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Seoul, March 27 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held summit talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang and signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation, state media reported on Friday.Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had made a two-day official...

Seoul, March 26 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang, as the Belarusian leader made his first official visit to the North, according to North Korean state media on Thursday.A ceremony to welcome Lukashenko took place at Kim Il Sung...

Seoul, March 24 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally recognized South Korea as the "most hostile state" and warned of severe consequences if provoked by Seoul, while reaffirming the North's status as a nuclear state, Pyongyang's state media reported on Tuesday.Kim also said the North's...

Seoul, March 23 – Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his re-election as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, expressing hope for stronger bilateral relations, the Kremlin said Monday.According to North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, Kim...

Seoul, March 22 North Korea is scheduled to hold the first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, amid speculation about whether the regime will codify its hostile policy towards South Korea in its constitution.The parliamentary session comes after new deputies were...

Seoul, March 14 – The South Korean presidential office of National Security denounced North Korea's Saturday launch of ballistic missiles as a violation of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, calling for an immediate halt.The office issued the statement after holding an emergency security...

Seoul, March 14 – North Korea fired approximately 10 ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Saturday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), apparently as a show of force while South Korea and the United States were conducting their key springtime military exercise.The JCS said they...

Seoul, February 26 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that "terrible retaliatory attacks" would be carried out against any force committing hostile military acts against his country during a military parade marking a key party congress, state media reported on Thursday.Kim made the...

February 23, New Delhi – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress.The state news agency reported that the decision was made on the fourth day of the congress, in accordance with the unwavering will and...

Seoul, February 19 – The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday that she 'highly appreciates' South Korea's pledge to prevent further incursions by drones into the North, vowing to increase the country's vigilance along the border with the South.Kim Yo-jong, a vice...

Seoul, February 17 – North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had completed a major housing project to build 50,000 residential units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month."The construction of 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang, which was carried out as the top priority task of...

Seoul, February 16 – North Korea has built new homes in Pyongyang for the families of North Korean soldiers who died during the Russia-Ukraine war, its state media said on Monday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of the new...

Seoul, February 15 – North Korea is expected to observe a longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, as it immediately follows the national holiday marking the birthday of the late former leader Kim Jong-il.North Korea observes a one-day Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Tuesday this year...