Pyongyang slams Tokyo for ‘scheme to round off war capabilities’ with joint defense drills An article by a North Korean security analyst warned the “neo-militarists of Japan” that its moves will “bring about enormous misfortune.” 2026.9.8
North vows ‘resolute counterattack’ in response to NATO’s military fuel supply system plan In an official commentary, Pyongyang also accused the security bloc of expanding its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region. 2026.8.1
North Korean leader holds photo sessions with women's union members, construction unit soldiers North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met women’s union members and construction unit soldiers in a display aimed at reinforcing internal unity and support. 2026.7.18
Kim Jong-un inspects new Wonsan-Kalma resort facilities as North Korea eyes more tourists State media said Kim reviewed a new rail station and emergency center at the coastal resort, signaling Pyongyang may be preparing to expand tourism to earn foreign currency. 2026.6.26
Xi thanks North's Kim for 'fruitful' summit: KCNA Chinese President Xi Jinping praised his talks with Kim Jong-un as "fruitful" and vowed closer ties after his first North Korea visit in nearly seven years. 2026.6.10
North Korea bristles at Quad statement that demands Pyongyang's denuclearization North Korea lashed out at a recent statement by the United States, Australia, Japan and India that demands the North's complete denuclearization, accusing the Quad security grouping of committing a "coercive" act to change Pyongyang's stance. 2025.7.4
North Korean foreign minister arrives in Russia Russian state media on Tuesday reported that North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Sun-hui arrived in the eastern city of Vladivostok. 2024.10.29
North's Kim calls for 'epochal change' in war preparations during arms factory visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a factory that produces new missile launchers as he called for an “epochal change” in the regime’s war preparations, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday. 2024.5.15
North's Kim congratulates Putin on 79th WWII anniversary North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate Moscow on the 79th anniversary of its victory in World War II, Pyongyang’s state-controlled media reported on Thursday. 2024.5.9
North threatens retaliation against U.S. plans for new sanctions monitoring North Korea said Thursday it could mount a “powerful” response to U.S. efforts to create a new mechanism to monitor and enforce sanctions against the North. 2024.4.25
![U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, accompanied from left Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, stands for a group photo during the Indo-Pacific Quad meeting at the State Department in Washington on July 1. [AP/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12095411.jpg?imageId=12095411&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region of the Russian Far East on Sept. 13, 2023. [AP/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12199372.jpg?imageId=12199372&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![In this footage broadcast by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central Television on Tuesday, four short-range ballistic missiles are fired from super-large multiple rocket launchers during a tactical drill held the previous day to simulate a nuclear counterattack by the North. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12008666.jpg?imageId=12008666&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)