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 ...

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.

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." ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating the nuclear weapon capability of the Korean People’s Army Navy as he ...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly oversaw the test of a supersonic cruise missile fired from a new battleship -- the destroyer Choe Hyon -- this week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day, unilateral ceasefire on Monday, in honour of Victory Day on May 9, ...

Kim observed the tests from Nampho Shipyard, where the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon — launched on Friday — began live-fire ...

The figures comes after the first official acknowledgment by Pyongyang and Moscow of North Korean troops' involvement in the Ukraine war.