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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Kim Jong Un sends $2M to Japan for education of pro-DPRK youth: State media
North Korean leader’s annual donation to Chongryon aims to secure loyalty amid declining youth interest in regime
Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man has built power base threatening his rule: Report
ROK parliamentary analysis suggests Choe Ryong Hae has formalized control over North Korea’s military and party networks
Russian officials release rare footage of North Koreans at construction site
Video aimed at quashing rumors of dog meat consumption shows laborers in Vladivostok in likely violation of sanctions
North Korea boasts of Mount Paektu’s UNESCO designation as Global Geopark
Recognition boosts Pyongyang’s efforts to promote mountain as both geological treasure and sacred symbol of Kim dynasty
Lee Jae-myung makes no mention of North Korea as he launches presidential bid
Opposition candidate favored to win ROK election shifts focus from inter-Korean peace themes central to past campaigns
South Korea establishes ties with Syria, a longstanding North Korea ally
Move following Assad’s fall ends a decades-long diplomatic freeze and undercuts DPRK’s position in Middle East
Wildfire erupts in DMZ amid heightened North Korean troop activity near border
ROK deploys helicopters to fight blaze near Goseong following incursions and land clearing by DPRK soldiers
Seoul sanctions vessel, individuals for illegal trade of North Korean goods
Authorities say unflagged ‘Sunrise 1’ transported 5,020 tons of North Korean iron ore in violation of UN sanctions
US, ROK signed new war plan to address North Korea’s nuclear advancements
USFK chief says classified OPLAN signed in 2023 enhances preparedness for conflict scenarios involving nuclear weapons
Chinese soldiers join North Korean, Russian troops in war against Ukraine: Kyiv
Zelensky posted footage of Chinese POWs online with US calling news ‘disturbing,’ labeling Beijing as enabler of war
