Pyongyang's expanding ICBM fleet now includes missiles believed to be capable of striking North American targets.

North Korean state media on Thursday criticized the United States for a nuclear submarine deal with Australia under the AUKUS partnership signed in 2021, calling it a "threat to regional peace."

North Korea says the AUKUS deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines is a “threat to regional peace” and has warned of consequences as Canberra makes its first payment to the partnership.

South Korea's industry ministry said on Thursday it has provisionally decided to impose up to 38% tariffs on Chinese steel plate imports after an investigation into alleged dumping of the steel product used in shipbuilding and construction.

South Korea is seeking to implement tariffs on some Chinese steel and producers on concerns over an influx of cheaper products flooding the market, following a similar measure from the Trump administration.

South Korea's trade watchdog on Thursday made a preliminary decision to impose antidumping tariffs on Chinese thick steel plates after its initial investigation identified potential damage to the domestic industry.

South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.

South Korea has stated that it is ready to accept any North Korean soldiers captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces who wish to defect to the South, reports Bloomberg. “North Korean soldiers are our citizens under the Constitution and respecting individuals’ free will is in line with the international law and customs,

North Korean soldiers in Russia were under the impression they were fighting the South Korean army. This information was shared by one of them in an interview with "Chosun Ilbo." The soldier, now a prisoner of war in Ukraine,