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Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea

Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea

Group aims to ‘empower’ the people but may have defied South Korean law against sending materials across border

Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 5, 2022
More new smartphone designs appear in North Korea in sign of trade rebound

More new smartphone designs appear in North Korea in sign of trade rebound

State media footage also suggests Kim Yo Jong and other Kim family members use imported smartphone models

More new smartphone designs appear in North Korea in sign of trade rebound
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 5, 2022
North Korean spyware campaign more potent than previously thought: Researchers
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North Korean spyware campaign more potent than previously thought: Researchers

Bluelight backdoor paved the way for Dolphin malware to exfiltrate victims’ information through Google cloud services

North Korean spyware campaign more potent than previously thought: Researchers
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell December 2, 2022
US and allies slap new sanctions on North Koreans linked to weapons programs

US and allies slap new sanctions on North Koreans linked to weapons programs

Allies embrace ‘coordinated approach’ to DPRK sanctions after chronic Security Council inaction, expert says

US and allies slap new sanctions on North Koreans linked to weapons programs
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell December 2, 2022
North Korea slams Japan’s next-gen fighters as part of ‘re-invasion’ agenda

North Korea slams Japan’s next-gen fighters as part of ‘re-invasion’ agenda

Commentary condemns Japan’s increase in defense spending as move to realize ‘overseas expansion ambitions’

North Korea slams Japan’s next-gen fighters as part of ‘re-invasion’ agenda
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 2, 2022
US envoy to Seoul urges China and Russia to push North Korea to denuclearize

US envoy to Seoul urges China and Russia to push North Korea to denuclearize

Washington remains committed to ‘extended deterrence’ for South Korea and Japan, including use of nuclear weapons

US envoy to Seoul urges China and Russia to push North Korea to denuclearize
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Shreyas Reddy December 1, 2022
Seoul says it sent state-sponsored humanitarian aid to North Korea

Seoul says it sent state-sponsored humanitarian aid to North Korea

First-known aid shipment under Yoon Suk-yeol organized by private group and delivered on recent date

Seoul says it sent state-sponsored humanitarian aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 1, 2022
Moon slams investigation into 2020 death of ROK citizen as partisan witch hunt

Moon slams investigation into 2020 death of ROK citizen as partisan witch hunt

Prosecutors seek arrest of Moon Jae-in’s former officials over alleged mishandling of DPRK shooting death of Lee Dae-jun

Moon slams investigation into 2020 death of ROK citizen as partisan witch hunt
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 1, 2022
US to unveil new North Korea sanctions amid continued deadlock at the UN

US to unveil new North Korea sanctions amid continued deadlock at the UN

More sanctions unlikely to deter Pyongyang from testing nuclear-capable weapons, expert says

US to unveil new North Korea sanctions amid continued deadlock at the UN
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell December 1, 2022
Kim Jong Un shrugs off need for ‘cutting-edge jets’ during air force celebration

Kim Jong Un shrugs off need for ‘cutting-edge jets’ during air force celebration

North Korean leader meets and promotes pilots who flew in ‘unprecedented’ drills involving ‘500 planes’ last month

Kim Jong Un shrugs off need for ‘cutting-edge jets’ during air force celebration
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 1, 2022