SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Friday reported diplomatic activities at the Cuban Embassy in Pyongyang for the first time since Havana established diplomatic ties with ...

[YONHAP] A senior North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family in November, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to the South since 2016.

South Korea had cut off its ties with Cuba in 1959 in the wake of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro, while North Korea has maintained its close relationship with the Caribbean island nation.

North Korean state media has yet to comment on the South Korea-Cuba agreement. A senior South Korean presidential official, speaking to reporters in Seoul, noted that North Korea has traditionally ...

South Korea and Cuba made the surprise announcement Feb. 14 last year on the establishment of diplomatic relations, in an apparent heavy blow to North Korea that has touted its "brotherly" ties ...

Late Tuesday night, Cuba claimed the weapons, and added another piece to the puzzle. The "obsolete defensive armaments" from the mid-20th century are on their way to North Korea for repairs ...

SEOUL--A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a South Korean newspaper said on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to ...

Opening the embassy represented a unique challenge due to Cuba’s longstanding close ties with North Korea. "The government expects that the opening of the embassy in Cuba will enhance the ...

Diplomatic ties between South Korea and Cuba had been broken since 1959, mainly due to the long-standing alliance between the Caribbean country and North Korea. However, in February in 2024 ...

South Korea and Cuba made the surprise announcement on Feb. 14 last year on the establishment of diplomatic relations, in an apparent heavy blow to North Korea that has touted its "brotherly" ties ...