While Russia may gain labour and weapons, the benefits to North Korea are not purely economic, as access to Russian funding ...

The North Korean economy largely relies on production of coal, concrete and industrial plastics, and has been kept afloat by ...

As Western countries consolidated around support for Ukraine, Russia and North Korea are positioning themselves as ...

The visit by Kim Jong Un to Russia shows the world North Korea has its own “bloc” alliance comprising its two closest diplomatic partners. By Gabriela Bernal and Sangsoo Lee September 15, 2023 ...

After it initially sent 11,000 troops to Russia in autumn last year, around 4,000 of those North Korean soldiers were killed or injured ... The sides do not have any formal diplomatic ties, and it was ...

Nordwind Airlines, a Russian low-cost carrier, will operate the monthly flights with an estimated travel time of around eight ...

For North Korea, Russia acts as a counterbalance to China in what appears to be an imitation of the diplomacy of Kim Jong Un’s grandfather.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised Russia’s top diplomat that his country would “unconditionally support” Russia’s war ...

These two major decisions – severing ties with South Korea and aligning with Russia – demonstrate the acuity and opportunism of North Korean diplomacy.

Moscow, Pyongyang maintain ‘common approach' on resolving issues on Korean Peninsula, committed to their resolution through ...

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embarks on a pivotal state visit to Pyongyang, the spotlight has fallen on the ...

North Korea has barred foreigners from a newly opened beach resort, the country's tourism administration said this week, just ...