Two US citizens have been sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating so-called “laptop farms” that helped North Korean IT workers obtain remote jobs at dozens of American companies, according to US prosecutors.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised soldiers who committed suicide while fighting against Ukrainian forces ​in Russia's Kursk region, confirming an extreme battle policy.

A North Korean soldier managed to flee across the heavily fortified, mine-laden border into South Korea.

A South Korean lawmaker claimed that North Korea has constructed sections of anti-tank barriers stretching 10 kilometers along the heavily fortified inter-Korean border.

Kim Yo Jong condemns the U.S.’s nuclear deterrence policy on the Korean Peninsula.

The United States and South Korea announced they will carry out regular joint military drills from August 18 to prepare for potential emergencies on the Korean Peninsula. However, some exercises will be postponed until September, possibly as an effort to reduce tensions with North Korea.

South Korea has started permitting its nationals to contact North Koreans without restrictions, as long as these interactions are declared in advance, according to Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday.

A new K-pop group is making headlines for more than just its music. Boy band 1VERSE, pronounced “universe”, debuted with five members from North Korea, Japan, and the U.S., including two defectors from the North.