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Pyongyang hosts grand parade and unveils massive ICBM

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...

Owner:  Media Transasia Thailand Ltd
N. Korea's Kim, Trump could meet on sidelines of APEC summit in S. Korea: unification minister

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...

Owner:  Myung-Ho Seung & Seung Family
N. Korea's Kim, Trump could meet on occasion of APEC summit in S. Korea: 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...

Owner:  Korea News Agency Commission
‘Key’ to US-North Korea meeting lies in Trump’s ‘determination’: South Korean minister
N. Korea tells military officers China, Russia critical to economy and defense modernization
(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim, Trump could meet on occasion of APEC summit in S. Korea: unification minister

(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,...

Owner:  Korea News Agency Commission
North Korea Debuts Latest Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Military Parade

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...

Owner:  Larry Solov, Susie Breitbart and The Mercer Family
South Korea: Russia could have helped North Korea create a new intercontinental missile
Kremlin’s drone surge in 2025 and its hybrid threat to Ukraine and Europe

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 -...

Owner:  Jan Nowak-Jezioranski College of Eastern Europe in Wrocław
Charlie Kirk: the latest in a long line of political martyrs, from left and right

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...

Owner:  The Conversation Media Group
N. Korea cracks down on people using Chinese contacts to smuggle goods

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....

Owner:  Unification Media Group
North Korea’s military is more advanced than some think

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...

Owner:  Lin Family
Delegation from North Korea's electric industry ministry departs for Russia: KCNA

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...

Owner:  Hong Family
Márquez’s “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” Mirrored in Global Politics
North Korean Hackers Attacking Developers with 338 Malicious npm Packages

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...

Owner:  Gurubaran KS & Balaji N
Unification Minister Says U.S.-North Korea Summit Possible at APEC, Citing '2018 Deja Vu'

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...

Owner:  South Korean Government
N. Korea offers study opportunities for top Chinese language test scorers
Ukraine and Europe must align their strategies with U.S. as closely as possible — expert
North Korea Hosts Military Parade With China, Russia Looking On

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...

Owner:  James Pach
N. Koreans bristle at government’s push for wedding frugality

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...

Owner:  Unification Media Group

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