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North Korean cybercriminals posing as employers to spread new MacOS malware

Researcher says new phishing campaign cloned website for video call app to trick jobseekers into infecting themselves

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Why an ROK lawmaker floated military strikes on North Korean balloon launches

The proposal has raised concerns about escalation risks, but experts say both sides know the option is unrealistic

Why an ROK lawmaker floated military strikes on North Korean balloon launches
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Bricks in the wall: How North Korean textbooks indoctrinate support for regime

DPRK’s messages can shape defector resettlement in ROK, encouraging engagement but hampering understanding of democracy

Bricks in the wall: How North Korean textbooks indoctrinate support for regime
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Russia has shipped 130K tons of coal to North Korea overland since April: Report

Deliveries are first via border bridge since 2021, following Russian firm’s restart of coal transshipment through Rason

Russia has shipped 130K tons of coal to North Korea overland since April: Report
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State media review: North Korea mourns one Kim leader, while glorifying another

An in-depth analysis of Kim Il Sung death memorials, a letter to Iran’s president, a worker’s confession and more

State media review: North Korea mourns one Kim leader, while glorifying another
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Korea, EU kick off joint semiconductor research projects

Korea, EU kick off joint semiconductor research projects

Korea and the European Union (EU) will kick off their joint research projects on semiconductor ...

Jul 17, 2024
Exclusive: “North Koreans reject Kim Jong-un, claim life is harder than under Japanese rule”

Exclusive: “North Koreans reject Kim Jong-un, claim life is harder than under Japanese rule”

Ri Il-gyu, 52, a former elite counselor who worked at the North Korean Embassy in Cuba, ...

Jul 17, 2024
Korea to work on housing development projects in Hanoi, Bac Ninh

Korea to work on housing development projects in Hanoi, Bac Ninh

The Korean government signed a tentative agreement with Vietnam's Construction Ministry to cooperate on city ...

Jul 17, 2024
US indicts ex-CIA official Sue Mi Terry for allegedly working for South Korea

US indicts ex-CIA official Sue Mi Terry for allegedly working for South Korea

Federal prosecutors have indicted Sue Mi Terry, a Korean-American former CIA official and prominent North ...

Jul 17, 2024
Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho becomes first defector named to vice-ministerial position

Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho becomes first defector named to vice-ministerial position

Thae Yong-ho, a former senior North Korean diplomat and ex-lawmaker in Seoul, was appointed secretary ...

Jul 17, 2024