North Korea foreign policy encompasses Pyongyang’s diplomatic posture, international negotiations, and strategic relationships with major powers including China, Russia, and the United States. Daily NK tracks North Korea foreign policy developments through its network of in-country sources and regional analysts, covering summits, sanctions diplomacy, multilateral talks, and the Kim regime’s evolving approach to the outside world. For bilateral coverage see our dedicated tags on Sino-North Korean relations, inter-Korean relations, North Korea-Russia relations, and US-North Korean relations.
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Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK snapshots are summaries of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots are written by our staff and are aimed at putting even...
Thae Yong Ho: North Korea must stop false claims about Hangul
On Oct. 9, South Korea celebrated Hangul Day, which pays tribute to King Sejong the Great, the inventor of the Korean alphabet. Hangul Day...
North Korea dispatches 2,000 additional workers to China
At least 2,000 North Korean workers were recently dispatched to factories in China with non-work visas, Daily NK recently learned.
“A huge number of North...
Sinuiju’s increasing role in Sino-North Korean trade
In the early morning of Friday, Oct. 18, the road leading from Sinuiju, North Korea, to Dandong, China, was clogged with North Korean container...
Has thriving Chinese tourism emboldened North Korea?
Chinese tourism into North Korea is thriving, which may have emboldened Kim Jong Un to recently order the demolishing of South Korean facilities on...
North Korean official slams Mount Kumgang demolition order
On an on-the-spot visit to Mount Kumgang on Oct. 23, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly ordered South Korean facilities on the mountain...
Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK snapshots are summaries of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots are written by our staff and are aimed at putting even...
North Korea’s military sells coal to pay for uniforms
North Korea may use a portion of the foreign currency earned through smuggling coal overseas on uniforms for its military, Daily NK has learned.
“Trucks...
North Korea’s coal smuggling continues full speed ahead
As part of North Korea’s coal smuggling operations abroad to earn foreign currency, North Korean-flagged vessels have been unloading coal at a port in...
North Koreans still in the dark about inter-Korean soccer match
The North Korean government made no official announcement about the inter-Korean soccer match held at Kim Il Sung Stadium on Tuesday and ordinary North...
