North Korea has been preparing for a large-scale military parade involving some 12,000 personnel to mark a key party congress, an opposition lawmaker said Friday, citing satellite imagery.

North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his expanding military capabilities ahead of a major ruling party congress.

National Intelligence Service believes North Korea has now entered stage of designating Kim Ju-ae as new leader - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korea has been designated a "high-risk jurisdiction" for money laundering and terrorism financing for the 16th consecutive year, financial authorities said Wednesday.

North Korea has hailed South Korea's pledge to prevent the recurrence of drone incursions into its airspace and said Pyongyang will

North Korean authorities are pushing research-based learning in schools, but teachers say poor conditions and political constraints make the shift impossible.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) shared the assessment during a closed-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee,

North Korea will set the tone for its major state policies for the next five years at the ongoing party congress, with its response to Washington's dialogue overture and a plan to develop new weapons likely on the agenda,