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Korea to become Asia’s first Invictus Games host in 2029

Daejeon will host the international event for wounded, injured and sick service members and veterans.

2026.7.20

A person reads a tombstone at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, on June 22, 2025. [YONHAP]

Gov't to try to identify every unclaimed soldier buried at national cemeteries

The government will try to identify every unclaimed fallen soldier buried at national cemeteries and bestow state honors on them, officials said on Thursday.

2026.5.7

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Russian and North Korean officials pay respect at a site commemorating Russian soldiers killed while fighting for North Korea during World War II in Pyongyang in this image from the Telegram account of the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang on Feb. 23. [YONHAP]

Russian official praises Moscow, Pyongyang for jointly 'safeguarding' world justice

A Russian official praised Moscow-Pyongyang relations, saying the two are “safeguarding” world justice, at a banquet in Pyongyang hosted by the Russian Embassy, a North Korean newspaper reported on Tuesday.

2026.2.24

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a visit to the Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, also known as Army Day, on Feb. 8. [RODONG SINMUN]

'A revolutionary holiday': North leader Kim Jong-un congratulates soldiers in Army Day speech

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Ministry of National Defense on Sunday to encourage soldiers on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, also known as Army Day.

2026.2.9

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on July 8. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Trump says Korea should pay for its own defense

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Korea pays the United States "very little" for America's military support and should pay for its own defense, amid expectations that he would demand the Asian ally shoulder a greater security burden.

2025.7.9

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets North Korean army generals after a military parade on Victory Day marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Red Square in central Moscow May 9. [SPUTNIK/YONHAP]

North Korean troops have been captured in Russia's war. Can they end up in South Korea?

The official recognition by Pyongyang and Moscow of North Korean troop deployment in Russia's war on Ukraine has set the stage for a novel situation concerning the regime's prisoners of war: Can they be sent to South Korea?

2025.5.20

Two soldiers of the Hanbit Unit stand guard at a construction site in South Sudan on Feb. 12. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

Korea's Hanbit Unit marks 12th year of deployment to South Sudan

The Hanbit Unit celebrates 12 years in South Sudan, repairing crucial supply routes and supporting local communities through humanitarian initiatives and vocational training.

2025.3.31

A photo released by the Ukrainian military in December last year that shows bodies presumed to be of Russian and North Korean soldiers killed in action. [SCREEN CATPURE]

North Korea's Ukraine war dead on ice as Kim regime considers options

North Korea, which reportedly recently undertook its second large-scale deployment of troops to Russia, is apparently refusing to receive and process the bodies of its soldiers who died on the battlefield in the Ukraine war.

2025.2.27

In this screenshot of a video released by Ukrainian media, North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia are seen on the battlefield in the Kursk Oblast in southwestern Russia on Dec. 5. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

North Korean troops more combat-ready than Russian military, say POWs

Ukraine has asserted that North Korean troops engaged in the war are more combat-ready than Russian soldiers, a claim it says is echoed by Russian prisoners of war.

2025.1.17

Suspected North Korean soldiers wounded and captured by Ukrainian forces are seen in this photo posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Telegram channel on Jan. 11. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

South Korea using loudspeakers to spread news of North Korean troops captured by Ukraine

South Korean military authorities have used loudspeakers along the demilitarized zone to broadcast news of the capture of two North Korean soldiers by Ukrainian forces to the North Korean public.

2025.1.16