Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Why U.S. sanctions on North Korea are about to get a much longer reach
New laws stand to substantially increase Washington's ability to put pressure on Pyongyang
Politics and the Korean language: a history of Chinese characters in the DPRK
Both simplified and traditional characters remain in use to this day
New U.S. defense chief to visit South Korea in August: Pentagon
Secretary Esper’s visit to likely focus on North Korea, alliance issues, ROK MND says
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles from east coast, South Korea says
Test-launch is the second such exercise by the DPRK this month
Ambassador Tammam Sulaiman on Syria-North Korea ties – NKNews Podcast Ep.89
Damascus's top diplomat in Pyongyang discusses the two countries' decades-old friendship
What the Xiang Hai Lin 8 detention could mean for North Korea-Russia ties
The incident has irritated Russian officials and reminded many of the DPRK's unpredictability
Former detainee in North Korea says he spied for South Korean, U.S. intelligence
Kim Dong-chul tells NK News he procured "very significant" information during his time in-country
Prisoner number 429: Kim Dong-chul’s three-year detention in North Korea
Former detainee details how he went from businessman to spying for the U.S. and South Korea
Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work
The DPRK's private sector-dominated industries must be the first to see restrictions lifted
North Korea releases detained Russian, South Korean fishermen: embassy
Crew departed for ROK on Saturday night, Russian mission in Pyongyang says