2025 began with political turmoil wrought by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, as North Korea strengthened its bonds with Russia by fighting side-by-side against Ukraine.

In the 12 months since, the DPRK carried out the biggest crypto heist in history, foreign influencers briefly visited Pyongyang, South Korea elected a new progressive leader, U.S. President Donald Trump began reshaping Washington’s security role on the peninsula and the North Korean military applied combat lessons from Kursk.

NK News and NK Pro published some 1,600 news articles, investigations, analyses and galleries about these developments this year.

The following is a look back at