A North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong-un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media said Monday.
North Korea has unveiled a "tactical nuclear attack submarine" to the world, the latest addition both to Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction arsenal and its navy.
Some 46 per cent of women held temporary jobs, 15.4 percentage points higher than the 30.6 per cent of men working in non-regular positions, Yonhap News Agency reported citing the official figures.
Pyongyang's motivation to strike a denuclearization deal with the U.S. seems to have dropped dramatically in recent years, America's former top intelligence officer for North Korea said Tuesday, warning that the country's deepening relationships with Russia and China have dimmed the prospects for any diplomatic breakthrough in the near term.