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North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister
North Korea replaced its defense minister and reshuffled several senior military officials at a meeting of the ruling party’s top military body chaired by…
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North Korean troops ‘recently’ crossed MDL in second encroachment in weeks
North Korean troops “recently” crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the eastern sector, prompting South Korean soldiers to fire warning shots, South…
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Seoul court holds North Korea liable for torture, sexual abuse of defector
A Seoul court on Friday ordered North Korea to pay 50 million won ($36,300) to a defector who said she was repeatedly tortured and sexually abused in…
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Russia is calling on North Korea for more powerful ballistic missiles: Kyiv
Russia has requested powerful ballistic missiles from North Korea, Kyiv’s intelligence said, in addition to Moscow’s currently deployed DPRK short-range…
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North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants
North Korea condemned the U.S. on Thursday for selling missiles to the South and for its funding toward documenting human rights abuses, even as President…
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US, ROK and Japan to hold military exercises aimed at countering North Korea
South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct their annual Freedom Edge exercise next month to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threats, the ROK…
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More Trump overtures to North Korea likely to come, former NSC official says
President Donald Trump is likely to make another attempt to diplomatically engage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he seeks to salvage his legacy after the…
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Ask a North Korean: What is it like working as a nurse in North Korea?
“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few…
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North Korea to supply luxury anti-aging cosmetics to Russia: records
A North Korean luxury skincare brand is set to ship its ginseng-based anti-aging creams to the Russian market, according to official records, following the…
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Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK
Korea Risk Group Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins this week’s podcast to discuss the latest signals from Pyongyang following President Donald Trump’s renewed…
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North Korea plans to send over 100 athletes to upcoming Asian Games in Japan
North Korea plans to send over 100 athletes to compete in next month’s Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the largest sporting delegation the country has ever sent to…
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Russian checkpoint by North Korea car bridge 65% completed: authorities
Russia is nearing the completion of a border checkpoint next to its newly built road bridge to North Korea, according to local authorities, just weeks ahead of…
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North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage
A recent investigation into a decades-old children’s poem authored by a young Kim Jong Il provides evidence that the former North Korean leader was called by…
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Kim Jong Un leads politburo meeting on economy without disclosing details
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a politburo meeting on Tuesday to discuss state-led development projects under the new five-year plan that kicked off…
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North Korea open for all tourists regardless of nationality, legal journal says
Tourism in North Korea is open to all people “regardless of nationality,” according to the law journal from the country’s most prestigious academic…
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North Koreans blamed for spike in intestinal worm infections in Russian region
A Russian region next to Ukraine has blamed a spike in intestinal worm infections on the influx of North Korean laborers, a health care report shows, pointing…
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South Korean corn researcher hopes to send climate-resilient seeds to North
A South Korean researcher nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize is exploring ways to send corn seeds capable of growing in high-altitude regions to North Korea…
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North Korea pledges to plant over 1 billion trees by next decade
North Korea has pledged to plant more than 1.1 billion trees over the next decade under a new phase of its nationwide reforestation campaign, according to the…
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Expert roundup: Can Trump’s outreach bring Kim Jong Un back to the table?
President Donald Trump’s overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have revived talk of diplomacy after years of impasse, but the path back to the…
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Kim Yo Jong’s latest tirade keeps South Korea out of its strategy for Trump
In the days leading up to the end of the United States and South Korea’s shortened large-scale military exercise on Friday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential…
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Belarusian foreign chief vacations in North Korea, works out visa-free deal
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov spent his summer vacation in North Korea, where he finalized details of a deal on mutual visa exemptions with his…
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State Department seeks $3 million projects to counter North Korean propaganda
The U.S. State Department is planning to fund efforts to document human rights abuses in North Korea and counter the regime’s propaganda apparatus, despite…
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Pro-North Korea newspaper chief in Japan returns to foreign-policy polemics
Kim Ji Yong, the chief editor of the Choson Sinbo, has resumed writing bylined opinion columns rebutting Washington, Tokyo and Seoul after a roughly two-year…
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Kim Yo Jong mocks ‘puppet’ Seoul as Trump cuts short U.S.-ROK military drills
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, derided South Korea on Thursday for scaling back joint exercises at the U.S.’s request…
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What to make of Trump’s oddly specific claim that North Korea has 57 nukes
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday by putting an unusually specific number on how many nuclear weapons North Korea possesses: 57. The U.S…
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Kim Jong Un positioned in the driver’s seat as Trump races for a summit
A potential U.S.-DPRK summit this year has emerged as a new focus in the relationship, with President Donald Trump stepping up overtures to North Korean leader…
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North Korea launches barrage of short-range missiles from Pyongyang
North Korea test-launched around 10 or more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang at around 5 p.m. KST on Thursday, according to Japanese and South Korean military…
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Russian greenhouse operator plans to hire 50 North Korean workers as students
A former state-run Russian farm is seeking to bring 50 North Korean men and women to work at its greenhouse as “student trainees,” procurement…
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Trump says he’ll meet Kim this year, despite Pyongyang denying communication
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, despite Pyongyang’s apparent denial hours earlier that…
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Kim Yo Jong denies Trump-Kim contact, dismisses scale back of military drills
Kim Jong Un’s influential sister Kim Yo Jong has seemingly denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he is in contact with the North Korean leader…
