-01-26

Top North Korean spy tasked with recruiting union leaders

North Korea tasked one of its most experienced intelligence agents with recruiting leaders of a militant South Korean umbrella labor organization, intelligence sources have told the JoongAng Ilbo.

2023-01-26

South and North violated armistice with December drone flights

The United Nations Command (UNC) announced Thursday that both Koreas violated the Korean War armistice by sending drones into each other’s territory last month.

2023-01-26

UN Command concludes both Koreas breached armistice by flying drones

The U.S.-led UN Command has concluded both South and North Korea violated the armistice by sending drones into each other's territory last month, an informed source said Wednesday.

2023-01-26

'Respiratory illness' prompts lockdown of N. Korean capital

Pyongyang entered a five-day lockdown on Wednesday to combat a rise in cases of respiratory illness, according to an official North Korean government notice seen by NK News.

2023-01-25

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