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Party Congress over: Kim Yo Jong insults Seoul and talks military parade rumors

Party Congress over: Kim Yo Jong insults Seoul and talks military parade rumors

Kim Yo Jong accused South Korea of having "nothing better to do" than watch for a Pyongyang military parade

Party Congress over: Kim Yo Jong insults Seoul and talks military parade rumors
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis January 12, 2021
South Korea hopes to video chat North Korea with a $361,600 special room

South Korea hopes to video chat North Korea with a $361,600 special room

South Korea is looking for construction crews to beef up a facility meant to help President Moon Jae-in reach Pyongyang

South Korea hopes to video chat North Korea with a $361,600 special room
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 12, 2021
Kim Jong Un hints at an even stronger crusade against political ‘abuse of power’

Kim Jong Un hints at an even stronger crusade against political ‘abuse of power’

Experts say that the DPRK leader’s complaints foreshadow more crackdowns on bribes and other misconduct in the future

Kim Jong Un hints at an even stronger crusade against political ‘abuse of power’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 12, 2021
Kim Jong Un absent as officials talk military, science plans at Party Congress

Kim Jong Un absent as officials talk military, science plans at Party Congress

Leaders ironed out finer details about future agriculture, science, defense capabilities and industry plans

Kim Jong Un absent as officials talk military, science plans at Party Congress
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis | Won-Gi Jung January 11, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Kim Jong Un on his big promotion

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Kim Jong Un on his big promotion

Xi vowed to continuously "preserve, consolidate and develop China-DPRK relations," Chinese state media reported

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Kim Jong Un on his big promotion
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis January 11, 2021
North Korea tests 13,259 people for COVID-19, still claims zero confirmed cases

North Korea tests 13,259 people for COVID-19, still claims zero confirmed cases

WHO adds that “travel restrictions have been imposed” in the country, but it is unclear when these were introduced

North Korea tests 13,259 people for COVID-19, still claims zero confirmed cases
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung January 11, 2021
‘Meet anytime, anywhere’: Moon answers Kim’s hostile remarks with olive branch

‘Meet anytime, anywhere’: Moon answers Kim’s hostile remarks with olive branch

In his New Year's address, South Korean President Moon Jae-in once again pitched more dialogue with the DPRK

‘Meet anytime, anywhere’: Moon answers Kim’s hostile remarks with olive branch
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 10, 2021
Signs of military parade detected in Pyongyang on Sunday night, JCS says

Signs of military parade detected in Pyongyang on Sunday night, JCS says

The South Korean military detected potential signs of a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square on the evening of Jan. 10

Signs of military parade detected in Pyongyang on Sunday night, JCS says
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis January 10, 2021
Kim Jong Un named general secretary — a title reserved for his late father

Kim Jong Un named general secretary — a title reserved for his late father

Kim Jong Un promoted to a higher Workers' Party of Korea rank that was otherwise posthumously reserved for Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong Un named general secretary — a title reserved for his late father
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung January 10, 2021
Armored vehicles and troops spotted going towards Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square

Armored vehicles and troops spotted going towards Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square

Kim Il Sung Square is also lit up on a scale similar to the Oct. 10, 2020 military parade, a source tells NK News

Armored vehicles and troops spotted going towards Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 10, 2021