Kim Jong Un oversees missile launch test as North Korea unveils new 5,000-tonne warship

Kim Jong Un has said North Korea’s navy will gain a “powerful offensive capability” as the country accelerates efforts to modernise its fleet and strengthen its maritime presence in the Pacific. According to state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), …

North Korea's Kim hopes for strong ties with Hanoi in message to Vietnam's leader

Published: 06 Mar. 2026, 09:29 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam on Oct. 9, 2025, in this photo carried by the Rodong Sinmun on Oct 10, 2025. In the photo, To is seen on the left and Kim on the …

5 to 0 win: North Korea, China power into Women's Asian Cup quarter-finals

North Korea and defending champions China both eased ominously into the Women’s Asian Cup quarter-finals on Friday, joining South Korea and hosts Australia in the last eight. China beat Uzbekistan 3-0 in Sydney while North Korea hammered Bangladesh 5-0 …

3 civilian suspects in drone flights to North Korea referred to prosecution

Published: 06 Mar. 2026, 14:45 A man suspected of sending a drone to North Korea enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Feb. 26. [YONHAP]   Investigators on Friday referred three civilian suspects to prosecutors on …

Bangladesh 0-5 North Korea, AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026: Myong Leads Rout In Dominant DPRK Win

North Korea’s Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the test-firing of “strategic cruise missiles” from a new 5,000-tonne naval destroyer before the vessel’s official commissioning, according to state media. Kim supervised the launch of sea-to-surface missiles …

North Korea Dominate Bangladesh 5-0

North Korea continued their formidable run in the Women’s Asian Cup on Friday, securing a commanding 5-0 victory over Bangladesh. After opening the tournament with a 3-0 win against Uzbekistan, the three-time champions arrived in Australia as title …

North Korea goes into overdrive to promote Party Congress plans

A recap of everything in state media this week, from criticism of US strikes on Iran to post-congress mass rallies the recently concluded Ninth Party Congress this week, depicting the entire country as mobilizing behind the Workers’ Party of Korea to …

North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are here to stay

A meeting held last month in Pyongyang by North Korea’s sole ruling political party offered the clearest indication yet of the direction the country intends to take over the next five years. The 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea reviewed the …

North Korea’s winter games: Samjiyon as propaganda showcase

Unable to qualify for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games — held Feb. 6-22 in Italy — North Korea opened its 2026 National Winter Games on Feb. 4 in Samjiyon, Ryanggang province, the northernmost of the country’s nine provinces. The roughly 50- …