North Korea

The country is building a three-mile wall over the unexcavated ruins of a lost medieval city within the demilitarised zone as part of leader Kim Jong Un's aim to 'permanently' cut all ties with South Korea

South Korean intelligence claims it has evidence that North Korea is about to send thousands of soldiers to fight against Ukraine alongside Russia; between 8 and 13 October, around 1.500 North Korean soldiers were sent to north-eastern Russia for training

A giant construction workers' camp was built at the site of a former inter-Korean joint nursery project, refers NK Pro satellite image analysis

North Korea's Kimsuky cybercriminal group known for its phishing operations has added two new malware programmes to its growing arsenal of tools to steal information, according to a US cybersecurity firm

The United Nations Food Programme is still unable to enter North Korea to provide aid more than three years after withdrawing staff during the pandemic

North Korea has agreed with Russia that 'teachers from Pyongyang who know Russian well' will participate in an initiative to teach the Korean language to local youths

Kim Jong-un declared the country will refuse outside aid to recover from the floods that have devastated areas near the border with China, and ordered to bring thousands of displaced people to the capital to provide them with better assistance

Images of Olympic table tennis players from North and South Korea taking a selfie together on the medal podium in Paris have gone viral, hailed as a rare demonstration of cross-border unity

Severe flooding hit the north-western part along the border with China, leaving 5.000 people stranded; leader Kim Jong Un blamed poor preparation for what he called a 'major crisis' caused by local officials

Pyongyang has not yet given any indication as to when it will allow Chinese tourists to return, despite previously contributing nearly $200 million in foreign currency annually