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Trump courts Kim again, US-ROK drills shrink and a more confident North Korea
Donald Trump is once again reaching out to Kim Jong Un, praising their personal relationship, calling for a reduction in U.S.-South Korea military exercises…
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North Korean ‘trainees’ appear packaging Finnish-marketed pet food in Russia
Dozens of North Koreans appeared to work at a Moscow factory handling canned food for cats and dogs marketed as a Finnish brand, according to footage released…
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US-South Korea cuts military exercise length by half after Trump’s demand
The United States and South Korea have shortened their large-scale annual military exercise and scaled back some combined field training at Washington’s…
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South Korea considers mandatory military service for North Korean defectors
South Korea’s agency responsible for military conscription is exploring the idea of requiring male North Korean defectors to complete military service as the…
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North Korea-China trade continues to slip as imports fall for third month
North Korea’s trade with China dipped at the start of the second half of the year as its imports continued falling for a third consecutive month, while exports…
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Russia to unveil monument for North Korean soldiers in fall: defense chief
Russia will unveil a monument for North Korean soldiers who fought against Ukrainian forces in Kursk in the fall, Moscow’s defense chief announced Saturday at…
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Trump says Kim Jong Un responded ‘positively’ to downsized military drill talk
President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded positively to his praise of their relationship and orders to substantially…
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South Korean troops fire warning shots at North’s forces crossing border
South Korean troops recently fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers crossing the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) on the eastern front, Seoul’s Joint…
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North Korea imposes Ebola-related travel restrictions on foreign tourists
North Korean authorities have imposed entry restrictions on foreigners with a history of travel to 11 African states and France amid a deadly Ebola outbreak…
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Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un, reduces military drills with Seoul
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Washington would substantially reduce its military exercises with South Korea, citing his “good relationship”…
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On Liberation Day, North Korea blasts fireworks as South Korea calls to end war
North Korea marked the 81st anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with a massive fireworks display and youth gala in Pyongyang’s main square…
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Kim Jong Un plays up Soviet war sacrifice ahead of Liberation Day
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un played up the sacrifice of Soviet soldiers who fought Japanese forces in Korea as a cornerstone of burgeoning ties between…
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North Korea warns of ‘new level’ of measures ahead of US-ROK military drills
North Korea on Friday condemned the upcoming large-scale South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise, warning of “a new level of a deterrent” to combat the…
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Russia-North Korea car bridge contractor faces $1.5M lawsuit ahead of opening
The main Russian contractor building the new motorway link to North Korea faces a $1.5 million lawsuit from the project’s likely material supplier, according…
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Blacklisted North Korean oil firm defrauded of $366K in gasoline deal in Russia
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing NK News series exploring Russia-DPRK relations based on court documents. A U.N.-sanctioned North Korean oil…
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Ukraine war experience gives North Korea new edge, UNC deputy commander warns
The second-in-command of the U.S.-led multilateral force overseeing the inter-Korean armistice warned that the experience gained by North Korean forces on the…
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South Korea to upgrade battle tanks as North improves drone capabilities
South Korea will upgrade its K2 battle tanks with protection systems to counter a variety of threats, the country’s arms procurement agency said Tuesday, as…
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Ask a North Korean: Why I smuggle media content into North Korea
“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few…
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Seoul’s nuclear submarine plans could spark arms race, North Korea warns
North Korea on Wednesday condemned South Korea’s plans to develop its first nuclear-powered submarine, warning that the project could set off “nuclear…
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Buried missile facilities, mystery telecom site and North Korea’s naval buildup
Jeongmin Kim hosts this week’s NK News Podcast and is joined by Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko to discuss a series of recent satellite imagery…
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40 North Korean women offered for hire as kimbap roll cooks, laborers in Russia
A Moscow staffing agency is promoting the recruitment of dozens of North Korean women for long shifts making kimbap rolls at restaurants, or working in…
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South Korean experts debate merits of changing North Korea’s name to DPRK
Members of a South Korean association of over 950 North Korean studies experts said Seoul should refer to the North using its official name, the Democratic…
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Ukraine blames North Korean missiles for killing 7 in Russia’s latest attack
North Korean ballistic missiles used in a massive attack by Russia killed at least seven people in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday night…
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North Korea conducts 2nd missile test in a week as US-ROK prep for joint drills
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean defense ministries, in the second such missile test…
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Rare flower discovered on mountain near North Korean border
South Korea’s state-run arboretum expressed hope to collaborate with North Korean researchers after discovering the rare leopard lily further north than…
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Russia can’t fight Ukraine without North Korea’s help: Zelensky
Kyiv’s long-range strikes on oil refineries in the heart of Russia prompted Moscow to increasingly rely on North Korean military support, including the latest…
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Unification Minister walks back push to call North Korea by its official name
Public discussion should precede any move by the South Korean government to refer to North Korea by its official name, Democratic People’s Republic of…
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US-ROK drills to counter North Korean threats shaped by lessons from Ukraine war
South Korea and the U.S. will hold their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise from Aug. 17 to 27, with this year’s drills incorporating scenarios…
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Russian tourists shun North Korea in first half of 2026: data
Russian visitors to North Korea saw a year-on-year decline in the first half of 2026, official data showed, amid skepticism in the Russian tourism industry…
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Crypto exchange sues North Korean government and hackers over $1.5B heist
One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has moved to sue the North Korean regime and state-sponsored cybercriminals over a $1.5 billion heist…