The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes.

North Korea's beleaguered economy, which recently bore the brunt of COVID-19 for the first time, is again in trouble as the country braces for floods with the early monsoon.

North Koreans were working to protect crops and equipment from potential damage after days of heavy rainfall, state media said, as outside observers worry any flooding could aggravate the country’s economic hardships amid its COVID-19 outbreak. Summer floods in North Korea, one of the poorest countries in Asia, often cause…

North Korea says it is making all-out efforts to prevent potential damages caused by heavy rains this week that could aggravate the country’s economic hardships amid its COVID-19 outbreak