Now playing Next North Korea Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in North Korea Kim Jong-un visited Russia in September, when he met Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome and inspected fighter jets at an aircraft factory in Russia’s far east. 18/10/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of war materiel to Russia The US believes Pyongyang wants sophisticated Russian weapons technologies in return for the munitions, to boost their military and nuclear program. 14/10/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un returns after historic Russia trip During his visit to Russia, the highlight was the topic of possible North Korean weapons being supplied to the Kremlin's military operations in Ukraine. 20/09/2023
Now playing Next North Korea China's VP to visit North Korea shortly after Kim due to meet Putin A Chinese delegation will visit the reclusive communist state soon after its president is expected to have made a rare trip to Russia to meet Putin. 07/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: North Korean leader visits Navy headquarters with daughter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited his Navy headquarters, with state media reports emphasising his daughter's involvement and nuclear preparedness. 29/08/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea said Travis King defected to escape mistreatment in the US The country's official news agency said the defecting soldier had become disillusioned with American "unequal society." Fews in the US believe this account. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news North Korea bans shorts - but only for women The Asian nation is well known for their bans, but the forbidding of shorts might be the oddest one yet - especially during a heatwave. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next North Korea UN Command: North Korea offers 'brief response' on US soldier T.King North Korea responded to the multinational military force's request for information on the US Private with a brief statement. Travis King sprinted across the heavily armed border with South Korea in July 03/08/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea shows off new weapons to Russia and China Concerns that China is supplying Russia in its war on Ukraine dovetail with alarm at North Korean missile escalations 28/07/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea silent about apparent detention of the US soldier North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next North Korea US soldier arrested in North Korea after crossing border from South A US soldier is being held in North Korea after crossing the heavily fortified border from the South 18/07/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korean spy satellite crashes into the sea after failed launch A North Korean spy satellite crashed into the sea after its unsuccessful launch, causing alerts to be issued in neighbouring Japan and South Korea. 31/05/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires 'solid-fuel' intercontinental ballistic missile The Korean Central News Agency says the launch of the Hwasong-18 missile, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, is the most powerful weapon in his nuclear stock that would enhance counterattack abilities in the face of external 'threats' 14/04/2023
Now playing Next North Korea Japan outraged by North Korea missile launch Japan was outraged by North Korea's missile launch on Thursday after the government ordered the citizens of Hokkaido island to take shelter. 13/04/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea ramps up weapons testing State media in North Korea claims its military has tested a nuclear underwater drone that could release a 'radioactive tsunami' 24/03/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires missiles as South Korea-US military drills begin The Washington-Seoul joint military drills begin against a backdrop of increased tension in the peninsula after Pyongyang carries out latest weapons test. 13/03/2023
Now playing Next North Korea Kim Jong Un supervises North Korean troops simulating attack on South North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a drill simulating an attack on South, a day after Seoul detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea. 10/03/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires ballistic missiles and threathens neighbours It is the second launch carried out by the North Korean regime since Saturday and according to Pyongyang, it is in retaliation to the joint military operations being carried out by South Korea and the United States. 20/02/2023
Now playing Next North Korea Kim Jong Un takes 10-year-old daughter to North Korea missile parade The daughter's appearance fuelled speculation that she’s being primed as a future leader of the isolated Asian nation. 09/02/2023
Now playing Next no comment North Koreans attend workers' party rally in Pyongyang Thousands of North Koreans attended a rally in the capital city Pyongyang. They promised to implement the decisions made by the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea. 06/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Crowds in Pyongyang welcome the start of the New Year Crowds climbed Mansu Hill in the centre of Pyongyang to lay flowers and bow to statues of past leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung. 01/01/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea: Kim Jong-Un reveals 'secret' daughter at missile launch The girl is estimated to be around 13-years-old and sparked speculation about the line of succession in the regime. 19/11/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea missile 'had range to hit US mainland', Japan says A suspected intercontinental ballistic missile launched on Friday landed near Japanese territorial waters, North Korea's second such major weapons test this month. 18/11/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea 'covertly' shipping artillery shells to Russia, US claims US officials who made the claim on Wednesday did not want to reveal the amount of ammunition coming from Pyongyang, stating that the shipments would not change the outcome of the war. 03/11/2022
Now playing Next no comment Crowds in Seoul watch news break of North Korean missile launches Pyongyang's latest firing exercise came as Seoul and Washington staged their largest-ever joint air drills. 02/11/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea launches several missiles aimed at South in apparent test As many as 10 missiles of various types had been fired from North Korea's east and west coasts, Seoul authorities said. 02/11/2022