First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea

North Korea reopened its border city of Rason to foreign tourists for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, marking a cautious revival of the country's tourism sector. The first excursions are expected to start on February 18, ahead of the …

North Korea reopens to tourists just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday

And though the country's capital, Pyongyang, remains closed to tourists, “there are a lot of people who have been waiting to go to North Korea,” Greg Vaczi at Koryo Tours, told NBC News on Tuesday. He added that 20 tourists will be able to enter in …

Russia to build road bridge to North Korea by 2027

Russia to build road bridge to North Korea by 2027 A road bridge connecting Russia and North Korea is set to be built by 2027, according to an order from Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The order was published on Russia's official legal information …

Seung Whan Choi: Can President Donald Trump persuade North Korea to return to the negotiating table?

During a recent interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump stated that he would reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again in his second term to mitigate security threats. This was not the first time Trump expressed his …

North Korea troops in Russia pulled from Kursk front line combat because of 'many casualties'

This photograph shows a destroyed Russian tank outside Ukrainian-controlled Russian town of Sudzha, Kursk region, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/AFP) North Korea has withdrawn its troops on the Kursk front line, says the South …

North Korea troops not in combat in Russia's Kursk since mid-Jan: Seoul

SEOUL: North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday (Feb 4), after Ukraine claimed they had been …

Russia to build road bridge to North Korea after resuming rail connections

The bridge will cross the Tumen River in Primorsky Krai, near the North Korean border. The deadline for completing the work under the state contract is set for December 31, 2026 South Africa Today – World News

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Russia’s close ties with North Korea and Iran represent diverging goals

These treaties reflect Moscow’s efforts to recalibrate its alliances amid global isolation. However, their differences reveal the Kremlin’s distinct approaches to Tehran and Pyongyang, shaped by each country’s strategic value to Moscow and its geopolitical …

Nearly 8,000 North Korean soldiers still fighting in Kursk Oblast, Budanov says

About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are still fighting against Ukraine in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with The War Zone magazine published on Feb. 4. After The New York Times …