page_title: List of diplomatic missions of North Korea
section_title: Asia
hierarchical_section_title: List of diplomatic missions of North Korea / Asia
caption_attribution_description: English: Embassy of North Korea in Beijing 日本語: 中国・北京にある朝鮮民主主義人民共和国（北朝鮮）大使館 한국어: 중국 베이징에 있는 북한 대사관 한국어 (조선): 중국 베이징에 있는 조선민주주의인민공화국(조선) 대사관
context_page_description: This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea.
  In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as North Korea competed with the South Korea for diplomatic recognition. Eventually countries began recognizing both governments on the Korean Peninsula, and North Korea's missions in the developing world are more concerned with running aid programs and maintaining political mileage than obtaining any economic benefits.
  North Korea was very slow to open embassies in Western Europe. Sweden for some time was the only country in the West which had a North Korean presence.
context_section_description:  Bangladesh
  Dhaka (Embassy)
   Cambodia
  Phnom Penh (Embassy)
   People's Republic of China
  Beijing (Embassy)
  Hong Kong (Consulate-General)
  Shenyang (Consulate-General)
   India
  New Delhi (Embassy)
   Indonesia
  Jakarta (Embassy)
   Iran
  Tehran (Embassy)
   Japan
  Tokyo: General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon)
   Kuwait
  Kuwait City (Embassy)
   Laos
  Vientiane (Embassy)
   Malaysia
  Kuala Lumpur (Embassy)
   Mongolia
  Ulaanbaatar (Embassy)
   Myanmar
  Yangon (Embassy)
     Nepal
  Kathmandu (Embassy)
   Pakistan
  Islamabad (Embassy)
  Karachi  (Consulate-General)
   Singapore
  Singapore (Embassy)
   South Korea
  Kaesong (Liaison Office) Destroyed in the Bombing of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office on June 16, 2020.
   Syria
  Damascus (Embassy)
   Thailand
  Bangkok (Embassy)
   Vietnam
  Hanoi (Embassy)
   Yemen
  Sana'a (Embassy)
caption: China Embassy of North Korea in Beijing, China
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