Topic: North Korea

North Korea sent a letter of support to China following the contentious visit to Taiwan last week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, state media reported Wednesday.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continued her Asia tour in Seoul on Thursday in a visit that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said would be a "sign of deterrence" against nuclear-armed North Korea.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was prepared to use his country's nuclear arsenal in a military clash with the United States and threatened to "annihilate" South Korea, state media reported Thursday.

South Korea will resume suspended joint military field exercises with the United States next month, as Seoul continues to boost its military relationship with Washington in the wake of threats from North Korea.

U.S. law enforcement has recovered roughly half a million dollars in ransomware payments made to North Korean hackers by victims including a medical center in Kansas and a healthcare provider in Colorado.

South Korea on Tuesday completed the successful maiden voyage of its homegrown KF-21 fighter jet, officials announced, as the country looks to bolster its defense capabilities amid growing threats from the North.

North Korea is on its way to "completely defusing" its outbreak of COVID-19 on Monday, according to state media, while cases surge in neighboring countries.

North Korea formally recognized two pro-Russian separatist regions in Ukraine, state media announced Thursday, becoming the third nation to do so.

South Korea and the United States staged their first-ever joint drills with F-35A stealth fighter jets amid concerns over an imminent North Korean nuclear test, the South Korean Air Force announced Thursday.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blamed Chinese President Xi Jinping for standing in the way of Washington's efforts at making progress on denuclearization with North Korea.