North Korea praises medical students for donating own skin to infant burn victim

An in-depth analysis of a ‘touching’ health care tale, criticism of B-52 drill, enemy wreckage and a hagiographic play Students and medical workers of Kanggye University of Medicine with Kang Eun Chong, a child who suffered severe burns | Image: Rodong …

North Korea denounces Japan white paper for labeling it an ‘imminent threat’

North Korea slammed Japan’s new Defense White Paper on Friday for labeling the DPRK an “imminent threat,” calling the annual report “shameless sophism” that Tokyo is using to justify its ongoing militarization. In a statement released via the Korean …

After recently opening, North Korea blocks foreign tourism to 'world-class' resort area

Published: 18 Jul. 2025, 11:05 A promotional image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency for the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, a newly opened tourist site in North Korea [NEWS1]   In a sudden move, North Korea has barred foreign …

North Korea’s changing marriage culture…a choice not of love?

(Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.) Marriage culture in North Korea is reportedly undergoing noticeable changes. While relationships across class lines have existed in the past, it is now common for people to date and marry people from families with …

North Korea Leads Global Crypto Hack Surge in First Half of 2025

A price chart on the Bybit website for cryptocurrency Ethereum on a computer screen in New York City on Feb. 21, 2025. Patrick Sison/AP Photo Global cryptocurrency crime is accelerating, and stolen funds by North Korea are making 2025 poised to become …

North Korea Bans Foreigners From Beach Resort After Lavrov Trip

North Korea has suspended foreigners’ access to a newly opened beach resort on its east coast, just days after Russia’s top diplomat visited the area and vowed to help increase tourist flows to the isolated country. North Korea’s National Tourism …

New pier completed at North Korea rocket launch site, satellite imagery shows

North Korea says Japan seeking to be a ‘military giant’

SEOUL - A new Japanese defence policy white paper showed the country was seeking to be a major military power, North Korean state media reported a foreign ministry official as saying on July 18, who justified Pyongyang’s nuclear programme on that basis. …

North Korea accuses Japan of military expansion ambitions

SEOUL: North Korea has accused Japan of seeking to become a major military power, citing Tokyo’s latest defence policy white paper as evidence. A foreign ministry official from Pyongyang described the document as a “war scenario for realizing its ambition …

U.N. report cites 'flagrant' violations by Russia and North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) walks with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 17 to discuss a “special military operation” in Russia’s Kursk region. File Photo by North Korean …