North Korean Spy Arrest in China May Signal Beijing’s Unease over Growing Pyongyang-Moscow Ties

Chinese authorities in the northeastern city of Shenyang reportedly arrested a North Korean IT specialist in late April 2025, accusing him of stealing drone technology secrets. The suspect, apparently linked to North Korea’s main missile development agency …

Australia’s big move on North Korea

Australia has deployed a warship on a sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea. HMAS Sydney will patrol areas where the hermit state is suspected of illegal trading in violation of UN sanctions aimed at stopping it from acquiring nuclear weapons. …

(Yonhap Interview) Half-Korean pitcher Mitch White 'would love to pitch' for S. Korea at WBC if given chance

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- While pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022, Mitch White, born to a Korean father and an American father, had been considered for the South Korean national team ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). …

N. Korea's Kim supervises special operations drills, urges full preparations for war

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised combined tactical drills of special operations forces, stressing that the most "crucial" task for the North's armed forces is to make full preparations …

Australia deploys warship in sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea

N. Korea on List of Countries Not Cooperating with US Counterterrorism Efforts

Photo : YONHAP News The U.S. State Department has once again placed North Korea on its list of countries that do not fully cooperate with counterterrorism efforts.  The department said Tuesday that North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria and Venezuela have been …

Russia and North Korea turn their war alliance into a propaganda tool

The scene is part of a new wave of propaganda that both North Korea and Russia are producing to exalt their partnership, which has deepened as Pyongyang has sent about 15,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war in Ukraine since last year. The footage featured …

Is South Korea’s Digital Asset Committee About to Redefine Crypto Regulation?

As South Korea’s presidential race heats up, the Democratic Party’s new Digital Asset Committee indicates a political shift, placing crypto regulation and industry reform central to national policy strategy. Journalist Hassan Shittu Journalist Hassan …

Memories of home, tastes of the past: North Korean defector chefs bring their food to Seoul

Participants in “Tonghanabom,” a unification-themed cultural program hosted by South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, listen to an introduction before tasting dishes prepared by North Korean defector chef Li Myong-ae at a restaurant in Mapo District, …

China helps North Korean operatives land IT roles, bypassing sanctions

Dive Brief: Chinese front companies are helping North Korean IT workers get jobs and evade international sanctions, according to a report from strategic intelligence firm Strider Technologies. Firms affiliated with the Chinese government have also supplied …