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Lee Jae-myung’s cabinet appointments reflect a desire for renewed dialogue with North Korea, but with Pyongyang emboldened by ...

President Lee faces a North Korea that has abandoned reunification, built a massive nuclear arsenal, and aligned with Russia, ...

South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has prioritized de-escalation with North Korea, creating a diplomatic window for ...

Lee Jae-myung faces an emboldened, nuclear North Korea and an uncooperative US; to succeed, Seoul must shift from denuclearization demands toward arms control and independent, multilateral diplomacy.

The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled ...

For years, Kim has believed that nuclear arms are the only shield between him and the end of his rule. Now, with Iran under fire and still without a working bomb, his belief has hardened into ...

Exports of luxury goods to North Korea are banned under U.N. sanctions but such items reportedly make their way into the country via diplomatic pouches.

Kim Jong Un has unveiled a beach resort equipped with water slides, hotels, restaurants and shopping centres in a move to promote tourism. The North Korean leader was seen relaxing poolside next ...

Kim Jong-un unveils missile site turned beach resort in North Korea, tourists may be next The resort reportedly includes hotels, restaurants, a shopping complex, and a water park, and claims to ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with his daughter, far left, cuts the inaugural tape during a completion ceremony of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in North Korea on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Kim Jong-un officially inaugurated a new tourist town on the east coast of North Korea on Tuesday. The Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone has hotels and accommodations to house nearly 20,000 guests ...