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Defector lawmaker backs plan to end censorship of North Korean state media
Tae Young-ho rejects concerns that DPRK content would sway South Koreans to support Kim Jong Un
Yoon Suk-yeol seeks record defense budget to counter North Korean threats
4.6% increase in South Korean military spending comes despite administration’s belt-tightening policy
South Korea to cut unification ministry budget for first time in five years
Drop in funding for ministry overseeing North Korea due to broader austerity push and fewer defector arrivals
North Korea has up to 5K tons of cyanide and other chemical weapons: Report
US and South Korea must adjust war plans to focus on 'actual' chemical, cyber and nuclear threats, think tanks say
The limits to tyranny: Why Kim Jong Un doesn’t actually have absolute power
A range of factors constrain the North Korean leader in practice, despite his supreme authority in principle
Seoul court fines Kim Jong Un over $100K for North Korean attacks on South
Nine plaintiffs win civil case against regime for role in 2002 Battle of Yeonpyeong
Seoul holds first high-level meeting on North Korean human rights in two years
NGOs say meeting of unification ministry council a step in right direction as situation in DPRK worsens during pandemic
Seoul’s proposal to ditch ban on North Korean media is long overdue
Censorship vastly overemphasizes danger of Pyongyang’s propaganda and is holdover from South Korea’s illiberal past
Yoon warns of evolving North Korean threats during visit to wartime bunker
South Korean president’s visit to bunker used as command post during conflict comes amid joint US-ROK military drills
State media review: North Korea acknowledges Shinzo Abe’s death for first time
An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s anti-Abe sentiment, renewed domestic tourism and lingering COVID-19 paranoia