DOJ Cracks Down on North Korean Cybercrime Scheme Targeting U.S. Companies

The Justice Department has announced coordinated actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies. These actions include two …

Quad nations condemn North Korean nuclear program, reaffirm denuclearization

The foreign ministers of the Quad security grouping — the U.S., Japan, Australia and India — condemned North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and reaffirmed support for Korean Peninsula denuclearization on Tuesday, after leaving out any mention of the …

China weighs invite for Korea’s Lee to WWII victory parade in September

On Sept. 3, 2019, President Park Geun-hye of South Korea stood alongside Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping during a parade marking the 70th anniversary of the victory against Japan in WWII at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, …

Republic of Korea, China discuss APEC cooperation, steel structures in Yellow Sea

KPL (KPL/Yonhap) Republic of Korea and China have discussed cooperation on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit here and other pending bilateral issues, likely including Beijing's steel structures in the overlapping maritime …

N. Korea Opens Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone

Photo : YONHAP News North Korea has opened a large-scale tourist zone in the Wonsan region, on the country’s east coast. According to the North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency, the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area opened Tuesday, bringing in many …

WATCH: North Korea's Kim Jong Un seen crying over soldier's coffin

North Korean 'tourists' enjoy rare beach day as Kim Jong-un seeks tourism boost

North Koreans were seen enjoying various water activities, including swimming and sliding down water park attractions, at a newly inaugurated massive beach resort, according to state media reports on Wednesday, despite the country's ongoing …

Massive identity theft ring with ties to N.J. was secretly funding North Korea’s weapons

A New Jersey man is among nine people accused of using stolen identities to generate money for North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program after obtaining remote IT jobs with U.S. companies. Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts say Zhenxing “Danny” …

Post-Iran strikes, will North Korea now treat US nuclear talks as a ‘trap’?

When the US bombed Iran’s nuclear sites last month, Washington may have inadvertently sent Pyongyang the clearest signal yet that relinquishing its nuclear arsenal could expose North Korea to the very attacks it aims to avoid. Political analysts say …

The Republic of Korea supports food security for vulnerable communities in northern Mozambique

MAPUTO - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes generous contributions from the Republic of Korea for the second consecutive year, totalling US$ 7.6 million to improve food security for communities affected by multiple shocks in northern …