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'100,000-fold' growth in North's nuclear capabilities, denuclearization not an option: Unification minister

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said North Korea's nuclear capabilities have expanded dramatically, urging new dialogue efforts.

2026.8.27

As North Korea fortifies the DMZ, new border works near Yeoncheon test the line and the armistice

Satellite imagery indicates North Korean fortifications and a tactical road may extend past the military demarcation line, heightening concern that Pyongyang is erasing the buffer that has long helped prevent clashes.

2026.8.5

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Kim Jong-un puts daughter Ju-ae center stage at Korean War armistice parade

North Korea used a rare armistice parade to spotlight Kim Jong-un’s daughter and signal unity, succession and nuclear resolve.

2026.7.28

Capitol Hill event honors Korean War veterans ahead of armistice anniversary

U.S. lawmakers and Korean American leaders marked Armistice Day in Washington with tributes to veterans and renewed calls for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

2026.7.22

Officials from South Korea and 17 countries are gathered for the inaugural meeting of defense ministers and representatives from United Nations Command member states at the Defense Ministry in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

South Korea, UN Command states vow united response against North Korea

South Korea and member states of the United Nations Command (UNC) issued a joint statement on Tuesday vowing a united response against potential acts of aggression by the North.

2023.11.14

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with United Nations Commander General Paul LaCamera before a meeting with UNC officials at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Aug. 10. [YONHAP]

Gov't mulling ways to increase Korea's presence in UN Command

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration is reviewing the possible inclusion of a South Korean major general in the multinational United Nations Command (UNC) responsible for maintaining the Korean War armistice, sources have told the JoongAng Ilbo.

2023.11.9

Don’t forget the opportunity cost

We must find wise ways to manage the opportunity cost from North Korea, China and Russia. Only then can the path to denuclearization, peace and unification be unblocked.

2023.10.25

A Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile is seen in this photo of a nighttime military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang on Thursday that was later released by the North's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on Friday. [YONHAP]

North flaunts drones, ICBMS to Russian and Chinese officials at parade

Russia’s defense minister and a Chinese Politburo member were North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s guests of honor at a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang on Thursday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

2023.7.28

A dangerous trade between Kim and Putin

But strangely, North Korea, China and Russia gathered in Pyongyang and championed justice and peace.

2023.7.27

In this photo published by the Workers' Party-controlled newspaper Rodong Sinmun, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, guides a Russian military delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu through an exhibition of the North's latest weapons on Wednesday. A camouflage-painted Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile can be seen in the far background. [NEWS1]

Kim shows off North's arsenal to Russian defense chief

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un showcased his regime's latest missiles and drones to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is visiting Pyongyang to attend commemorations of the armistice that concluded the 1950-53 Korean War.