Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea – to encourage Kim Jong Un to speak with Trump IN FULL The Independent UK · May 21
Xi Jinping set to visit North Korea and ‘act as mediator between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’, South Korea says Chinese president is reportedly travelling to neighbouring country after back-to-back meetings with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin The Independent UK · May 21
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump dispatches 5,000 troops to Poland as Nato jets scrambled over Baltics Trump had threatened to withdraw troops from Europe earlier this month The Independent UK · May 21
China's Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week: Report Chinese President Xi Jinping might visit North Korea next week. This visit could see him mediating between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. China and North Korea are strengthening ties. Trump has previously met Kim multiple times to discuss North Korea's nuclear program. He remains… The Economic Times · May 21
North Korea's Kim calls on military to bolster frontline defences against 'arch enemy' The plans come at a low point in relations with South Korea and Pyongyang unresponsive to Seoul's repeated offers for dialogue. Euronews · May 18
North Korean women's soccer team arrives in South Korea for regional tournament A total of 39 players and staff with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arrived at Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, aboard a plane from China. They didn't make any comments, though some activists shouted “Welcome! Welcome!" and citizens used their mobile phones to film their arrival. The Economic Times · May 17
North Korean footballers arrive in South in rare glimpse at citizens of secretive country It is the first visit by athletes from the North in eight years The Independent UK · May 17
North Korea will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul and commission its 1st destroyer North Korea says it’ll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks The Independent UK · May 8
North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification with South New text reportedly avoids strongly hostile language towards South Korea The Independent UK · May 6
North Korea revises constitution, drops references to reunification with South Korea North Korea has revised its constitution to formally define its territory and remove all references to reunification with South Korea, Reuters reported citing a document. The move reflects leader Kim Jong Un's push to treat the two Koreas as separate states. The Times of India · May 6
North Korea drops references to unification with South from constitution, Seoul says China has long been the country's main economic backer, though Pyongyang has drawn closer to Moscow since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Euronews · May 6
A North Korean women's soccer team is set to play in a tournament in South Korea A North Korean women’s soccer team is scheduled to play at a regional tournament in South Korea later this month The Independent UK · May 4
Trump’s 15-foot gold statue of himself at his Florida golf course compared to North Korea’s Dear Leader One critic claimed that Trump had achieved his ‘dream of becoming like North Korean leaders’ The Independent UK · Apr 29
What is Kim Jong Un’s ‘self-destruct’ policy for North Korean soldiers in Ukraine? IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 28
The Independent UK · Apr 28 North Korea sharply increased executions during Covid-19 lockdown, rights group says Five of the execution sites used to punish North Koreans situated near Kim Jong Un’s office in Pyongyang
The Independent UK · Apr 28 North Korea honours soldiers killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine with new museum IN FULL
The Independent UK · Apr 28 Kim Jong Un confirms self-destruct policy for North Korean fighters in Ukraine war North Korean dictator gives first public acknowledgement that troops were ordered to kill themselves to avoid capture by Ukrainian forces
The Independent UK · Apr 27 North Korea opens memorial museum for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war North Korea has opened a memorial museum for its soldiers killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine
Fortune · Apr 25 North Korean IT workers are stealing remote jobs and raking in billions—and Americans are helping them do it “North Korean IT worker schemes would not be successful without U.S.-based facilitators,” wrote Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg in an April sentencing memo.
BANG Premier · Apr 22 Damon Albarn takes daughter on family holidays to North Korea Blur frontman Damon Albarn, 57, takes his daughter, Missy Albarn, 26, on family holidays to North Korea to educate her about global politics.
The Independent UK · Apr 20 Kim Jong Un and daughter look on as North Korea tests multiple ballistic missiles North Korea says it fired ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads for the second time this month
Euronews · Apr 19 North Korea conducts multiple ballistic missile tests North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, the latest in a series of recent weapons tests that analysts say signal Pyongyang's rejection of South Korea's attempts to ease tensions.
The Times of India · Apr 19 North Korea conducts fresh missile tests at sea; South Korea on alert North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea from its east coast on Sunday, prompting South Korea to heighten surveillance and convene an emergency meeting. Japan also detected the launches, protesting the violation of UN resolutions and the threat to regional peace.
The Independent UK · Apr 19 North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea in latest weapons testing South Korea's National Security Council plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the launches
TechRadar · Apr 16 Beef season 2 is the dumbest new Netflix show in years — but I can't stop laughing at these wildly inappropriate cultural Easter eggs Let's face it — Beef season 2 is an incredibly stupid Netflix show. But its niche cultural references are absolutely hilarious.