North Korea starts mass production of world's most powerful rocket launcher

North Korea has started the mass production of the world's most powerful portable rocket launcher as global tensions continue to rise. The country has expanded its aresenal with the KN-25 to enhance the country's long-range precision strike …

North Korea sends thousands of workers to rescue Russia's crumbling economy

Russia's crumbling economy has called in thousands of North Korean labourers in an apparant violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.Around 15,000 workers have been sent to help fill the gap left by the ongoing war in Ukraine, according …

Brothers in Arms: Assessing North Korea’s Contribution to Russia’s War in Ukraine

Analysis conducted by the Open Source Centre (OSC), in conjunction with Reuters, and published on 15 April 2025 indicates that as many as 5.2 million rounds of 152 mm and 122 mm ammunition may have been supplied to Russia by North Korea since August 2023. …

North Korea Sent Nearly 15,000 Workers to Russia to Fill Labor Gap

North Korea has sent 15,000 workers to Russia to help alleviate a labor shortage driven by Moscow’s military losses in Ukraine and falling birth rates, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported, citing South Korean intelligence. Pyongyang has been one of …

Trump urged to take slow and steady approach to North Korea to end nuclear stalemate

North Korea appears to expand Kim mansion missile test site with new launchpads

Imagery points to work to conceal new infrastructure at sprawling compound in Pyongyang, in sign of more testing to come North Korea appears to be building more camouflaged missile launchpads near Kim family mansions in Pyongyang that have been used for …

US, ROK hold defense talks amid questions about Trump policy on North Korea

High-level U.S. and South Korean defense officials held biannual talks in Washington on evolving security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region last week, amid questions about whether the Trump administration will push to expand the scope of the alliance …

Who Can Lead a Divided South Korea?

It took longer than expected, but South Korea’s Constitutional Court finally pushed the flaming wreckage of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency overboard. His illegal declaration of martial law in December, apparently intended to be far more brutal than it turned …

North Korean leader Kim may leverage Putin ahead of possible deal with Trump

Published: 07 May. 2025, 00:01 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI   Son Ki-woong   The author is the president of the Korea Institute for Peace and Cooperation.   With the upcoming Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, North Korean …

North Korean spy slips up, reveals ties in fake job interview

For months, Cointelegraph took part in an investigation centered around a suspected North Korean operative that uncovered a cluster of threat actors attempting to score freelancing gigs in the cryptocurrency industry. The investigation was led by Heiner …