SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (LEAD) N. Korea, Russia launch construction of road bridge across Tumen River: Seoul ...

SEOUL -- A South Korean soldier at the inter-Korean border accidentally fired a machine gun toward North Korea last week, prompting the military to air broadcasts to notify the North of the mistake, ...

Kim Jong-un, the authoritarian leader of North Korea, has held power since 2011 following the death of his father, Kim ...

A senior North Korean military official has expressed the North's support for a "multi-polarized" world order at an ...

The land bridge over the Tumannaya River will be the first road link between the two countries — previously, all contact occurred through a railroad bridge.

North Korea has officially unveiled the Choe Hyon, a 5,000-ton multirole destroyer, the first of its kind for the North ...

If confirmed, Russian assistance in developing such a vessel would mark a major new phase in military cooperation between the ...

North Korea and Russia have started building a bridge that will be the first ever road link between the two countries.

The two countries have vowed to expand bilateral relations after North Korea sent troops and weapons in support of Russia’s ...

Russia's prime minister hailed the construction of the first road link with North Korea as a "landmark moment." ...

Kim Jong Un oversees supersonic cruise missile test from new destroyer Choe Hyon, raising global tensions and legal concerns.