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Matched Keyword: nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a Central Military Commission (CMC) meeting on Thursday where dozens of the country’s top brass discussed improving nuclear weapons, naval and intelligence gathering capabilities, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday that Kim signed seven orders on “important military measures” at the first […]
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Matched Keyword: diplomacy
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Mongolia to play a greater role in facilitating dialogue with North Korea, saying the country’s longstanding diplomatic ties across the region make it well positioned to help revive the stalled diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula. In an interview published Thursday by Mongolia’s state-owned Montsame news agency, Lee […]
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Matched Keyword: missile
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung requested NATO’s support in stopping North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear and missile development during the organization’s summit in Turkey, according to a statement from the presidential Blue House on Tuesday. Speaking to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the summit, Lee said that “breaking the deadlock on […]
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Matched Keyword: cruise missile
NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins this week’s podcast to discuss North Korea’s naval modernization push, from Kim Jong Un’s latest cruise missile test from the Kang Kon destroyer to the recent commissioning of the Choe Hyon, the country’s first 5,000-ton warship to formally enter service. He also breaks down his latest NK […]
Radio Free Asia |
Matched Keyword: missile
The latest test coincided with signing of Australia-Fiji defense pact and allied military drills across the region.
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Matched Keyword: drone
Seoul has launched a new security organization to protect national facilities and citizens from potential threats posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons and drone attacks. The city government established the Emergency Planning and Civil Defense Team last week to address the changing nature of warfare, namely threats from nuclear and drone attacks, a team official […]
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Matched Keyword: diplomacy
North Korea’s new ambassador to Austria officially took up his post after presenting his credentials to Austria’s president last week, Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday. Ambassador Kyong Hak Min on Wednesday conveyed greetings on behalf of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, who expressed his […]
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Matched Keyword: diplomacy
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on North Korea’s hosting of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1979. The “ping-pong diplomacy” between the U.S. and China, which enabled the thawing of the adversaries’ icy Cold War relationship, is perhaps the most famous example of how sport can create opportunities for nations […]
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Matched Keyword: cruise missile
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a cruise missile test from a new 5,000-ton warship on Friday, as part of the first evaluation of the vessel’s major weapons systems ahead of the ship’s planned induction into the navy within two months. The tests formed part of the evaluation process of the combat capabilities of […]
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Matched Keyword: defectors
The South Korean government’s human rights watchdog alleged the Unification Ministry did not accurately take into account the views of North Korean defectors after changing the official term used to describe them. The state-funded National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said it investigated the matter after receiving a complaint from a defector who claimed […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
Russian authorities busted an imported shipment of North Korean peanuts in a rare case of compliance with U.N. sanctions, documents reviewed by NK News show, while revealing a new trade channel between the two states. In May 2025, NK News reported that Vladivostok-based Imex Global planned to procure several dozen tons of peanuts from Korea […]
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Matched Keyword: humanitarian
South Korea and Ukraine have moved closer to transferring two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia, with the two sides agreeing to handle the unprecedented case in line with international law, humanitarian principles and the prisoners of war’s (POWs) wishes. Following the meeting in Seoul between foreign ministers Cho Hyun of South Korea […]
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Matched Keyword: food
North Korea is set to expand its beer presence in Russia, with another brewery setting its sights on the ally’s lucrative consumer market following the appearance of several DPRK brands in Russian supermarkets. The Pyongyang-based Thaesong Foodstuffs and Daily Necessities Factory entered a partnership with Vladivostok’s Mega Ship firm to supply 4.5% “pale filtered pasteurized […]
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Matched Keyword: drone
This week’s episode of the NK News Podcast looks at North Korea’s military modernization, from Kim Jong Un’s new 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer to recent tactical missile and artillery tests. Korea Risk Group Correspondent Joon Ha Park discusses what the destroyer adds to Pyongyang’s navy, why its assignment to the West Sea Fleet matters and […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
North Korea has ramped up illicit coal exports on the back of its ties with China and Russia, a new report found, with its military exploiting weakened sanctions oversight to profit from trade tied to forced labor, slavery and other human rights abuses. “Satellite imagery of Nampo port taken post the pandemic shows North Korean […]
NK News |
Matched Keyword: missile
South Korea’s defense ministry on Monday sought to dispel speculation that the military failed to detect North Korea’s June 25 missile launch and said it tracked the projectiles in real time alongside the United States. Deputy Ministry Spokesman Lee Kyung-ho told reporters at a regular briefing that South Korean and U.S. forces detected and tracked […]
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Matched Keyword: defectors
“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 years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about the training nurses […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
The U.S., South Korea and Japan urged stronger law enforcement cooperation and sanctions enforcement to tackle North Korea’s rampant cybercriminal activities in a meeting in Washington, D.C., highlighting the need to crack down on illicit revenue mechanisms supporting Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. At the fifth meeting of the Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group on DPRK Cyber Threats […]
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Matched Keyword: shortage
Power shortages once darkened Sinuiju at night, but satellite images show a renewable energy boom is underway.
NK News |
Matched Keyword: drone
South Korea announced a sweeping plan to expand its unmanned combat capabilities, citing the changing nature of modern warfare and growing security threats from North Korea, whose drone capabilities have continued to advance with support from Russia. In a press release Friday, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense said the policy aims to transform the military […]