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Families of abductees pressure Japan for stronger action against North Korea
Advocacy groups have shifted to more hardline stance, urging end to aid, sanctions relief until abductees are returned
February 18, 2025
Pyongyang’s ‘rundown and outdated’ neighborhoods to be redeveloped: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader commits to more skyscraper construction in future, outlining housing projects beyond 50k project
February 17, 2025
Ukraine has ‘completely destroyed’ North Korean units in Kursk says Zelensky
President warned Western leaders of threat Moscow-Pyongyang alliance poses during speech at Munich Security Conference
February 17, 2025
North Korea rights groups fear their collapse after Musk pushes US funding cuts
Trump administration’s freeze of NED funds deals a blow to DPRK human rights groups and could be gift for Kim Jong Un
February 14, 2025
DPRK animation studio completes final episodes of political epic ‘Ko Ju Mong’
An in-depth analysis of the sanctioned studio’s latest work, skaters’ success at the Asian Games and a new ambassador
February 14, 2025
Thomas Stock: North Korea’s call for peace as a means of propaganda
The historian discusses how North Korea used the 1989 Youth Festival for propaganda and ideological control
February 13, 2025
North Korea-Russia migration surge points to covert military and labor moves
Experts say Pyongyang may be using student visas to evade sanctions as Moscow appears to be concealing military movement
February 13, 2025
North Korea destroying Inter-Korean Family Reunions Center at Mt Kumgang: ROK
NK News analysis of satellite imagery shows demolition at South Korean-built facility as Seoul urges DPRK to halt action
February 13, 2025
Medical aid or military strategy? Why Russian troops are being sent to DPRK
Russian envoy revealed wounded troops are being treated in North Korea raising questions about what is being gained
February 12, 2025
South Korea revises support program for North Korean defectors to expand aid
Revisions remove age limit for higher education subsidies and residency limit for defectors to join savings program
February 12, 2025
