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A missile is launched in a photo carried by the Korean Central News Agency on April 20. [YONHAP]

North fires missiles amid speculation of visit by Xi Jinping

North Korea fired multiple close-range ballistic missiles (CRBM) and rockets toward the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, amid speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea soon.

2026.5.26

A copy of the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, is displayed at the National Library in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 7. [YONHAP]

Unification Ministry releases documentary to help public better understand North's Rodong Sinmun

The Ministry of Unification said Tuesday it has produced an online documentary series aimed at helping the public better understand the Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's key newspaper, as part of an initiative to expand access to North Korean media.

2026.5.26

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North Korean U-17 female footballers are seen in a bus after their return from the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in a photo provided by the Korean Central News Agency on May 20. [YONHAP]

North Korean women's football team receives grand welcome upon return from 5th AFC win

North Korea's U-17 women's football team has received a grand welcome ceremony in Pyongyang upon its return following a win at the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, state media reported Wednesday.

2026.5.20

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young speaks about the upcoming visit by North Korean women's footballers to South Korea at a church in eastern Seoul on May 12. [NEWS1]

Unification Ministry approves North Korean women's team visit to South for football tournament

The Unification Ministry on Thursday approved a planned visit by a North Korean women's football team to South Korea, officials said.

2026.5.14

Farmers in North Korea take care of their crops in an undated photo carried by the state-run Rodong Sinmun. [NEWS1]

North pushes rice transplanting as 'key business' as it faces food shortages

North Korea urged its people to intensify efforts toward this year's grain harvest, the state-run media reported on Monday, as the country continues to grapple with food shortages.

2026.5.11

A projection of cyber code on a hooded man is pictured in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

North Korean hackers stole $12 million in crypto in Q1, U.S. media reports

North Korean regime-affiliated hacking groups were found to have stolen more than $12 million in cryptocurrency in this year’s first quarter, according to a news report from Voice of America (VOA) on Friday.

2026.4.24

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, third from left, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, first from right, in Pyongyang. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

North Korean, Chinese foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to reinforcing dialogue

Beijing and Pyongyang reaffirmed their commitment to reinforce strategic bilateral dialogue and cooperation based on shared ideology during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to North Korea.

2026.4.10

Visitors gather at an art exhibition to celebrate the birth of the regime founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on April 9 in a photo carried by the Korean Central News Agency the following day. [YONHAP]

North Korea marks upcoming birth anniversary of founder with cultural events

North Korea is marking the upcoming birth anniversary of its late founder, Kim Il Sung, with various cultural events honoring his achievements, according to state media on Friday.

2026.4.10

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a plenary gathering of the Workers' Party of Korea on Dec. 11, 2025. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

North Korea urges heightened discipline, loyalty among officials ahead of party congress

North Korea on Thursday urged officials to strengthen work discipline and loyalty to the regime ahead of an upcoming key party congress, calling it a "highly responsible" occasion in which their qualifications will be scrutinized.

2026.1.8

North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television blurred South Korean footballer Lee Kang-in in its broadcast on June 20. [KOREA CENTRAL TV]

North Korea blurs Lee Kang-in out of its Club World Cup broadcast

Pyongyang’s Korean Central Television on Friday blurred a moment when South Korean footballer Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) scored during its broadcast of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

2025.6.21