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North Korea holds first national training event for children’s union instructors

North Korea holds first national training event for children’s union instructors

Workshop was aimed at ensuring young people grow up loyal to regime and follows rare meeting of neighborhood unit heads

North Korea holds first national training event for children’s union instructors
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung March 31, 2025
What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death
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What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death

The DPRK is reopening to foreigners in fits and starts, but a new survey shows Americans remain wary amid travel ban

What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death
Major Chechen construction firm likely behind new North Korea-Russia car bridge

Major Chechen construction firm likely behind new North Korea-Russia car bridge

NK News investigation suggests small company that Moscow tasked with $100M project is a front for bigger firm

Major Chechen construction firm likely behind new North Korea-Russia car bridge
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 28, 2025
UN Command coordinating ‘appropriate’ steps for two North Koreans in ROK custody

UN Command coordinating ‘appropriate’ steps for two North Koreans in ROK custody

Statement comes as DPRK reportedly ignores messages to arrange repatriation of fishermen found in Yellow Sea

UN Command coordinating ‘appropriate’ steps for two North Koreans in ROK custody
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 28, 2025
North Korea raises alarm about wildfire risks amid devastation in ‘puppet Korea’
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North Korea raises alarm about wildfire risks amid devastation in ‘puppet Korea’

An in-depth analysis of fire prevention measures, ‘war criminal’ Japan, a boxing gold and a purge of term ‘North Korea’

North Korea raises alarm about wildfire risks amid devastation in ‘puppet Korea’
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung March 28, 2025
Russia is shipping North Korean artillery to Ukraine via Crimea, photo suggests

Russia is shipping North Korean artillery to Ukraine via Crimea, photo suggests

Expert says Koksan self-propelled guns and 240mm MLRS will likely enter combat in southern Ukraine

Russia is shipping North Korean artillery to Ukraine via Crimea, photo suggests
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 27, 2025
The view of North Korea from Trump’s Washington
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The view of North Korea from Trump’s Washington

NK News journalists share what they learned from a US trip about DPRK policy, prospects for diplomacy and more

The view of North Korea from Trump’s Washington
How Trump can break the impasse with North Korea by prioritizing nuclear safety
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How Trump can break the impasse with North Korea by prioritizing nuclear safety

Demanding denuclearization has met little success, but a pragmatic approach to growing nuclear risks can foster dialogue

How Trump can break the impasse with North Korea by prioritizing nuclear safety
Caroline Kearney
Caroline Kearney March 26, 2025
Russia agrees to help North Korea modernize drug industry at talks in Moscow

Russia agrees to help North Korea modernize drug industry at talks in Moscow

Russian Embassy says Moscow will help produce antibiotics and build hospitals in return for DPRK’s traditional medicines

Russia agrees to help North Korea modernize drug industry at talks in Moscow
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 25, 2025
Emergency fundraiser looks to save North Korean human rights NGOs after US cuts

Emergency fundraiser looks to save North Korean human rights NGOs after US cuts

US-based nonprofit says it aims to provide ‘bridge’ for South Korean NGOs as cuts threaten ‘entire ecosystem’

Emergency fundraiser looks to save North Korean human rights NGOs after US cuts
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer March 25, 2025