News North Korea Business: South Korea to expand support for Ukraine as President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a surprise visit
KYIV, Ukraine -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, offering support for the invaded country in its war with Russia while demonstrating his own nation's ...
News North Korea Business: North Korea’s ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council
North Korea’s U.N. ambassador has defended his country’s recent long-range missile launch in a rare appearance at the U.N. Security Council ...
News North Korea Business: Presidents of South Korea and Poland hold talks on security, war in Ukraine and business cooperation
The South Korean president is in Poland for two days of talks and meetings on global security, the war in neighboring Ukraine, and developing bilateral business and defense ties ...
News North Korea Business: Escaping North Korea: Harrowing tales of survival, strength
Christine: “North Korea is like Egypt before the Exodus – fleas, hail, pestilence, death. But I believe that God wants His people released. Like Pharoah, Kim Jong Un will let His people go.” ...
News North Korea Business: North Korean cyber aggression is getting slightly more sophisticated, experts warn
Recent attacks linked to North Korean state-backed hackers are spotlighting how technically adept and creative the regime's cyber activity has become. The big picture: Experts say public perception of North Korea's cyber threat risks painting the regime as an underfunded country solely focused on cybercrime to fund its government, but those perceptions aren't quite right. Driving the news: Late last month, several cybersecurity firms found North...
News North Korea Business: North Korea parade 'probably oversells' ICBM threat -leaked document
By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence analysts believe a recent military parade in North Korea "probably oversells" the threat its inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) pose to the United States, according to a leaked document purportedly from the U.S. government. Reuters has reviewed more than 50 of the documents, labeled "Secret" and "Top Secret",
News North Korea Business: 3CX blames North Korea for supply chain mass-hack
Enterprise phone provider 3CX has confirmed that North Korea-backed hackers were behind last month’s supply chain attack that appeared to target cryptocurrency companies. 3CX, which provides online voice, video conferencing and messaging services for businesses, worked with cybersecurity company Mandiant to investigate the attack. Hackers compromised the company’s desktop phone software used by hundreds of […] 3CX blames North Korea for supply...
News North Korea Business: Breaking down North Korea's advancing cyber prowess
Last month, several cyber firms found North Korean state-backed hackers deploying malware in video-conference tool 3CX.
News North Korea Business: South Korea to offer $5.3 billion in financing to support battery investment in North America
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday said it will provide 7 trillion won ($5.32 billion) in financial support for its battery makers seeking to invest in infrastructure in North America over the next five years to help firms cope with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. Government support will include lowering lending rates and insurance premiums by as much as 20% as well as
News North Korea Business: US B-1B strategic bombers in drills with South Korea on same day as North Korean missile launch
US strategic bombers took part in joint air drills with South Korean forces on Sunday, the same day as North Korea carried out a suspected ballistic missile test, according to the South Korean military.
News North Korea Business: North Korea's showing off an underwater nuclear attack drone it says can cause a 'radioactive tsunami,' but the threat is likely 'exaggerated'
North Korea has released new imagery of testing of what it claims is an underwater nuclear attack drone that can be deployed to devastating effect, but officials and expert observers believe ...
News North Korea Business: South Korea to offer $5.3 bln in financing to support battery investment in North America
South Korea on Friday said it will provide 7 trillion won ($5.32 billion) in financial support for its battery makers seeking to invest in infrastructure in North America over the next five years to help firms cope with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
News North Korea Business: U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money
The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.
News North Korea Business: US, South Korea, Japan express concern over N.Korea's 'malicious' cyber activities - joint statement
By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States, South Korea and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities to support its weapons programmes, in comments released in a joint statement on Friday. Crypto currency funds stolen by North Korean hackers have been a key source for financing the sanctions-stricken country's weapons programmes,
News North Korea Business: 'Woke' US schools scarier than North Korea, says defector
Author Yeonmi Park, who fled being a sex slave in North Korea, slams cancel culture at America's Ivy League universities ...
News North Korea Business: A Chinese Businessman on Doing Business Inside North Korea
“North Korea doesn’t have a stable political environment for foreigners to do business in, but because wages are so low, doing business there is worth a try,” the businessman told Daily NK.
News North Korea Business: North Korea's Kim Jong Un lays out key goals to boost military power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented unspecified goals to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported Wednesday, in an indication he'll continue his provocative run of weapons
News North Korea Business: North Korea's weapons programme defies COVID outbreak, reaches 'uncharted territory'
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it. The country acknowledged its first COVID-19 outbreak in May, prolonging already stringent border closures and other anti-pandemic
