The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, including a higher number of youth and elite, CNN reported, citing Seoul authorities.
He emphasised the need to strengthen education programmes to instill in North Koreans "the firm idea that the ROK is their primary foe and invariable principal enemy."
North Korea on Monday said it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) carrying a hypersonic warhead on Sunday.
In its first missile launch of the year, North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Sunday, according to the South Korean military, Yonhap News Agency reported.
In a strong criticism of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following an attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team in West Bengal, Union Minister Giriraj Singh asserted on Friday that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appears to be heading a government akin to that of North Korean leader Kim
Several analysts have raised concerns that the renewed military cooperation between North Korea and Russia in 2023 could increase threats to global security in coming years, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
Issuing a warning that a clash could happen in the Korean Peninsula anytime, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered its army to "thoroughly annihilate" the US and South Korea if a provocation is made, Yonhap news agency reported citing state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is planning to launch three additional spy satellites next year, Yonhap news agency reported, citing Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the military, including its nuclear programme, to 'accelerate' war preparations in response to what he described as unprecedented hostile steps by the United States, according to Al Jazeera.