North Korea, Russia Forge Stronger Cultural Collaboration

(MENAFN) North Korea and Russia have agreed to bolster their collaboration in the cultural and artistic realms, according to state media reports on Monday. The accord was reached during a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Minister …

South Korea’s ‘Lady Macbeth’ faces corruption investigation

Nearly three months after she was forced out of the presidential residence in disgrace, hundreds of lawyers in South Korea are mobilising to scrutinise the affairs of Kim Keon-hee, the former first lady, on suspicion of corruption and abuse of power. Her …

Can Korea’s conservative party find a way forward?

Published: 01 Jul. 2025, 00:01 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Kang Won-taek   The author is a professor of political science and international relations at Seoul National University.   A month has passed since Korea’s presidential election, …

Reporter's notebook: The difficulties of covering North Korea

Questions Hover as Kim Opens Luxury North Korean Beach Resort

Andrew Salmon | June 29, 2025 (The Washington Times) — The opening of a ritzy beach resort in North Korea is puzzling pundits. The impressive scale and apparent high quality of the resort are raising questions about the economy of the heavily sanctioned …

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Strikes Again With $3.2 Million Scam

North Korea-linked hackers are ramping up attacks on the cryptocurrency sector, with recent investigations pointing to the Lazarus Group’s evolving methods. On-chain analyst ZachXBT has revealed a string of incidents tied to the regime’s cyber operations. …

Americans Detained After Trying to Send Over 1,000 Bibles to North Korea

Six Americans were initially detained on Friday in South Korea for trying to throw more than a thousand plastic bottles filled with food, religious texts, money, and USB sticks in the sea to be carried to North Korea, the Associated Press reported. …

Key eastern Ukrainian city under assault as Russia hails cooperation with North Korea

Ukraine’s top commander said on Saturday his forces faced a new onslaught against a key city on the eastern front of its war against Russia, while Moscow said it was making progress in another sector farther south-west. Russian troops are focused on …

Officials Erased from Existing Photos After North Korea's National Humiliation

Welcome to North Korea, where making a very public mistake can potentially cost you your life. That’s at least the worry for two senior officials involved with the sinking of a destroyer during its botched loss last month. According to multiple reports, …

Watch | ‘Lovebugs’ swarm Seoul as South Korea capital debates pest control

While South Korea has a perpetual headache in the form of nuclear weapons’ threat from its neighbour to the north, the country’s capital Seoul has been invaded by another threat: lovebugs. Formally called plecia longiforceps, these bugs are called lovebugs …