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North Korea launched three short range missiles from its East Coast, South Korea's Ministry of Defense said. [...]

Aleksandr Viktorovich Zykov–the Kazakh national identified on a blacklist by a leaked UN report–allegedly has a long history of ferrying arms in defiance of UN sanctions. [...]

Travel from Shanghai to North Korea has been suspended by DPRK authorities due to avian influenza. [...]

North Korea offered talks on May 3 to discuss remaining issues surrounding the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex–including securing products and materials left by South Korean businesses–but never received confirmation from Seoul. [...]

International sanctions on North Korea have slowed their development of weapons of mass destruction, even though a “lukewarm” contribution from China has diluted their effect, a former UN sanctions expert said last week. [...]

SEOUL – Three institutions and five individuals have been added to a list of North Korea-related sanctioned entities, a confidential report by a panel of UN experts said on Wednesday. The report, details of which were obtained and covered by Reuters in an exclusive, argues that sanctions, an arms embargo and general trade restrictions have [...]

The U.S. Army's top man in the Pacific region, Lieutenant General Francis J. Wiercinski, spoke at The Pentagon on Monday. [...]

Western visitors will soon be allowed to enter the Sino-North Korean border town of Sinuiju on short one day trips, a Beijing-based tour company told NK News. [...]

Purged? Moved on? Fall Guy? Michael Madden, presents four key theories for yesterday's change in defense minister. [...]

Some of Europe’s most respected experts on North Korea gathered at the University of Oxford on Saturday May 4 to address the question of how the international community can effectively engage North Korea. [...]