North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, speaks to officials during his visit to a special operations training base on Aug. 27. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY] North Korea's economy grew 3.7 percent in ...

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea saw its economy grow at the fastest pace in eight years in 2024, driven by improvements in the manufacturing and construction sectors and increased trade with ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's economy grew 3.7% in 2024, the fastest annual pace of growth in eight years, backed by expanded economic ties with Russia, according to estimates by South Korea's ...

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Workers rush to complete memorial by February 2026 while South Korean armament exports surge from wartime demand Pyongyang ...

The mood music is building to a crescendo. This week Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator, spoke to his rubber-stamp parliament about his “fond memories” of meeting Donald Trump, with whom he held ...

North Korea’s state-controlled media reported that Pyongyang began a plenary meeting to prepare for the upcoming Ninth ...

Since coming to office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has waded into several geopolitical crises, including Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran. Thus far, however, he ...