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September 20, 2026

North Korean Hackers Linked to Crypto Theft Across 100 Countries

North Korean hacker group known as WaterPlum was behind a cyberattack spanning more than 100 countries, including Japan, that resulted in the theft of cryptocurrency worth approximately US$10.71 million, according to Japan’s

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The hidden human cost of Kim Jong Un’s newfound power

Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, has emerged from the post-pandemic period with a stronger strategic position than in previous years. His country is now a de facto nuclear power, its economy is growing at its fastest pace in years,

September 20, 2026

Will Russian Drones Show Up in North Korea?

Columns/Geopolitics

North Korea is sending increasing numbers of workers to Russia’s premier drone factory located at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Alabuga is located in

North Korea’s Unlikely Consumer Boom

Business

North Korea, a country rarely associated with leisure or consumer choice, is experiencing an unlikely boom in coffee shops, luxury malls, waterparks, resorts and

Lessons from the Korean War

July 31, 2023

History

The psychology of forgetting and why memory fails is a tantalising topic in the life of individuals or nations. Cognitive psychology spawned many theories about it. The main theory, the motivated forgetting

Russia, China have a shared vision for North Korea

July 29, 2023

Columns/Diplomacy

The three-day state visit on July 25-27 by Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, accompanied by a military delegation, to Pyongyang is the first-ever such high-level visit from Moscow in the post-Soviet era.

Pentagon’s “forgotten” genocide in Korea: 70 years on

July 28, 2023

History

Today, July 27, is being remembered in the United States as the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. But the bitter truth is that the war never really ended.