What to expect from North Korea’s imminent Oct. 10 military parade

NK Pro explains when the festivities will begin, what assets the DPRK could showcase and how to watch the broadcast Editor’s note: NK Pro will go live the moment the Oct. 10 parade broadcast begins, providing real-time commentary and analysis....

China’s Premier Li Qiang to visit N. Korea in highest-level visit

China’s Premier Li Qiang will go to North Korea this week in the highest-level visit by a Chinese leader since 2019. Li will lead a government delegation from Thursday to Saturday to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of...

Vietnam is courting North Korea – and still winning Western friends

The pandemic rudely interrupted plans, but Vietnam is finally getting around to reciprocating the 2019 visit by North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un to the country. Vietnam’s To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, will travel to...

Two-mile ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ from China to North Korea abandoned so long that farmers dry crops on it could finally open

A GHOST bridge that has stood unfinished for more than a decade between China and North Korea could finally be nearing completion. The over pass stood abandoned for so long that farmers used the road to dry crops. Sign up for Scottish Sun...

The weapons North Korea unveiled at massive military parade

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw a large military parade displaying its new intercontinental ballistic missile in front of visiting international dignitaries, the state media said. Kim Jong Un’s show of force celebrating the 80th anniversary of...

Hegseth Visits DMZ with South Korean Defense Minister

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday at the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the heavily-defended border between North and South Korea. Ahn said Hegseth’s visit to the DMZ had “symbolic and...

China’s premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea this week for talks

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to North Korea this week according to a Beijing announcement on Tuesday. This high-level diplomatic engagement involves China’s second-highest ranking leader traveling to the isolated...

AP News Summary at 11:43 p.m. EST

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is indicating in court that it will only partially fund the federal food assistance program as the...

Vietnamese Communist Party Chief to Visit North Korea This Week

The head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will travel to North Korea this week, the first visit of a Vietnamese leader to the country in nearly 20 years. In a statement yesterday, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that To...

OpenAI Banned ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese and North Korean Hackers to Develop Malware

OpenAI announced it has banned a series of ChatGPT accounts linked to Chinese state-affiliated hacking groups that used the AI models to refine malware and create phishing content. The October 2025 report details the disruption of several...

China Premier Li to visit N. Korea for ruling party anniv.

BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Qiang will make a three-day visit to North Korea from Thursday to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. The trip by China's...

Morning Brief: Gulf War Illness Finally Recognized, Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas Attack, China’s Premier to Visit North Korea

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The CDC finally recognized Gulf War illness after 30 years, giving veterans long-sought validation. In Washington, Trump weighs Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk missiles but vows not to escalate with...

Japan PM Seeks Summit with Kim Jong Un

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Monday that she has formally requested a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The primary goal of the proposed summit is to resolve the decades-old, sensitive issue of Japanese nationals...

China Hacked South Korea’s Government, But Was It Really North Korea?

“It was by accident,” Saber told The Diplomat when asked how the white hat hacker and their partner cyb0rg discovered what appears to be one of the most comprehensive known penetrations of the South Korean government’s digital infrastructure in...

What to know before traveling to South Korea

South Korea holds a special place in global pop culture, thanks to its cutting-edge technology, world-class cuisine, chart-topping pop bands and some of the most exciting movies and TV series being made anywhere. To this cultural cachet, add in...

Chinese premier to make highest-level visit in years for North Korea military parade

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of security talks with South Korean officials

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks.Hegseth and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back received a briefing...

Chinese premier to make highest-level visit to North Korea in years for military parade

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ICAO condemns Russia and North Korea over GPS signal jamming  

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) strongly condemned repeated interference with satellite navigation systems by Russia and North Korea, calling the actions violations of the 1944 Chicago Convention. The resolution, issued as the...

Vietnam’s top leader To Lam to visit North Korea this week

SEOUL/HANOI - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam will travel to North Korea this week, the Vietnamese government and North Korean state media said on Oct 6, marking the first visit of a Vietnamese leader to the largely isolated nation in...