Syria and South Korea establish formal diplomatic relations

The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. South Korea and Syria have formally established diplomatic relations, in another milestone for the transitional government of …

 13 mins  N. Korea's maternal mortality rate estimated at 67 per 1 lakh live births in 2023: Report

Seoul, April 11 : North Korea's maternal mortality rate was estimated at 67 per 100,000 live births in 2023, a number dramatically lower than in 2000 but nearly 17 times higher than South Korea's figure, a report showed Friday. The figures were …

N. Korea's Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean side of Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, has been approved as a UNESCO Global Geopark. The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural …

The reality behind North Korea’s tourism push

North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years on Sunday, April 6, with hundreds of runners taking to the streets of the capital and citizens cheering them on. CBS19 News On April 6, North Korea hosted its annual Pyongyang …

South Korea imposes sanctions against Russian company over alleged North Korea trade

SEOUL, April 10. /TASS/. South Korea’s government has imposed sanctions on one ship, two companies, including a Russian one, and two individuals over alleged violations of UN Security Council resolutions, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said. The …

China and North Korea’s Ukraine war aid to Russia creates risk in Pacific: US admiral

The top US commander in the Pacific warned senators on Thursday that the military support that China and North Korea are giving Russia in its war on Ukraine is a security risk in his region as Moscow provides critical military aid to both in return. …

North Korea Using IT Workers Abroad for Cybercrime and Sanctions Evasion

On April 7, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau uncovered the case of a person believed to be a North Korean IT worker. The individual was suspected of aiding and abetting identity fraud. Such IT workers are a key means …

Strengthening South Korea’s national security by adopting the cloud

To improve its national security, South Korea must improve its ICT infrastructure. Knowing this, the government has begun to move towards cloud computing. The public and private sectors are now taking a holistic national-security approach that includes the …

South Korea sanctions Chinese nationals, HK, Russian entities over North Korea shipments

N. Korea expands foreign currency payments through smartphone apps

North Korean smartphones are processing more payments in foreign currencies, and an increasing number of businesses are now required to offer electronic payment systems, Daily NK has learned. “More market stalls and shops are processing foreign currency …