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North Korean sites experience outages amid campaign to overhaul web presence
Expert says DPRK may be making wider changes to its digital infrastructure in bid to unplug from global web
January 24, 2024
North Korea launches several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea: JCS
The launch follows test of ‘hypersonic’ missile on Jan. 14 and DPRK’s apparent removal of unification monument
January 24, 2024
North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests
Kim Jong Un ordered monument removed to ‘completely eliminate’ public’s idea of kinship with South Korea
January 23, 2024
Number of North Koreans entering Russia surges to 365 in Q3 2023: Data
Experts say increase is likely due to deepening ties as number of Russians visiting DPRK also jumped in same period
January 23, 2024
South Korea slams weapons transfers between North Korea and Russia
UN envoy decries apparent arms deals as direct violation of sanctions while Moscow representative blames ‘the West’
January 23, 2024
North Korean Workers’ Party assembly chair Choe Thae Bok dead at 93
Kim Jong Un visited official’s funeral bier to pay respects to one of DPRK’s longest-tenured elites
January 23, 2024
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
January 23, 2024
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
January 22, 2024
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
January 22, 2024
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’
January 22, 2024
