N. Korean leader seen with new Mercedes-Benz SUV in defiance of sanctions North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be using a new model of a Mercedes-Benz SUV in a move snubbing international sanctions banning North Korea's imports of luxury items.Aug 12, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea slams S. Korea to divert public attention over flood damage: unification ministry North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took swipe at South Korean media reports on flood damage in the North in an apparent attempt to divert public attention from the emergency situation, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.Aug 12, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea sends some 240 trash-filled balloons toward S. Korea: JCS North Korea has sent around 240 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea and about 10 of them landed in the South, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.Aug 11, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea again North Korea launched balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again Saturday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, marking a resumption after more than two weeks.Aug 10, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader rejects international aid to deal with flood damage North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to bring victims of recent heavy downpours to the capital city of Pyongyang to take care of them without outside help, state media said Saturday.Aug 10, 2024By Yonhap
Footage of Kim Yo-jong bowing signals NK leader's daughter as heir Recent footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's young daughter being escorted to the podium by her aunt, Kim Yo-jong, at a ceremony in Pyongyang has sparked speculation that the child may be considered her father's potential successor.Aug 9, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
More info needed on link between loudspeaker broadcasts, N. Korean's defection: military South Korea's military said Friday that further analysis is necessary to determine whether South Korea's propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts affected the recent defection of a North Korean amid speculation the anti-Pyongyang campaign may have prompted the person to flee the North.Aug 9, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea appoints new ambassador to Cuba North Korea on Thursday appointed a new top envoy to Cuba, nearly five months after its former ambassador left the Caribbean nation following the establishment of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Cuba.Aug 8, 2024By Yonhap
1 N. Korean defects through 'neutral waters' between 2 Koreas: military sources A North Korean defected to South Korea on Thursday by crossing "neutral waters" between the two Koreas, multiple military sources said.Aug 8, 2024By Yonhap
Samsung phones for NK Olympians may violate UN sanctions, Seoul says The South Korean government warned, Thursday, that North Korean Olympians receiving Samsung Electronics' smartphones could be violating U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions concerning Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs.Aug 8, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
