North Korea says it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country’s nuclear deterrence

UN Security Council resolutions prohibit North Korea from launching missiles involving its huge stockpile of ballistic missiles. Its cruise missile tests aren’t banned, but they still pose a threat to the US and South Korea because they are highly manoeuvrable and fly at low altitudes to avoid radar detection.

For the second year in a row, North Korea’s vast cryptocurrency hacking operation has broken its own record, stealing $2.02 billion in 2025, new research says.

North Korea is also expected to further bolster its defence capabilities in the upcoming years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."

North Korea is modernizing and building out one of its main nuclear sites, according to analysts, after the secretive country's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, said it would bolster its nuclear forces. Satellite imagery shows North Korea expanded construction ...

North Korean hackers stole a record $2 billion of crypto this year, researchers said, a sharp jump from 2024 that underscores the country’s growing ability to pull off massive heists.