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Ruling party suspends defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho for 3 months over scandals

Ruling party suspends defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho for 3 months over scandals

Decision allows former North Korean diplomat to stand in 2024 election despite series of controversial comments

Ruling party suspends defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho for 3 months over scandals
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 11, 2023
North Korea sanctions panel avoids extended disruption after 11th-hour agreement

North Korea sanctions panel avoids extended disruption after 11th-hour agreement

UK coordinator for UN Panel of Experts to step down following Russian and Chinese opposition to his role, sources say

North Korea sanctions panel avoids extended disruption after 11th-hour agreement
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 11, 2023
North Korean hackers stole 830K people’s data in attack on Seoul hospital: ROK

North Korean hackers stole 830K people’s data in attack on Seoul hospital: ROK

Police attribute attack to DPRK two years after breach, warning threat actors continue to target health care systems

North Korean hackers stole 830K people’s data in attack on Seoul hospital: ROK
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy May 10, 2023
Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals

Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals

Former North Korean diplomat faces accusations of accepting illegal donations and distorting history of 1940s massacre

Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer May 10, 2023
Seoul seeks to join US-led cyber drills to counter North Korean hackers

Seoul seeks to join US-led cyber drills to counter North Korean hackers

Washington to review South Korea’s proposal to participate in multinational exercises ‘positively,’ ROK says

Seoul seeks to join US-led cyber drills to counter North Korean hackers
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy May 10, 2023
A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’

A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’

State TV shows elite middle school using Disney film ‘Frozen’ to teach English, despite crackdowns on foreign media

A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung May 10, 2023
Seoul, Tokyo to connect radar systems to better track North Korean missiles

Seoul, Tokyo to connect radar systems to better track North Korean missiles

Two sides will link systems via US military in line with efforts to bolster trilateral security cooperation, source says

Seoul, Tokyo to connect radar systems to better track North Korean missiles
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer May 9, 2023
North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says

North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says

Unification ministry notes increasing activity at shuttered inter-Korean industrial park despite warnings against use

North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 9, 2023
Seoul court orders North Korea to pay former ROK prisoners for forced labor

Seoul court orders North Korea to pay former ROK prisoners for forced labor

Three South Koreans taken captive during Korean War awarded $38K each, now seek payout from inter-Korean fund

Seoul court orders North Korea to pay former ROK prisoners for forced labor
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer May 9, 2023
Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea

Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea

Park Sang-hak’s latest balloon launch follows Supreme Court ruling in his favor in case over cross-border leafleting

Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 8, 2023