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North Korea's premier arrives in China for 65th anniversary of friendship treaty

Premier Pak Thae-song arrived in Beijing on Friday for events marking 65 years since North Korea and China signed their friendship treaty.

2026.7.10

North Korea's premier to visit China to mark friendship treaty's 65th anniversary

Pak Thae-song will travel to China this weekend for events commemorating the countries’ mutual defense and friendship pact.

2026.7.9

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, poses with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their talks in Beijing, where they attended a Chinese military parade, in this photo released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 4, 2025. [YONHAP]

Declassified files show South Korea sought to end the North Korea-Russia treaty in 1990s

South Korea sought to persuade Russia to scrap its treaty with North Korea in the mid-1990s, declassified documents showed Tuesday, drawing a contrast to the countries' current relations as Moscow closely aligns with Pyongyang.

2026.3.31

Health and Welfare Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong speaks at a meeting on adoption policy at the National Center for the Rights of the Child in Jung District, central Seoul, on Sept. 17. [NEWS1]

After 30 years, Korea joins international adoption convention

Korea has formally joined the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 30 years after the treaty took effect.

2025.10.1

A wounded soldier, suspected to be North Korean and captured by Ukrainian forces in Russia's western Kursk region, is pictured in this file photo posted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's X account on Jan. 11. [YONHAP]

North Koreans captured by Ukraine could hold POW status, Unification Ministry says

North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine could now be considered prisoners of war, following Pyongyang’s official acknowledgment of its troop deployment to Russia.

2025.4.29

In this screenshot of a video released by Ukrainian media, North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia are seen on the battlefield in the Kursk Oblast in southwestern Russia on Dec. 5 last year. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

North Korea acknowledges sending troops to Russia for first time

North Korea officially confirmed for the first time on Monday that it has deployed troops to Russia, framing it as an extension of its strategic partnership with Moscow.

2025.4.28

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign joint documents during a ceremony at the Kumsusan State Guest House in Pyongyang on June 19. [TASS/YONHAP]

North Korea ratifies military alliance with Russia as combat against Ukraine set to begin

Observers believe both countries aim to take advantage of a perceived leadership void during the U.S. presidential transition to push their immediate objectives on the battlefield.

2024.11.12

Fred Fleitz, deputy director of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), speaks during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily, at Westin Josun Seoul in Jung District, central Seoul, on July 8. [JEON MIN-KYU]

Trump ally says 'strong' U.S. president will help South Korea

North Korea and Russia will cease to have a reason to trade weapons once the war in Ukraine ends, and Trump’s return to the White House could bring about that change, said Fred Fleitz, deputy director of the America First Policy Institute.

2024.7.13

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin take a ride in a vehicle during Putin's visit to Pyongyang on June 19. [YONHAP]

Seoul imposes more sanctions on North Korean, Russian entities, ships and individuals

The South Korean government imposed independent sanctions on five entities, four ships and eight individuals involved in the transportation of weapons and import of refined oil into North Korea, the Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.

2024.6.27

South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won delivers remarks during a foreign ministers' meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Tehran on Monday. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

South Korean, Russian diplomats spar in Tehran over military ties with North

Tensions flared between South Korean and Russian officials as Seoul castigated the treaty signed between Moscow and Pyongyang as a violation of UN resolutions, while Russia urged South Korea to “calmly” accept the pact.

2024.6.26