North Korea elevates intelligence capabilities with new unified spy agency

North Korea has transformed its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) into the Reconnaissance Information General Bureau, creating a unified intelligence agency that integrates satellite, cyber, signals and human intelligence operations. A source in...

N Korea fires ballistic missile towards east: S Korea

N. Korea's Kim tells Lao president bilateral friendship will further advance

By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith that the friendship between the two countries will continue to advance across all sectors, in a recent message to him, the North's...

(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 1st ballistic missiles in 5 mths ahead of Trump's trip to APEC summit

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS paras 6-7, 9; CHANGES photos) By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is...

Presidential Office Holds Emergency Security Meeting After N. Korea's Missile Launch

Photo : YONHAP News The presidential office held an emergency security meeting on Wednesday following North Korea’s launch of multiple ballistic missiles. The top office said in a press release that the Office of National Security convened the...

BREAKING NEWS: N. Korean missile launch unlikely to affect Japan: gov't source

BREAKING NEWS: Nothing to indicate N. Korean missile fell in Japanese waters: PM Takaichi

(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 1st ballistic missiles in 5 mths ahead of Trump's trip to APEC summit

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 7-11) By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is scheduled to host the...

Russian students from Kursk send paper boats to thank North Korean soldiers: KCNA

Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 10:53 Russian students in North Korea floated paper lantern boats sent from students in Russia's Kursk region in the Taedong River in Pyongyang on Oct. 21, the Rodong Sinmun reported on Oct. 22. [RODONG SINMUN] Russian...

Presidential office holds emergency meeting on N. Korea's missile launch

The presidential Office of National Security (ONS) said Wednesday it held an emergency meeting following North Korea's launch of short-range ballistic missiles. The meeting came shortly after the North fired the missiles toward the East Sea, its...

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

World AFP North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, first launch in months

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, its first such launch in months just a week before world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, descend on South Korea for a summit. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had...

asia North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says

SEOUL — North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Wednesday (Oct 22), a week ahead of a key Asia-Pacific leaders' meeting in South Korea. It was...

Breaking news live updates: Punjab SSOC busts cross-border smuggling network, arrests four

India News Live Updates: Punjab SSOC busts cross-border smuggling network, arrests fourThe State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) in Amritsar achieved a major breakthrough by dismantling a cross-border smuggling network, leading to the apprehension...

JCS: N. Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles from North Hwanghae Province

Photo : YONHAP News South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said North Korea had fired short-range ballistic missiles from its southern region on Wednesday morning. The JCS stated that the South Korean military detected multiple projectiles,...

People at a train station in Seoul watch footage of a North Korean missile test

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A handshake can only reach so far – even in mending ties between North Korea and Malaysia

Handshakes are not only friendly gestures of greeting and respect, but in the political field they also can be carefully calibrated expressions of power. Famously, US President Donald Trump is just one of many politicians who have mastered the...

North Korea pushes joint ventures with China under new regional development policy

Joint venture and joint operation projects between North Korea and China have been brisk throughout North Korea since leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Beijing. Chinese businesses and individual investors have been visiting Pyongyang, the Pyongan...

North Korea’s new tourism law shows tighter controls despite push for foreign investment

Daily NK has acquired the full text of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone Act, which was adopted in the 35th plenary session of the 14th Standing Committee of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly in May. An analysis of the legal text found...

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters: Report