28 h. ago Putin praises ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong

Letter sent to mark anniversary of end of Japan’s colonial occupation of Korea is latest sign of increasingly close ties between two leaders

Politics

53 h. ago Kim Jong Un’s sister denies North Korea has removed border loudspeakers

North Korean leader’s firebrand sister says Pyongyang has no intention of halting broadcasts or courting better ties with the South

Politics

62 h. ago Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of frontline speakers

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border

Politics

3 d. ago Putin calls North Korea’s Kim to promise ‘closer contact’ ahead of Trump summit

Russian president Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to reaffirm their “friendship” ahead of his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

Politics

1 week ago South Korea begins removing loud speakers blasting propaganda from border with North

The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border

Politics

1 week ago South Korea begins removing propaganda speakers from border with North

The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border

Politics

4 w. ago Kim Jong Un tourist paradise with mega waterpark – but only Russians can visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been making strides to market the country as a state-of-the-art destination for intrepid tourists – but it's not looking like everything is going to plan

Politics

4 w. ago North Korea BANS foreign tourists from its glitzy new beach resort

The abrupt reversal comes only days after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the site on July 12, where he was hosted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Society

4 w. ago North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

North Korea says it is suspending the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex

Society

4 w. ago Russia's new top ally in Ukraine conflict is 'more important than China or Iran'

North Korea has emerged as a key ally to Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin's failed invasion of Ukraine, with Kim Jong-Un throwing his full support behind the Kremlin

Events