Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.
Letter appears to be first of kind sent to Japan, in what expert calls effort to portray North Korea as ‘normal country’
White House says DPRK recently supplied launchers and dozens of missiles to Russia in escalation of weapons cooperation
Seoul cites cost of operating foundation and unauthorized North Korean activity at Kaesong complex closed since 2016
Statement marks first time NIS has identified child as future leader, after previously expressing skepticism
Minister’s statement reflects fact that Seoul is bound by constitutional commitment to goal of unification, expert says
DPRK has not confirmed game will go ahead, but it could be first time foreign athletes enter the country since pandemic
Experts say restrictions are ‘outdated’ and counter to online freedom, but likely to persist under Yoon administration
North Korean leader warns of growing risk of armed conflict with South Korea and US, echoing rhetoric at recent plenum
DPRK leader appears to reject idea of unification with South at year-end party plenum, while boasting of economic growth
DPRK engagement with UN and passage of new law points to continued progress on disability issues, expert says
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