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North Korea could conduct more than one nuclear test in a row: Experts

North Korea could conduct more than one nuclear test in a row: Experts

Consecutive tests would advance DPRK’s tactical nuke development while limiting political fallout, analysts tell NK News

North Korea could conduct more than one nuclear test in a row: Experts
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Yeji Chung October 17, 2022
North Korea behind years of cyberattacks against Japanese crypto firms: Tokyo
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North Korea behind years of cyberattacks against Japanese crypto firms: Tokyo

Japanese police say attacks show fingerprints of DPRK-linked Lazarus Group like spear-phishing and social engineering

North Korea behind years of cyberattacks against Japanese crypto firms: Tokyo
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell October 17, 2022
Kim Jong Un says orphans school is key military tool in latest visit

Kim Jong Un says orphans school is key military tool in latest visit

North Korean leaders have long used Mangyongdae Revolutionary School to mold talent and shore up party’s power base

Kim Jong Un says orphans school is key military tool in latest visit
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 17, 2022
North Korea fires hundreds of artillery rounds in latest drills near border: JCS

North Korea fires hundreds of artillery rounds in latest drills near border: JCS

Seoul says DPRK breached 2018 military deal after detecting artillery fire on east and west coasts

North Korea fires hundreds of artillery rounds in latest drills near border: JCS
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim October 14, 2022
UN envoy on North Korean human rights reiterates focus on women in first report

UN envoy on North Korean human rights reiterates focus on women in first report

NGOs positive on report but critical of Salmón’s ambition to engage with Pyongyang, no mention of repatriation case

UN envoy on North Korean human rights reiterates focus on women in first report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 14, 2022
Yoon says North Korean artillery fire breached inter-Korean military agreement

Yoon says North Korean artillery fire breached inter-Korean military agreement

Presidential office says future of 2018 deal will depend on DPRK’s ‘attitude,’ as some lawmakers call for scraping it

Yoon says North Korean artillery fire breached inter-Korean military agreement
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 14, 2022
South Korea to conduct field training based on North Korean threat scenarios

South Korea to conduct field training based on North Korean threat scenarios

US forces will join two weeks of drills, as DPRK cites exercises as justification for missile launches

South Korea to conduct field training based on North Korean threat scenarios
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 14, 2022
South Korea announces first unilateral sanctions on North Korea in five years

South Korea announces first unilateral sanctions on North Korea in five years

New designations on over 30 persons and organizations are response to DPRK’s recent missile ‘provocations,’ Seoul says

South Korea announces first unilateral sanctions on North Korea in five years
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 14, 2022
North Korea test-fires missile and conducts military drills near border: JCS

North Korea test-fires missile and conducts military drills near border: JCS

Seoul says air force and artillery drills violate military deal; DPRK accuses ROK of firing artillery at ‘front line’

North Korea test-fires missile and conducts military drills near border: JCS
23 North Korean defectors reach South Korea in third quarter: Seoul

23 North Korean defectors reach South Korea in third quarter: Seoul

Group defection of overseas workers appears to drive slight uptick, though numbers still far below pre-pandemic levels

23 North Korean defectors reach South Korea in third quarter: Seoul
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell | Ifang Bremer October 13, 2022