Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Lawmakers urge Seoul to stop China from repatriating North Korean detainee
South Korean foreign minister pledges ‘best’ efforts after defector requests info on his mother held in China
March 17, 2026
Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum
North Korean leader says museum will display ‘captured weapons,’ with memorial wall featuring around 2,000 names
March 17, 2026
Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior
Expert discusses elite politics and Party Congress, while NK News’ Anton Sokolin digs into DPRK’s latest missile launch
March 17, 2026
Chinese travel agencies promoting North Korea group tours from May
Multiple companies advertise 8-day trips following train resumption, though DPRK officials have not confirmed reopening
March 17, 2026
Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister
US president wondered whether Kim ‘walks to talk with the US or with me,’ Seoul official recalls
March 16, 2026
North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief
Ri Son Gwon’s apparent appointment as head of Social Democratic Party follows Pyongyang’s shift away from unification
March 16, 2026
Air China set to revive Beijing-Pyongyang route for first time since 2020
Six years after halting the service China’s state airline lists flights starting March 30, follows rail resumption
March 14, 2026
Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation
Experts say vast database could help DPRK improve suitability of products for Russian market, potentially even weapons
March 13, 2026
US blacklists 2 companies, 6 individuals over North Korean IT worker schemes
Sanctions against actors in the DPRK, Vietnam, Laos and Spain take aim at networks funding Pyongyang’s weapons programs
March 13, 2026
North Korea hypes upcoming election as the ‘most democratic’ in the world
A recap of everything in state media this week, from US-ROK drills and Iran’s new leader to compulsory voting
March 13, 2026
