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Kim Jong Un reveals expansive plans for new apartments and offices in Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un reveals expansive plans for new apartments and offices in Pyongyang

North Korean leader inspects second-stage 10K home project nearing deadline, while showing scale of next stages

Kim Jong Un reveals expansive plans for new apartments and offices in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 8, 2024
Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students

Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students

Proposal is likely a ‘ploy’ to bring in DPRK workers under student visas in violation of sanctions, expert says

Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 8, 2024
ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea

ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea

Synthetic aperture radar will enable reconnaissance even in bad weather, with three more satellite launches set for 2025

ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy April 8, 2024
Human Rights Council requests update to landmark report on North Korean abuses

Human Rights Council requests update to landmark report on North Korean abuses

Activist says call to update Commission of Inquiry is council’s most ambitious action on DPRK human rights in years

Human Rights Council requests update to landmark report on North Korean abuses
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Joon Ha Park April 5, 2024
North Korean insurance firms dodging sanctions with foreign help: UN report

North Korean insurance firms dodging sanctions with foreign help: UN report

Panel of Experts lists 12 firms alleged to have worked with DPRK companies that divert profits to WMD program

North Korean insurance firms dodging sanctions with foreign help: UN report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 4, 2024
Kim Jong Un’s correspondence with Putin shoots up amid cooperation over Ukraine

Kim Jong Un’s correspondence with Putin shoots up amid cooperation over Ukraine

North Korean and Russian leaders have exchanged 19 letters since 2022, but Syria’s Assad remains most frequent pen pal

Kim Jong Un’s correspondence with Putin shoots up amid cooperation over Ukraine
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 4, 2024
North Korean restaurant staff insult South Koreans, calling them ‘puppets’

North Korean restaurant staff insult South Koreans, calling them ‘puppets’

Experts say DPRK likely ordered staff at overseas restaurants to use slur after declaring the ROK a separate enemy state

North Korean restaurant staff insult South Koreans, calling them ‘puppets’
Lina Park
Lina Park April 4, 2024
Kim Jong Un adds Cadillac SUV to growing luxury car collection

Kim Jong Un adds Cadillac SUV to growing luxury car collection

North Korean leader appears to obtain new vehicles after warning nation to expect increasing economic challenges

Kim Jong Un adds Cadillac SUV to growing luxury car collection
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 3, 2024
South Korea investigating unflagged cargo ship over North Korea sanctions breach

South Korea investigating unflagged cargo ship over North Korea sanctions breach

ROK Coast Guard reportedly seized De Yi in waters off southern coast last week and took it to harbor in Busan

South Korea investigating unflagged cargo ship over North Korea sanctions breach
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin April 3, 2024
FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan

FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan

Pyongyang unlikely to pay fine and will see minimum penalty as ‘reward’ for last-minute cancellation, expert says

FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy April 3, 2024
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