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January 08, 2025

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Photos: North Koreans dance, dine and dress up on Lunar New Year

Photos: North Koreans dance, dine and dress up on Lunar New Year

In past years, North Korean state media showed off rice cakes and traditional garb at “Seollal” celebrations

Photos: North Koreans dance, dine and dress up on Lunar New Year
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 12, 2021
North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday

North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday

Conflicting calendars create uncertainty about “Rocket Industry Day” on Nov. 29

North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 8, 2021
New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

"Assassins" tells the story of how North Korea tricked two women into killing Kim Jong Nam

New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia February 8, 2021
Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line

Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line

Congress planned for early April will decide on new name and reset organization’s focus

Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 4, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
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North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak in Chinese borderlands poses a threat to North Koreans

COVID-19 outbreak in Chinese borderlands poses a threat to North Koreans

The Jilin province area had 473 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 29, just 60 miles from the DPRK-China border

COVID-19 outbreak in Chinese borderlands poses a threat to North Koreans
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 29, 2021
China says it’s ‘doing its best’ to give COVID-19 aid to citizens in North Korea

China says it’s ‘doing its best’ to give COVID-19 aid to citizens in North Korea

China’s Embassy in North Korea says it distributed masks, disinfectant and other COVID-19-related items

China says it’s ‘doing its best’ to give COVID-19 aid to citizens in North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 28, 2021
‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters

‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters

Kim Jong Un opts for simplicity instead of “flashy” rallying cries of recent years

‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2021
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
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Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress

The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans

Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2021
North Korea rehearses military parade on Wednesday after Kim Yo Jong’s warning

North Korea rehearses military parade on Wednesday after Kim Yo Jong’s warning

Kim Jong Un also attended a concert while others convened for post-Party Congress ‘workshop’

North Korea rehearses military parade on Wednesday after Kim Yo Jong’s warning
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 13, 2021
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