Asia North Korea A large-scale memorial event for the late military officer Hyon Chol Hae was held in the country in a ceremony described as "surprising" by analysts, with honours typically reserved exclusively for members of the Kim family
Asia North Korea North Korea's football association rejected requests from six news organisations to cover a World Cup qualifying match to be held in Pyongyang later this month, without specifying why they were denied
Asia North Korea North Korean Foreign Ministry officials visited Mongolia for talks, marking the first country's delegation in five years to the country that has played a role in past nuclear talks
Asia North Korea The Asian Football Confederation sent a team of inspectors to North Korea this week, ahead of a World Cup qualifying match between the DPRK and Japan's men's football team in Pyongyang later this month
Asia North Korea In defiance of UN resolutions, Vladimir Putin paid homage to Marshal Kim Jong-un with a luxury limousine made in Russia, 'as a demonstration of their special relationship', as the North Korean state media writes