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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Kim Jong Un says children must join military drills, construct apartments
North Korean leader demands country raise ‘loyalists’ from young age in latest push to improve ideological controls
North Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles to boost ‘nuclear forces’
Seoul did not previously announce test, which DPRK says it conducted over West Sea in ‘warning to the enemy’
North Korean ambassador denounces US nuclear umbrella as ‘blackmail’
Kim Song’s remarks at UN come as conservative lawmakers broach possibility of Seoul arming itself with nuclear weapons
Seoul court rules against North Korean defectors who accused spy agency of abuse
Defectors say they were unlawfully detained and tortured during resettlement process, raising human rights concerns
North Korea cancels meeting with EU diplomatic service: Sources
Withdrawal by DPRK Embassy in Berlin comes after Brussels condemned Pyongyang’s ‘illegal’ missile test over Japan
US says it wants to ‘transition’ from provocation to engagement with North Korea
State Department says allies will emphasize deterrence until negotiations resume
North Korea’s lake-launched missile complicates Seoul’s defense plans: Experts
While South Korea says it can defend against recently tested weapons, analysts say Seoul is ‘underplaying’ new threats
North Korea tells UN that sanctions hinder global socioeconomic progress
UN Panel of Experts has noted sanctions impact but says DPRK also contributes to its ‘dismal’ humanitarian situation
North Korea reveals first mural of Kim Jong Un in personality cult upgrade
Mosaic mural at new Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm is only known artistic depiction of current leader to be installed publicly
North Korea opens largest greenhouse farm in country to address food shortages
Kim Jong Un praises military for building sprawling facility on deadline, though some work appears unfinished
