U.S. President Donald Trump has again reiterated that he will seek momentum to engage in dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In the joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on February 7 in Washington, D.C. Trump recalled the aggravated tensions on the Korean Peninsula whenContinue Reading
North Korea finds itself in the grip of a severe economic crisis marked by a dramatic currency devaluation and soaring prices, with foreign exchange rates and domestic prices more than doubling compared to the previous year. The government’s response has centered on intensifying state control, particularly through measures like state-runContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea on Monday (Feb 3) criticised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue state” in a media interview, saying his comments do not help US interests, state media KCNA said. North Korea’s foreign ministry said the country will respond strongly to hostile US provocations,Continue Reading
The rapid rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese generative AI platform, heightened concerns this week over the United States’ AI dominance as Americans increasingly adopt Chinese-owned digital services. With ongoing criticism over alleged security issues posed by TikTok’s relationship to China, DeepSeek’s own privacy policy confirms that it stores user dataContinue Reading
In early November 2024, rumors of troop deployments to Russia started spreading among the residents of the North Korean city of Hyesan, on the border with China. Families feared that their own sons would have to fight in Ukraine, but without any official news from Pyongyang, they could not verifyContinue Reading
Earlier this month, Russia signed a new treaty on a comprehensive strategic partnership with Iran. Covering multiple areas of cooperation, this agreement is set to underwrite Iran-Russia security ties for the next two decades and is the latest of Russia’s similar treaties with other partners. It follows the signing ofContinue Reading
On January 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared on his various channels a new interview with one of the two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured this month. This testimony is significant for developing a deeper understanding of the secretive military collaboration between Pyongyang and Moscow, and – mostContinue Reading
