The federal government has sanctioned alleged North Korean hacker Song Kum Hyok for illegal activities related to his participation in the Andariel hacking group. Song has participated in malicious cyber activities,

Song Kum Hyok is accused of masterminding a scheme in which North Korean cyber operatives posed as U.S. remote IT workers for unwitting companies.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday received Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Wonsan. Earlier, Lavrov held talks with his North Korean counterpart as part of the second round of the bilateral foreign ministerial strategic dialogue.

The Wonsan Kalma resort was opened in a grand ceremony last month by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, who hailed it as a "world-class tourist and cultural destination". The details of how this resort was built have been shrouded in secrecy in a country largely closed to the outside world.