North Korea

North Korea is preparing to open a new tourist complex on its eastern coast that promises to change the face of tourism in the country. When will foreign tourists be allowed in?

Decades of lax enforcement and treaty loopholes embolden Tehran and could spark rival nuclear programs across the Middle East.

Kim Jong Un has said his country's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defense of a “brother nation."

A North Korean IT worker, posing as a legitimate employee at a Western company, was discovered to have orchestrated the cyberattack. 

The failed launch of the 5,000-tonne warship was witnessed by Kim Jong Un, who said the accident harmed the country's dignity and vowed to punish those responsible.

The rare public disclosure of an accident follows a report of the launch of another destroyer of a similar size in April attended by Kim at the west coast shipyard of Nampho.

The bridge is being built near the existing "Friendship Bridge," a rail bridge which was commissioned in 1959 after the Korean War.

Pyongyang earlier this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un.

An imposing statue of Amitābha Buddha has been unearthed at Yakjon-ri site, with ceramic and tile finds confirming it dates back to the early 10th century.

Concerns grew following social media reports that pets were going missing - prompting locals to reportedly confront North Koreans about what they were allegedly doing to their dogs.

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