N. Korea slams France for its planned surveillance of illicit maritime activities A North Korean official denounced France on Friday over its plan to monitor North Korea's possible illicit maritime activities, calling it an "extremely foolish act of plunging itself into a bottomless pit."Oct 6, 2023
N. Korea may launch military spy satellite between Oct. 10 and 26: S. Korean think tankNorth Korea may launch its military spy satellite between Tuesday and Oct. 26 following its previous two failed launches, as it will likely take into account key political and diplomatic events, a South Korean state-run think tank said Friday.Oct 6, 2023
N. Korea denounces US sanctions at international legal forum hosted by Russia North Korea denounced U.S. sanctions during an Asia-Pacific legal conference hosted by Russia, state media reported Friday.Oct 6, 2023
N. Korea holds Cabinet plenary meeting over grain output, economic issues North Korea has held an enlarged plenary meeting of the Cabinet to assess economic performances in the third quarter, stressing the need to attain this year's goal of grain output without fail, state media reported Friday.Oct 6, 2023
N. Korea sends arms to Russia following Kim-Putin summit: CBS North Korea has started sending artillery to Russia as Moscow continues its war in Ukraine, a U.S. broadcaster reported Thursday, after last month's summit between the two countries reinforced concerns about a potential bilateral arms deal.Oct 6, 2023
N. Korea's derogatory labeling of S. Korea as 'puppet' shows lack of confidence: official North Korea's recent use of the term "puppet" to describe South Korea while televising a women's football match between the two sides is an apparent sign of lacking confidence, a government official said Thursday.Oct 5, 2023
Rights watchdog chief calls for active UN involvement in saving NK refugees South Korea’s human rights watchdog chief has urged the U.N. refugee agency (UNHRC) to “take more proactive measures” to protect North Korean refugees in China where they tremble with the constant fear of deportation, according to a letter obtained by The Korea Times on Thursday.Oct 5, 2023By Jung Min-ho
S. Korea stresses compliance with UNSC resolutions after report on suspicious NK tanker The foreign ministry stressed Thursday that all United Nations member states, including North Korea, have the obligation to comply with Security Council resolutions, after a news report that a North Korean oil tanker with a sanctions violation record was detected in Chinese waters.Oct 5, 2023
Seoul urged to pursue two-track approach with Pyongyang The South Korean government should pursue a dual-track approach with North Korea, local analysts said, stressing the need to combine openness for dialogue with strong deterrence.Oct 5, 2023By Lee Hyo-jin
Pro-N. Korea paper touts Pyongyang's nuclear force-building policy in constitution A pro-North Korean newspaper said Thursday that Pyongyang's status as a nuclear state has become "irreversible" with the recent stipulation of a nuclear force-building policy in its constitution.Oct 5, 2023
