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North Korean vessel with shady past spotted loitering in Russian waters
Data shows Kum Ya never made scheduled port call with expert suggesting unusual movement points to ship-to-ship transfer
North Korea shows off Russian robot designed to help educators
Company behind device told NK News DPRK may have acquired it via secondary market as expert voices sanctions concerns
Russia eyeing new rail, ferry and car routes to North Korea: Ambassador
Alexander Matsegora’s remarks come as first group of Russian tourists to visit DPRK in years returns home
Russian tourists depart for North Korea as part of first tour since pandemic
Tour manager told NK News that 97 Russian nationals boarded flight from Vladivostok for trip to Pyongyang and ski resort
Burgers and booze: A Russian man recalls his time at North Korean summer camp
With Russian tourists set to embark to DPRK, Yuri Frolov recalls his visits to Pyongyang and Songdowon camp as a teen
Kim Jong Un inspects foodstuff factories linked to new development drive
Kimha county facilities apparently offer glimpse of modernization efforts leader said he wants throughout North Korea
North Korea formally abolishes law on cooperation with the South
Kim Jong Un previously ordered all party and military organs drop goal of peaceful unification
North Korea’s crops saw on-year improvement in 2023, satellite data shows
Analysis is in line with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un’s claim that the country overcame food shortages last year
Russian envoy to DPRK predicts ‘breakthrough’ in two sides’ relations in 2024
Alexander Matsegora told Russian state media Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin will sign agreement on mutual trips
Over 1,000 North Koreans visited Russia in 2023 marking five-fold increase
Similar number of Russians entered North Korea, data shows, however figures remain well below pre-pandemic level
