First broadcast of Winter Games comes days after the opening ceremony, a quick turnaround by DPRK standards
Scale of celebrations for Feb. 16 holiday unclear, but major parade featuring heavy weapons expected by April
Criticism comes as major construction projects remain unfinished after missing deadlines in recent years
Revelation raises new questions over whether North Korean leader concealed presence at late-January missile tests
Supreme People’s Assembly maintains high defense spending levels while boosting pandemic budget
Kim Jong Un also rode horse on private beach next to hotel for new propaganda film, NK Pro has found
North Korean leader pens praise-filled letter to President Xi Jinping on eve of Winter Olympics
Talks between DPRK envoy and Russian Far East minister come after North Korea built up rail station near shared border
Ri Sol Ju reportedly joins Kim Jong Un at Lunar New Year concert, again playing role of support figure in state media
New 2-hour program on 2021 ‘hardships’ reveals unseen military horse rides and more to bolster Kim personality cult
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