Vietnamese

plains

News updates related to the Pacific

North Korea launches short-range ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea.

On the afternoon of May 26, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced that North Korea had launched several flying objects, including a short-range ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea.

International

Air China resumes direct flights to North Korea after a six-year hiatus.

On the morning of March 30, China's national airline (Air China) officially resumed direct commercial flights between Beijing and Pyongyang after a six-year hiatus. This move marked...
Leader Kim Jong-un re-elected as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

On the morning of February 23, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong-un had been re-elected as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea at the 9th National Congress of the Party...

North Korea builds new 8,700-ton nuclear submarine: A new step in strategic deterrence.

North Korea's first nuclear submarine, with a displacement of 8,700 tons, is designed to carry strategic missiles, enhancing its nuclear counterattack capability from the sea.
The General Secretary laid wreaths in remembrance of President Kim Il-sung and General Secretary Kim Jong-il.

On the morning of October 10, General Secretary To Lam and the Vietnamese delegation laid wreaths in remembrance of President Kim Il-sung and General Secretary Kim Jong-il at the Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea.
General Secretary To Lam arrives in Pyongyang, beginning a state visit to North Korea.

On the morning of October 9th, General Secretary To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived at Pyongyang International Airport, beginning their state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
North Korean leader declares he will not denuclearize.

Leader Kim Jong-un emphasized that calls for denuclearization amount to an attack on the constitutional order, as nuclear status is enshrined in the country's laws...

Russia and North Korea: An "invincible" brotherhood
July 14, 2025 09:00

Last weekend, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a three-day visit to North Korea, meeting with leader Kim Jong-un – a sign of the deepening relationship between...
North Korea: US-South Korea military exercises are a dangerous provocation.
March 10, 2025 10:10

North Korea's Foreign Ministry declared that joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea are "a dangerous act of provocation," according to state news agency KCNA on March 10.
Defendant Luu Binh Nhuong was recommended a sentence of 13 to 15 years and 6 months in prison.
January 9, 2025 06:33

Two days after the Thai Binh Provincial People's Court opened the first-instance criminal trial of two former National Assembly representatives, Luu Binh Nhuong and Le Thanh Van, along with their accomplices, on the afternoon of January 8th, a representative of the Thai Binh Provincial People's Procuracy...
North Korea successfully launched a hypersonic missile.
January 7, 2025 09:12

North Korea launched a hypersonic ballistic missile on January 6th.
North Korea will turn its border with South Korea into an 'eternal fortress'.
October 17, 2024 16:50

According to Pyongyang's statement, the destruction of roads and railways was a "necessary and legitimate response" to Seoul's provocations.
Notable statements by Russian President Putin in Pyongyang.
June 19, 2024 16:17

The extended talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lasted an hour and a half, followed by a one-on-one conversation.
President Putin said that Russia-North Korea relations are of great importance in the modern world.
June 18, 2024 06:35

In an article published in North Korea's Nodong Sinmun newspaper, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the Russia-North Korea relationship is of great importance in the modern world.

plains

Log in