Press Releases

Russia’s Security Chief Visits North Korea

(MENAFN) Russia's chief security official, Sergey Shoygu, traveled to Pyongyang for discussions with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, as reported by Russian government media on Tuesday. This marks Shoygu’s second journey to the North Korean...

Historic Moscow, Pyongyang Flight Lands Successfully

(MENAFN) The first direct flight connecting Moscow with Pyongyang in the era following the Soviet Union touched down successfully in North Korea on Monday morning. This significant event marks the launch of a direct air link between the two...

First direct Moscow-Pyongyang flight in over 75 years

(MENAFN) The inaugural direct flight between Moscow and Pyongyang since the Soviet era successfully landed in North Korea on Monday morning, marking a historic milestone in Russia-North Korea relations. Previously, the only direct air connection...

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Acting at the Direction of North Korea to Export Firearms, Ammo, and Technology to North Korea

An illegal alien from China pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long...

Direct Pyongyang-Moscow Flights Recommence After Long Hiatus

(MENAFN) After a prolonged break, direct air travel connecting Pyongyang and Moscow has recommenced, driven by growing demand from both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia, according to media on Tuesday. The inaugural...

N-Korea conducts ‘nuclear counterattack’ exercises

(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently supervised a military drill simulating a nuclear counterattack, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The exercise, held on Thursday, involved the launch of short-range ballistic...

South Korea's Incoming President Vows to Pursue Talks with N. Korea

(MENAFN) South Korea's incoming president, Lee Jae-myung, delivered his first public remarks on North Korea Tuesday, pledging to pursue dialogue and "co-prosperity" with Pyongyang to help stabilize the Korean Peninsula, according to local media...

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Towards East Sea

(MENAFN) South Korea's military reported that North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Thursday. This marks Pyongyang's first ballistic missile test since March, according to a South Korean...

North Korea Initiates New Ballistic Missile Test

(MENAFN) On Thursday, North Korea discharged several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, according to military officials from South Korea. This activity marks the regime's initial missile test since...

Russia Gears Up to Commence Moscow-Pyongyang Flights

(MENAFN) The Russian Ministry of Transport announced on Monday that the inaugural flight from Moscow to Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is set for July 27. "Subsequent flights will operate monthly to...

Passenger Rail Service Restarts Between Pyongyang, Moscow

(MENAFN) After a five-year halt due to the COVID-19 outbreak, passenger train operations linking Pyongyang and Moscow have officially recommenced, as confirmed by Russian officials on Wednesday. The Russian Ministry of Transport revealed that the...

President Lai receives credentials from new Haiti Ambassador Roudy Stanley Penn  

TAIWAN, September 9 - Details 2025-09-03 President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire On the afternoon of September 3, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister...

California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea

Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging that he exported shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea that were concealed inside shipping containers bound from Long...

Trump Set to Embark on South Korea Visit for APEC Summit

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump is set to travel to South Korea next month to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, media reported on Saturday, citing multiple sources within the Trump administration. The summit...

China Kicks Off Largest-Ever Military Parade in Beijing

(MENAFN) China launched its largest-ever military parade early Wednesday in Beijing, spotlighting its expanding military power as President Xi Jinping welcomed global leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim...

Eighth anniversary of WWII to take place in China

(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to visit China next week to attend ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, where he will join Russian President Vladimir Putin and numerous other international figures,...

Trump Claims US Has Lost India, Russia to China

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump declared on Friday via a post on Truth Social that the United States has seemingly “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China.” Accompanying his statement was a photograph showing Russian President Vladimir...

Lavrov Urges Japan to Acknowledge WWII Outcomes

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday encouraged Japan to fully accept the outcomes of World War II and admit its part in initiating the war, according to a declaration issued by the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. “The results of...

Russia Calls on Japan to Admit Role in Igniting WWII

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Japan on Friday to fully accept the outcomes of World War II and admit its role in sparking the conflict, according to a statement from the Moscow Foreign Ministry. “The results of World War II...

Putin, Modi ride same Aurus limo after session of SCO summit

(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode together in the Aurus Senat, a Russian-made presidential limousine, after the main session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on...