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Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Vietnam to strengthen ties with its longtime partner in Southeast Asia at a time when Moscow is facing growing international isolation because of its military actions in Ukraine

North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war, North Korean state media said. The North's official Korean Central News Agency on Thursday reported the language of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement reached by its leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday. The agency said Article 4 of the agreement states that if one of the countries gets invaded and is pushed into a state of war, the other must deploy «all means at its disposal without delay» to provide «military and other assistance.» The deal could mark the strongest connection between Moscow and Pyongyang since the end of the Cold War. Both Kim and Putin described it as a major upgrade of their relations, covering security, trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian ties.

Kim Jong Un is not healthy. According to 'The Hill', former CIA North Korea analyst Sue Mi Terry has said that the leader of the communist country does not look healthy in the video footage of him meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. This revelation has come at a time when the supremer leader has signed a new treaty with Moscow and vowed to work closely together against international sanctions. What former CIA analyst has said

Russian President Vladimir Putin is thanking North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and says the two countries would work together to overcome U.S.-led sanctions

North Korea with "unbearable" retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other recent provocations.Observers say South Korea will likely restart front-line loudspeaker broadcasts into North Korea that include criticism of its abysmal human rights situation, world news and K-pop songs. North Korea is extremely sensitive to such broadcasts because most of its 26 million people have no official access to foreign TV and radio programs.It wasn’t immediately unclear if South Korea would move ahead with its punitive measures following North Korea’s suspension of balloon launches.On Sunday night, Kim Kang Il, a North Korean vice defense minister, said that the North will temporarily suspend its balloon activities.

North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying trash into South Korea overnight, Seoul said on Sunday, in Pyongyang's latest move to rile its rival neighbour.

North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea's military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North firing around 10 projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles from an area near its capital, Pyongyang. It said the suspected missiles flew around 350 kilometers (217 miles) before landing in waters off the North's eastern coast. It said the South Korean military has increased surveillance and vigilance and is closely sharing information with the United States and Japan. Japan's coast guard issued a maritime safety advisory over the North Korean launches and urged ships to exercise caution if they find any fallen objects. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that the suspected missiles were believed to have landed in waters outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone and there were no immediate reports of damages. He said Tokyo «strongly condemns» the launches, which are in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions against the North.

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border to punish South Korea. The launch follows a failed attempt by the nuclear-armed North to put a second spy satellite into orbit on Monday, shortly after Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo held a rare summit and called for Pyongyang to give up their nukes. Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Thursday referred to the balloon barrage, which reportedly contained animal faeces, as «sincere presents» for the South in a statement, saying they were justified retaliation for anti-Kim propaganda sent northwards by activists.

North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South's military to mobilise chemical and explosive response teams to recover objects and debris in different parts of the country. The ballooning campaign came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military scientists to overcome a failed satellite launch and continue developing space-based reconnaissance capabilities, which he described as crucial for countering U.S. and South Korean military activities, state media said Wednesday. In his first public comments about the launch failure, Kim also warned of unspecified «stern» action against South Korea over an exercise involving 20 fighter jets near the inter-Korean border hours before North Korea's failed launch on Monday. In a speech Tuesday, Kim called the South Korean response «hysterical insanity» and «a very dangerous provocation that cannot be ignored,» the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday.

North Korean ballistic missile, reported Reuters.'Stay indoors or find shelter', the Japanese government said over its J-Alert broadcasting system, the report said.Meanwhile, North Korea has said that its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed, adding that a rocket carrying the spy satellite exploded in mid-air on Monday.Earlier, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the launch vehicle may have failed in flight, adding it had detected "many fragments" in the ocean from the rocket in the sea. The report further said South Korean and US intelligence agencies are investigating whether the launch had failed.“Around two minutes after it detected "what's suspected to be the North's military reconnaissance satellite...

South Korea on Friday imposed sanctions on seven North Korean individuals and two Russian vessels over weapons trade and other activities between Pyongyang and Moscow deemed in breach of U.N. Security Council resolutions, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The Russian vessels had been carrying a large quantity of containers between Russia and North Korea transporting military supplies in a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions, the ministry said in a statement. The United States and South Korea have accused North Korea of transferring weapons to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the accusations, but vowed last year to deepen military relations.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the citizens of this ‘hermit kingdom’ are in for a real shock. The state has introduced two new draconian laws which affect the citizen’s rights. The two new laws aim to curb South Korean influence in the north and another law is aimed at banning divorce.

North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday, adding a «significant change» for the army's artillery combat capabilities was under way. Leader Kim Jong Un on Friday oversaw a live-fire test of the «technically updated» rocket system, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said. The announcement comes as analysts say the nuclear-armed North could be testing and ramping up production of artillery and cruise missiles before sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine.

anthrax and small pox. The US officials' warning was reported by UK-based The Times in an article titled "Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments". North Korea have remained a coenobite when it comes to foreign reporting.

Russia said on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratchetting up military tensions in Asia and seeking to «strangle» the reclusive state. Russia vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. Moscow's move, which strikes a blow at the enforcement of a myriad of UN sanctions imposed after Pyongyang carried out its first nuclear test in 2006, underscores the dividend that Kim Jong Un has earned by moving closer to President Vladimir Putin amid the war in Ukraine.

South Korea slammed Russia's «irresponsible» veto blocking the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, with the vote following accusations Pyongyang is aiding Moscow in its war in Ukraine. South Korea «clearly points out that the Russian Federation, despite its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has made an irresponsible decision», Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement.

US military plans to bolster functions of its command headquarters in Japan, as it aims for smoother cooperation with the Asian country's self-defence forces in tackling security threats posed by China and North Korea according to diplomatic sources cited by Kyodo news agency. Japan and the United States will also work on further steps to enhance their response capabilities, Kyodo reported. Tokyo had in 2022 decided to acquire the capability to strike enemy bases even under Japan's war-renouncing Constitution. Also, Japan is set to establish a joint headquarters to command its ground, maritime and air forces by the end of March 2025 with Kishida's government is aiming to deepen cooperation between the US military and the joint headquarters.

Kim Jong Un sent a message of sympathy to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the massacre at a Moscow concert hall and said nothing can justify «heinous terrorism» against human lives, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday. Kim «expressed deep condolences and sympathy» to Putin and to the Russian people, the victims and their families on the news of heavy casualties caused by «a large-scale terrorist attack in (the) Moscow region,» KCNA said.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean and Chinese officials have met in Beijing and committed to further develop bilateral ties, North Korean media said on Sunday, as Pyongyang seeks to expand its diplomatic engagement after COVID-19 lockdowns.

In recent news, the UN stated that North Korea has been actively involved in “malicious” cyber activities and crypto theft, contributing to nearly half of its foreign currency revenue and funding its weapons programs. 

North Korea has successfully conducted a ground-jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to Yonhap News Agency. Reportedly, hypersonic missiles are on the list of sophisticated weapons North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to develop during a key party congress in 2021, along with nuclear-powered submarines, spy satellites and solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles. The missiles travel at a speed of at least Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, and are designed to be maneuverable on unpredictable flight paths and fly at low altitudes.