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Pyongyang hosts grand parade and unveils massive ICBM
Holding vast military parades has been something of a pastime for communist countries in Asia in recent weeks. Vietnam got the ball rolling with a Hanoi parade on 2 September, followed by Beijing the following day. North Korea is the latest to...

N. Korea's Kim, Trump could meet on sidelines of APEC summit in S. Korea: unification minister
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit later this month, possibility at the border village of Panmunjom, the unification minister...

N. Korea's Kim, Trump could meet on occasion of APEC summit in S. Korea: unification minister
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit later this month, possibility at the border village of...

‘Key’ to US-North Korea meeting lies in Trump’s ‘determination’: South Korean minister
ISTANBUL The “key” to a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “lies in the determination” of Trump, a top South Korean official said Tuesday. “Based on the analysis of open information and data, both the US...

N. Korea tells military officers China, Russia critical to economy and defense modernization
The Workers’ Party of Korea Secretariat has issued an order to high-ranking military officers underscoring the strategic importance of North Korea’s relationships with China and Russia, assigning each country distinct roles in supporting...

(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim, Trump could meet on occasion of APEC summit in S. Korea: unification minister
(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit later this month,...

North Korea Debuts Latest Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Military Parade
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un held a massive military parade on Friday and Saturday in Pyongyang that included the public debut of North Korea’s most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-20. The Hwasong-20 is not...

South Korea: Russia could have helped North Korea create a new intercontinental missile
North Korea likely received technological assistance from Russia in developing its new “Hwasong-20” intercontinental ballistic missile. This was stated by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea Jin Yong Soon, Yonhap reports. A...

Kremlin’s drone surge in 2025 and its hybrid threat to Ukraine and Europe
Recent incursions into Poland and Romania show that Russia is now expanding its drone operations beyond Ukraine. These realities must prompt action from Kyiv and its allies, who face being outgunned in this new realm of warfare. October 16, 2025 -...

Charlie Kirk: the latest in a long line of political martyrs, from left and right
Donald Trump has posthumously awarded the rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US. In an emotional ceremony at the White House on October 14, Trump told his Kirk’s widow Erika that...

N. Korea cracks down on people using Chinese contacts to smuggle goods
North Korean authorities are investigating dozens of people in North Pyongan province who allegedly smuggled goods into the country through ethnic Chinese intermediaries, creating widespread anxiety among those who have used such channels....

North Korea’s military is more advanced than some think
North Korea’s push to modernize its military is accelerating, fueled by deepening ties with Russia and a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and automated warfare. Pyongyang is in its strongest strategic position in decades, a reality that...

Delegation from North Korea's electric industry ministry departs for Russia: KCNA
Published: 14 Oct. 2025, 13:21 Members from a delegation from North Korea's electric industry ministry are seen attending a global energy forum in Russia on Oct. 14. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY] A delegation from North Korea's electric industry...

Márquez’s “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” Mirrored in Global Politics
When Gabriel García Márquez begins Chronicle of a Death Foretold with the line “On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar…”, the reader already knows the outcome. The suspense lies not in what happens, but in how a whole town lets it...

North Korean Hackers Attacking Developers with 338 Malicious npm Packages
North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have intensified their supply chain attacks against software developers through a sophisticated campaign dubbed “Contagious Interview,” deploying 338 malicious npm packages that have accumulated over...

Unification Minister Says U.S.-North Korea Summit Possible at APEC, Citing '2018 Deja Vu'
Photo : YONHAP News The unification ministry said that the door remains open for a possible U.S.-North Korea summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit later this month. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said...

N. Korea offers study opportunities for top Chinese language test scorers
North Korea has ordered Pyongyang University of Science and Technology to send students who excel on China’s standardized Chinese proficiency test to study in China, Daily NK has learned. A source in Pyongyang told Daily NK recently that the order...

Ukraine and Europe must align their strategies with U.S. as closely as possible — expert
U.S. President Donald Trump has seen that Ukraine is not a weak player and has allies, and he may change his strategy, while Europe and Kyiv need to align their strategies with the U.S. as closely as possible. This was stated in a comment to...

North Korea Hosts Military Parade With China, Russia Looking On
On October 10, North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. According to North Korea’s state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the...

N. Koreans bristle at government’s push for wedding frugality
North Korea has ordered the public to simplify weddings and funerals to better fit the socialist lifestyle. But since North Koreans have already cut out extravagant practices due to economic hardship, the latest instruction strikes many as...