South Korea, NATO to hold third military staff talks in Seoul

Published: 12 May. 2025, 10:50 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myung-soo, right, and Chief of the Turkish General Staff Metin Gurak discuss military cooperation at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on April 28. …

Time for a consistent approach to North Korean human rights

When South Korea goes to the polls next month, voters will not only elect a new president, they will also choose a new direction for how the country engages with one of its most difficult and contested challenges: the human rights issue in North Korea. …

Russia Releases Videos Hailing North Korea Troops

U.N. to host 1st high-level meeting on N. Korea's human rights violations

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday. In a circulated letter, UNGA …

Ukraine’s HIMARS are blowing up Russia’s best North Korean rocket launchers

Ukrainian artillery and drones have taken a heavy toll on Russia’s huge force of mobile rocket launchers, which are some of the Russians’ best weapons for blasting gaps in Ukrainian defenses. So Moscow has turned to its new ally, Pyongyang—and gotten extra …

North Korea Criticizes Japan's Missile Training

(MENAFN) North Korea has strongly criticized Japan’s decision to conduct a surface-to-ship missile drill this coming June on Hokkaido, its northernmost island, accusing it of harboring intentions to "launch a surprise attack on neighbors." The …

No hospital, no hope: Maternal death highlights rural healthcare gap in N. Korea

A woman in Ryanggang province died from blood loss while giving birth at home after eight months of pregnancy. The tragedy occurred because, as a resident of a rural agricultural community, she had no easy access to a hospital. According to a Daily NK …

Media hype of 'standoff': A decoy for South Korea's domestic political diversion

Illustration: Chen Xia/GT South Korean media's recent deliberate hype of the so-called standoff between China and South Korea in the Yellow Sea has in fact relatively strong links to South Korea's internal political turmoil and partisan fights, …

Strategic nuclear collaboration by China, Russia, North Korea weakens U.S. deterrence

China, Russia and North Korea are rapidly expanding their nuclear forces and increasing joint strategic collaboration, undermining the U.S. ability to deter a nuclear war, according to senior Pentagon officials. Compounding problems of maintaining nuclear …

North Korea’s OtterCookie Malware Added a New Feature to Attack Windows, Linux, and macOS

A North Korea-linked attack group, known as WaterPlum (also referred to as Famous Chollima or PurpleBravo), has been actively targeting financial institutions, cryptocurrency operators, and FinTech companies globally. Since 2023, their infamous Contagious …