The U.S. Justice Department has obtained five guilty pleas and moved to seize over USD 15 million linked to North Korea’s covert IT-worker schemes and crypto thefts
Tag: North Korea
North Korea’s longtime ceremonial leader Kim Yong Nam dies at 97
The Korean Central News Agency said Kim Yong Nam, former president of the Presidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly, died on Monday of multiple organ failure at the age of 97.
UN report finds human rights situation still dire, a decade on in North Korea
James Heenan, head of the office working on DPRK, highlighted the severity of the human rights violations, where even a minor offence can result in punishment.
Speculation grows over Kim Jong Un’s successor after daughter’s China visit
This is the first time she has accompanied her father outside North Korea, a move that experts say may be part of her gaining experience in state affairs.
South Korea begins removing border loudspeakers in move to ease tensions with North
The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border, but the South’s new liberal government halted the broadcasts in June in a conciliatory gesture as it looks to rebuild trust and revive dialogue with Pyongyang, which has largely cut off cooperation with the South in recent years.
North Korea reveals under-construction nuclear-powered submarine project ahead of US-South Korea military drill
North Korea reveals under-construction nuclear-powered submarine project, giving a threat to US and South Korea
North Korea opens to foreign tourists for first time in five years
North Korea opens its border for western tourists to visit the secretive nation for the first time in five years.
Ukrainian troops capture two North Korean soldiers, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian troops capture two North Korean soldiers.
North Korean hackers stole USD 1.3 billion through crypto hacks in 2024: Reports
North Korean hackers stole $1.3bn through crypto hacks
Kim Jong-un orders mass production of suicide attack drones: Reports
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un directs mass production of suicide attack drones.
