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Suspected leak of military intel to North Korea referred to ROK prosecutors

Suspected leak of military intel to North Korea referred to ROK prosecutors

Seoul alleges intel service employee engaged in DPRK espionage, but experts say conviction could be difficult

Suspected leak of military intel to North Korea referred to ROK prosecutors
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park August 8, 2024
Seoul says Samsung phone giveaway at Olympics may violate North Korea sanctions

Seoul says Samsung phone giveaway at Olympics may violate North Korea sanctions

But IOC denies report that DPRK athletes also received $1200 smartphones given to athletes from all other countries

Seoul says Samsung phone giveaway at Olympics may violate North Korea sanctions
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Shreyas Reddy August 8, 2024
North Korea nabs bronze medals in diving and wrestling; Olympic tally up to 5

North Korea nabs bronze medals in diving and wrestling; Olympic tally up to 5

Kim Mi Rae becomes DPRK’s first double medalist in Paris, as Ri Se Ung wins country’s first wrestling medal in 12 years

North Korea nabs bronze medals in diving and wrestling; Olympic tally up to 5
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy August 7, 2024
Seoul says North Korea lured ethnic Koreans from Japan, violating human rights

Seoul says North Korea lured ethnic Koreans from Japan, violating human rights

DPRK misled victims by portraying country as a ‘Paradise on Earth,’ first government investigation into issue concludes

Seoul says North Korea lured ethnic Koreans from Japan, violating human rights
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park August 7, 2024
North Korea slams Germany for joining US-led UN Command overseeing armistice

North Korea slams Germany for joining US-led UN Command overseeing armistice

DPRK foreign ministry claims move will upset peace on peninsula, threatening to accelerate military development

North Korea slams Germany for joining US-led UN Command overseeing armistice
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy August 7, 2024
Kim Jong Un sends 300K young people to live and work in flood disaster zone

Kim Jong Un sends 300K young people to live and work in flood disaster zone

North Korean ‘youth shock brigade’ mobilized as part of state efforts to instill obedience to leader

Kim Jong Un sends 300K young people to live and work in flood disaster zone
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 7, 2024
North Korean band rocks out to national anthem in unusual show for Kim Jong Un

North Korean band rocks out to national anthem in unusual show for Kim Jong Un

Face-melting rendition of ‘Aeugukka’ may be attempt to go viral but isn’t first DPRK experiment with rock, expert says

North Korean band rocks out to national anthem in unusual show for Kim Jong Un
Joe Smith
Joe Smith August 6, 2024
North Korea set to increasingly use ‘gray zone’ tactics to challenge US: Report

North Korea set to increasingly use ‘gray zone’ tactics to challenge US: Report

DPRK and others look to exploit space between diplomacy and conflict to threaten without provoking war, NIC warns

North Korea set to increasingly use ‘gray zone’ tactics to challenge US: Report
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin August 6, 2024
North Korean hackers stealing data to support regime’s construction goals: Seoul

North Korean hackers stealing data to support regime’s construction goals: Seoul

Advisory links cyberespionage targeting ROK machinery and construction firms to Kim Jong Un’s local development policy

North Korean hackers stealing data to support regime’s construction goals: Seoul
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy August 5, 2024
Number of North Koreans entering Russia skyrocketed in first half, data shows

Number of North Koreans entering Russia skyrocketed in first half, data shows

Russians also crossed into DPRK in largest numbers in years as Kim-Putin summit drove exchanges to new heights

Number of North Koreans entering Russia skyrocketed in first half, data shows
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin August 5, 2024
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