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Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes

Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes

New designations target 15 individuals and DPRK firm for earning foreign currency through remote work

Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 26, 2024
North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas

Speakers reportedly stopped for week after ROK martial law crisis, but both Koreas have resumed sonic battle

North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko December 25, 2024
TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024

TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024

From rejecting unification to DPRK soldiers fighting Ukraine, NK News looks back at our best reporting on a busy year

TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill December 25, 2024
In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
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In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before

Troop dispatch to Ukraine war revealed North Korea’s new confidence in projecting power, emboldened by Russia ties

In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal December 25, 2024
North Korea could test hypersonic missile around year-end plenum: Seoul

North Korea could test hypersonic missile around year-end plenum: Seoul

JCS says DPRK may carry out ‘sudden missile launch’ with eye on Trump return, as well as send suicide drones to Russia

North Korea could test hypersonic missile around year-end plenum: Seoul
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 23, 2024
Yoon’s impeachment throws future of North Korean human rights policy into doubt

Yoon’s impeachment throws future of North Korean human rights policy into doubt

South Korean leader presented himself as ally to cause, and now activists fear reversal of his policies following ouster

Yoon’s impeachment throws future of North Korean human rights policy into doubt
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

Exercise will focus on detecting and intercepting UAVs, as DPRK pushes to mass-produce suicide models

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
How South Korea’s far-right YouTubers influenced Yoon’s martial law decree

How South Korea’s far-right YouTubers influenced Yoon’s martial law decree

Conspiracies about North Korea are rampant on platform, the news source of choice for voters disillusioned with media

How South Korea’s far-right YouTubers influenced Yoon’s martial law decree
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy December 17, 2024
North Korea reports on Yoon’s impeachment two days after National Assembly vote

North Korea reports on Yoon’s impeachment two days after National Assembly vote

Expert says relatively quick coverage likely reflects effort to get ahead of news before it spreads inside country

North Korea reports on Yoon’s impeachment two days after National Assembly vote
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung December 16, 2024
President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached, throwing inter-Korean relations into question

President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached, throwing inter-Korean relations into question

National Assembly votes to remove Yoon from office after martial law decision to root out ‘pro-DPRK’ forces

President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached, throwing inter-Korean relations into question
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 14, 2024