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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
Number of North Korean defectors who reached South tripled to 196 last year

Number of North Korean defectors who reached South tripled to 196 last year

Seoul says 'elite' defectors like diplomats made up significant part of total in 2023 as DPRK began to reopen

Number of North Korean defectors who reached South tripled to 196 last year
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer January 18, 2024
Seoul sanctions over dozen North Korean ships and firms for alleged smuggling

Seoul sanctions over dozen North Korean ships and firms for alleged smuggling

ROK says unilateral measures aim to cut off funding for DPRK weapons, but expert calls sanctions largely ‘symbolic’

Seoul sanctions over dozen North Korean ships and firms for alleged smuggling
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin January 17, 2024
Dutch firm organizing North Korea trip for foreign journalists in April

Dutch firm organizing North Korea trip for foreign journalists in April

GPI Consultancy says DPRK partners requested it start preparing for what could be first press mission in years

Dutch firm organizing North Korea trip for foreign journalists in April
Joe Smith
Joe Smith January 17, 2024
US, ROK and Japan hold largest-ever joint naval drills to deter North Korea

US, ROK and Japan hold largest-ever joint naval drills to deter North Korea

Three-day exercise featuring nine ships comes as DPRK appears to be reasserting territorial claims in Yellow Sea

US, ROK and Japan hold largest-ever joint naval drills to deter North Korea
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill | Lina Park January 17, 2024
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