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North Korea adopts ‘most hardline’ stance against US ahead of Trump presidency

North Korea adopts ‘most hardline’ stance against US ahead of Trump presidency

Kim Jong Un links policy to nuclear weapons while also naming new second-in-command at annual year-end plenum

North Korea adopts ‘most hardline’ stance against US ahead of Trump presidency
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 29, 2024
South Korea drops North Korean city names from signs on border highway

South Korea drops North Korean city names from signs on border highway

Pyongyang and Kaesong replaced by Panmunjom on signage north of Seoul, likely due to poor inter-Korean ties

South Korea drops North Korean city names from signs on border highway
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 27, 2024
North Korean defectors report highest-ever life satisfaction in 2024: Survey

North Korean defectors report highest-ever life satisfaction in 2024: Survey

But ROK government also finds rising unemployment among female escapees, underscoring persistent economic challenges

North Korean defectors report highest-ever life satisfaction in 2024: Survey
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 27, 2024
Ukraine has captured first North Korean soldier in Kursk, Seoul confirms

Ukraine has captured first North Korean soldier in Kursk, Seoul confirms

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian forces captured several DPRK POWs who later died of wounds

Ukraine has captured first North Korean soldier in Kursk, Seoul confirms
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 27, 2024
Canadian navy ship keeps tabs on North Korean sanctions evasion at sea

Canadian navy ship keeps tabs on North Korean sanctions evasion at sea

Frigate completes mission to monitor ship-to-ship transfers as US and allies explore new ways to enforce UN measures

Canadian navy ship keeps tabs on North Korean sanctions evasion at sea
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill December 26, 2024
Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes

Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes

New designations target 15 individuals and DPRK firm for earning foreign currency through remote work

Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 26, 2024
North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

Speakers reportedly stopped for week after ROK martial law crisis, but both Koreas have resumed sonic battle

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko December 25, 2024
Canadian NGOs receive green light to deliver aid to North Korea

Canadian NGOs receive green light to deliver aid to North Korea

UN sanctions exemption allows two organizations to send soymilk production tools and supplies for children’s hospital

Canadian NGOs receive green light to deliver aid to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 25, 2024
North Korean hackers stole $308M from Japanese crypto exchange, US and Japan say

North Korean hackers stole $308M from Japanese crypto exchange, US and Japan say

Finding confirms previous research linking Lazarus Group to the elaborate social engineering campaign

North Korean hackers stole $308M from Japanese crypto exchange, US and Japan say
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 24, 2024
Kim Jong Un makes frank speech about nation’s poverty at small factory opening

Kim Jong Un makes frank speech about nation’s poverty at small factory opening

North Korean leader vows to fix ‘backward’ economy and declares flood recovery project complete in two speeches

Kim Jong Un makes frank speech about nation’s poverty at small factory opening
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 23, 2024
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