South Korea's unification ministry announced a historic step towards transparency by revealing plans to release a comprehensive report on forced labour practices in North Korea.

S Korea's landmark report to expose N Korea's hidden forced labour practices

Although North and South Korea are poles apart, the two neighbours have continued to quarrel on the Korean Peninsula. Most recently, North Korea has fired missiles while South Korea is performing a military parade with the Americans. Kim Jong-un of North Korea has agitated his neighbour once more. Two short-range missiles have reportedly been launched by Pyongyang, according to South Korea's military, and Tokyo claims that these missiles have landed in its exclusive economic zone.

Pyongyang and Seoul flex their military might in Korean peninsula

North Korea and South Korea well are neighbors but they are poles apart. In the Korean Peninsula both the neighbors continue to rank in the latest the North Koreans have fired missiles while the South is staging a military drill with the Americans right in front of North Korea.

Kim Jong-Un rattles neighbours once again

The United States deployed a nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying about 150 tomahawk missiles to South Korea a day after North Korea resumed missile tests in protests of the US-South Korean live fire drills. The USS Michigan's arrival in South Korea is the first of its kind in six years. It is part of a recent bilateral agreement on enhancing regular visibility of the US strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula which is in response to North Korea's advancing nuclear program.

The US deploys nuclear submarine to South Korea

South Korean military, on Thursday (June 15) said that North Korea had fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, as per Reuters. This comes after North Korea condemned live fire drills South Korea is carrying out with the United States.

North Korea launched two missiles, says Japan, South Korea amid Seoul's live-fire drills with Washington

Seoul's spy agency on Wednesday revealed that North Korea, in an attempt to gather South Koreans' personal data, replicated the country's largest internet portal Naver in real-time.

North Korea creates fake phishing site to steal South Koreans' personal data, says spy agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear closer than ever. The former has vowed to "hold hands" with his Russian counterpart and work towards their shared goal of building a powerful country, state media agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Kim serenades Putin, vows to 'hold hands' for strategic cooperation

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South Korea said on Monday (June 12) that Chinese warships are carrying out a salvage operation in waters where a North Korean space rocket crashed. Last month, North Korea unsuccessfully attempted to launch a military satellite.

China searching waters where North Korean satellite crashed: South Korea

Russia found a new ally in North Korea. While the Russia-Ukraine war continues to intensify, Putin has found a strategic partner in Kim Jong Un. North Korean leader has vowed to 'hold hands' with Vladimir Putin. Kim wants to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia. While sharing a common goal of building a powerful country.

Why has North Korea's Kim vowed to 'hold hands' with Putin?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly passed a secret order to ban suicide in the country, labelling it as a "treason against socialism". A report by Radio Free Asia claimed that Kim has ordered local governments to take preventative measures.

Has Kim Jong-un issued secret order to ban suicide in North Korea?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong denounced the United Nations Security Council meeting on the country’s recent satellite launch upon “robbery demands” from the United States, reported the state media KCNA, on Sunday (June 4).

‘Very offended’: North Korean leader’s sister slams UN meeting on spy satellite launch

Defence leaders from around the world attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, which traditionally focuses on major security issues. This year in Singapore, the topic of North Korea and its lack of missile testing is in the spotlight. The defence minister of South Korea claimed that some nations ignored North Korea's illegal behaviour, which he claimed threatened to undercut U.N. sanctions against the country's missile and nuclear programmes.

Shangrila-La Dialogue: South Korean defence minister calls out ignorance on North Korea

China along with Russia ignored a US call on Friday (June 2) to condemn North Korea in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for its attempt to launch a satellite.

UNSC: China, Russia join forces to ignore US call to condemn North Korea

The spokesperson for the United States UN mission said on Thursday (June 1) that the US has called for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Friday (June 2) over North Korea's attempted satellite launch this week.

US calls for open UNSC meet over North Korean spy satellite launch attempt

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un may have insomnia, alcohol dependency, according to a South Korea's spy.

Kim Jong-Un may have insomnia, alcohol dependency: South Korea's spy

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong on Thursday (June 1) promised more spy satellite launches, a day after Pyongyang launched one such satellite that crashed because of a rocket failure.

North Korea: Kim Jong Un's sister promises ‘successful’ spy satellite launch after failure

South Korea went into a panic of evacuation after North Korea launched its first spy satellite. This satellite is called "CHOLLIMA-1" and it malfunctioned in its second stage of launch. USA, Japan & South Korea have strongly condemned this launch. Why? What's the story here?

Gravitas: Evacuation warnings in Seoul

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms - China fighter jets' 'aggressive manoeuvre', UN Nuclear Chief briefs on Zaporizhzhia power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pulls up Kyiv authorities, North Korea's satellite launch ends in failure.

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North Korea has launched a rocket shortly after it announced it was planning to send its first satellite into space. However, Tokyo claims it is a ballistic missile. The US condemned North Korea's launch saying that it raises tensions. However, North Korean officials on Wednesday said the launch ended in failure after the rocket's second stage malfunctioned. Pyongyang reported that the new "chollima-1" satellite launch rocket failed due to in-stability in the engine and fuel system. It said there was abnormal start of the two stage engine after stage one separation.

North Korea rocket launch ends in failure: State media reports

Drama in Korean Peninsula: North Korea rocket launch sends emergency alerts in South Korea & Japan

North Korea says it launched satellite | Japan put its ballistic missiles on alert | WION

North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise.

North Korea's spy satellite mission fails as rocket plunges into sea

North Korea state media said on Wednesday that a military spy satellite was launched but it failed and crashed into the sea. "The launched new satellite transport rocket 'Cheollima-1' crashed into the West Sea of Korea as it lost momentum due to abnormal start-up of the two-stage engine after one step separation while flying normally," the Korean Central News Agency reported.

North Korea military spy satellite launch fails, crashes into sea; Pyongyang vows second attempt soon

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