Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
North Korea adopts new law on anthem as unification symbol purge continues
State media did not reveal details of changes but experts assess aim is to make separation between Koreas even clearer
October 25, 2024
North Korea denounces UN chief’s call for ‘restraint’ amid inter-Korean tensions
An in-depth analysis of criticism of Guterres’ ‘double standards,' Vietnam ties and coverage of anti-Yoon protests
October 25, 2024
North Korea building concrete wall on eastern inter-Korean border, photos show
Barrier stands at least 13 feet tall and stretches 1/3 mile, in potential preview of plans to fortify DMZ
October 25, 2024
North Korea uses balloons to scatter anti-Yoon propaganda leaflets over Seoul
Move marks first confirmation of DPRK leafleting in years and an escalation in its monthslong trash balloon campaign
October 24, 2024
North Korea building football field-sized blockade at destroyed border road
Move appears aimed at reinforcing ‘permanent’ severing of connections to South, in line with Kim Jong Un’s orders
October 24, 2024
North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
DPRK has focused on countering missiles and aircraft at expense of drone defenses and could look to Russia to plug holes
October 23, 2024
How South Korean Christians helped build North Korea’s only Orthodox cathedral
A Seoul diocese still claims jurisdiction over Pyongyang cathedral, which has drifted into Russia’s orbit over the years
October 23, 2024
Kim Yo Jong threatens ‘fatal’ retaliation against Seoul, while slamming Ukraine
North Korean leader’s statement appears to be response to claims DPRK is sending troops to aid Russia’s invasion
October 22, 2024
North Korea denies it has deployed troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine
DPRK representative tells UN claims are ‘groundless’ as Seoul calls deployment an ‘attack’ on UN sanctions regime
October 22, 2024
76 North Korean escapees arrive in South Korea in third quarter
Numbers remain far below pre-COVID levels but include rare direct defections over inter-Korean border
October 22, 2024
