N. Korea fires suspected IRBM toward East Sea: S. Korean military North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in its first missile launch this year.Jan 14, 2024
N. Korea sends delegation to Non-Aligned Movement summit in Uganda North Korea has sent a government delegation to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Uganda, state media said Sunday.Jan 14, 2024
NK closes radio station known for sending coded messages to spies in Seoul North Korea is pressing ahead with measures to disband its inter-Korean organizations, apparently closing a radio station previously used to send encrypted messages to its spies in South Korea.Jan 13, 2024
North Korea reopens borders to Russian tourists for first time since pandemic A group of Russian tourists are expected to enter North Korea next month after the regime decided to open its borders to foreign visitors for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak.Jan 12, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Over 17 North Koreans prosecuted for using S. Korean slang: Human Rights Watch More than 17 young North Koreans were prosecuted for watching unsanctioned videos and using South Korean slang in 2023 as the regime strengthened its control over almost every aspect of people’s lives, according to a report published Thursday (U.S. time).Jan 12, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Websites of N. Korean propaganda outlets inaccessible for 2nd straight day Websites of major North Korean propaganda media outlets targeting South Korea were inaccessible for the second straight day Friday morning for an unknown reason.Jan 12, 2024
NK envoy calls Russia's use of Pyongyang missiles 'groundless accusation'North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed the claim that Russia launched North Korean missiles into Ukraine in its war against the country as a "groundless accusation," Pyongyang's state media said Friday.Jan 12, 2024
N. Korea-Russia cooperation stokes questions over potential for weapons coproduction: expert Growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is raising questions over whether it would lead to their joint production of weapons with implications for security on the Korean Peninsula, a U.S. expert said Thursday.Jan 12, 2024
US slaps sanctions on 3 Russian entities, 1 person over arms transfers with N. Korea The United States imposed sanctions on three Russian entities and one individual for their involvement in the transfer and testing of North Korean ballistic missiles for Russia's use against Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.Jan 12, 2024
US notes China's role in curbing N. Korea's 'provocative' activity The United States on Thursday took note of China's role in curbing North Korea's "provocative" and "harmful" activities amid international criticism over Pyongyang's transfers of weapons to Russia and its evolving military threats.Jan 12, 2024