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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Prospects for US-North Korean talks this year remain uncertain
Kwon Jong Gun, a roving ambassador for North Korean’s Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday that North Korea’s patience for restarting US-North Korean talks is...
N. Korea must create the right conditions for foreign tourists
A day after South Korea proposed a meeting on the Mount Kumgang issue on Oct. 28, North Korea responded in the negative. North Korea...
Thae Yong Ho: North Korea must embrace the rule of law
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un conducted an on-the-spot visit to the Mount Kumgang tourist area on Oct. 23, according to Rodong Sinmun.
During his...
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...
