Bound by his ferocious loyalty to the ruling dynasty, the former head of state enjoyed a decades-long career in Pyongyang ...

In early 2025, satellite imagery captured a startling sight at Pyongyang’s airbase — a modified Il-76 transport aircraft ...

Megumi Yokota went missing at age 13 on Nov 15, 1977. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As Russia and China expand their arsenals, Washington is being forced to rethink decades of assumptions about nuclear ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time showcased China’s nuclear triad—its land, sea and air-launched ballistic nuclear missiles—at a Beijing parade honoring the 80th anniversary of victory over ...

Saturday marked 48 years since the disappearance of Megumi Yokota, a symbolic victim of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals decades ago, and her mother Sakie continues to lament the lengthy ...

Investors dump billions in shares ahead of Budget amid tax raid fears S$5.6K to S$22.5K: Minimum pay for expats competing for ...

North Korea is basking in its dominance of women's youth football after a third World Cup win in just over a year, sporting success that is being used to justify the secretive state's political system ...

The former soldier fought in the Korean War and spent 42 years imprisoned in the South. Today he is part of a small group of ...

The team has been dominating the sport even as their authoritarian regime uses this to push their own narratives ...