Kim Jong-un is hoping to further beef up his military might with the contraction of a new warship which is believed to be nearly double the size of its current largest vessel when it is finished

Ukrainian special forces have released several excerpts from a diary purportedly found on a North Korean soldier killed during front-line fighting in Russia's western Kursk region, with entries shedding light on the ideology and tactics of the recent arrivals from Pyongyang.

North Korea is “significantly benefiting” from its troops gaining battlefield experience fighting alongside Russian forces as it makes them more capable of waging war against rivals South Korea and Japan,