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North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency

North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency

Cancellation likely due to lack of time to organize race rather than indicator of tourism status, event partner says

North Korea cancels Pyongyang marathon for fifth straight year: Tour agency
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 23, 2024
North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks
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North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks

Security firm finds ScarCruft cybercriminals used signature malware and will likely do so again in future campaigns

North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee | Shreyas Reddy January 22, 2024
North Korean minister talked arms and space cooperation with Putin, photos show

North Korean minister talked arms and space cooperation with Putin, photos show

Document visible in photos list priority Russia space sites for visit, while top DPRK munitions official joined meeting

North Korean minister talked arms and space cooperation with Putin, photos show
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 22, 2024
Fertilizer chemical tops North Korea’s imports from China in December
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Fertilizer chemical tops North Korea’s imports from China in December

Expert says DPRK has long lacked fertilizer for farming and likely purchased chemical with recent ‘additional revenues’

Fertilizer chemical tops North Korea’s imports from China in December
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin January 22, 2024
North Korea defends its military development at summit of non-aligned nations

North Korea defends its military development at summit of non-aligned nations

DPRK official also meets Russian and Belarusian counterparts, as Pyongyang looks to bolster ties with anti-US countries

North Korea defends its military development at summit of non-aligned nations
Joe Smith
Joe Smith January 22, 2024
New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

State-produced poster revives decades-old motif as Kim Jong Un intensifies anti-US and ROK rhetoric

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 22, 2024
North Korean health official set to make first appearance on WHO executive board

North Korean health official set to make first appearance on WHO executive board

DPRK’s election to board has been controversial, with upcoming session to cover violence in Gaza and Ukraine

North Korean health official set to make first appearance on WHO executive board
Joe Smith
Joe Smith January 19, 2024
North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA

North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA

Pyongyang says it tested 'Haeil-5-23' in response to trilateral drills involving US, ROK and Japanese warships

North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2024
North Korean trade with China doubles in 2023 to highest since pandemic began

North Korean trade with China doubles in 2023 to highest since pandemic began

Official figures show trade has nearly recovered to 2019 levels as DPRK projects confidence in economic direction

North Korean trade with China doubles in 2023 to highest since pandemic began
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin January 18, 2024
North Korean state TV revises maps to only highlight northern half of peninsula

North Korean state TV revises maps to only highlight northern half of peninsula

Changes appear to be part of systematic effort to purge symbols of unification in line with orders from Kim Jong Un

North Korean state TV revises maps to only highlight northern half of peninsula
Joe Smith
Joe Smith January 18, 2024
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