​"Behind you stand Pyongyang and Moscow." ​This sentence is not merely a word of comfort to soldiers. It is the emotional legitimation of war -- a coded signal of a wartime system advancing under silence. ​Yet, beneath that sentence are residents whom no one protects.

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.

Experience the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea in 2025 during the Pyongyang Marathon, the first international event in the DPRK in over five years. This video captures the unique experience of running through the city unsupervised,

The author is former British Ambassador to North Korea. There has been a big change on the streets of Pyongyang. Numerous private cars, with their distinctive yellow number plates, have started to appear. Not long ago it was possible to stand in the middle ...

Pyongyang will likely open room for a summit meeting with Washington while excluding dialogue opportunities with Seoul.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended New Year's celebrations in Pyongyang on Wednesday. North Korea's official state media reported Kim's attendance at the event at May Day stadium, which they said was attended by up to 150,

Mr Kim said 2025 was a “really meaningful year” for the bilateral alliance. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korean and Russian leaders celebrate their 'precious' shared experience of war, bloodshed in New Year greetings.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted on Saturday how his nation and Russia had shared “blood, life and death” in the Ukraine war, as he sent President Vladimir Putin new year’s greetings.