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25 reasons to visit South Korea in 2025
From history to food to K-culture, this is the hottest destination for the year ahead.
North Korea win Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup 2024
Pak Ju-gyong’s heroics led Korea DPR to their U-17 Women's World Cup victory over Spain.
Kim Jong Un: North Korea will accelerate nuclear power development
North Korea's leader has vowed his country will become a military superpower.
North Korean elites ‘tire of Kim Jong Un’s erratic behaviour’
High-ranking defector urges South Korea to destabilise Kim Jong Un's regime.
South Korea upset by awkward opening ceremony blunder
They have demanded assurances from organisers the mistake will not happen again.
Hundreds of North Korean balloons bring disruption to South Korean skies
About 500 balloons laden with trash have floated into South Korea's air space.
NZ announces more sanctions over Russia's war
Winston Peters has announced sanctions against seven individuals and 12 groups.
Fran O'Sullivan: International politics a complex game – but Luxon has a trump card
OPINION: It is a testing time – including for Luxon.
How one family managed to escape North Korea in a rickety boat
Hardly anyone has escaped the country since Kim Jong-un shuttered his country’s borders.
Putin once tried to curb North Korea’s nuclear programme. That’s now over
New York Times: Putin has promised unspecified technological help to North Korea.
Russia and North Korea sign ‘strongest ever treaty’
The partnership includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces 'aggression'.
PM announces new efforts to enforce sanctions against North Korea
Christopher Luxon is due to meet Japan's Defence Minister this afternoon.
North Korea says it will stop sending rubbish-filled balloons
South Korea said it would punish North Korea with retaliatory steps.
North Korea pelts South Korea with 'vulgar' substance
'We warn North Korea to immediately stop these inhumane and vulgar acts.'
North Korea denies sending weapons to Russia
She says North Korea had no intention of exporting its military capabilities to Russia.
NZ announces more sanctions against Russian-supporting entities in Ukraine war
More than 1700 people have been sanctioned since the illegal invasion of Ukraine began.
Winston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'
The Foreign Minister has hit back at North Korea.
North Korea issues warning to New Zealand over surveillance
'The DPRK will take necessary measures to firmly defend sovereignty and security.'
Kim Jong Un supervises latest test of new multiple rocket launcher
North Korean leader boosts weapon production, eyes US targets.
Potential Trump running mate admits error after saying she met Kim Jong Un in new book
Kristi Noem's book also caught criticism for a story of her shooting her hunting dog.
Opinion: We are closer to nuclear disaster today than at any point in the Cold War
OPINION: There is more danger today than when the developed world was carved up.
North Korea's wild new successor? Who is mysterious 10yo Kim Ju Ae?
She made her first public appearance in 2022. Now she could be N. Korea's next power move.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un orders troops to prepare for war
Kim joined troops training on a new tank model and drove one himself.
Russia-Ukraine war anniversary a time to reflect
OPINION: People in Ukraine the past two years have borne a toll that few can imagine.
Is Kim Jong Un really planning an attack this time?
New York Times: Intensification of nuclear threats ignite's urgent debate over motives.
Frightening rare footage as N Korean teens sentenced for absurd crimes
Two teens have been sentenced to 12 years hard labour for a wildly minor offence.
Hermit Kingdom welcomes first tourists since pandemic
The mysterious country is the last to reopen since closing to tourists in January 2020.