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Drones and Operational Shift: North Korea’s Adaptation to a Changing Warfare Environment

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This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging ... The post Drones and Operational Shift: North Korea’s Adaptation to a Changing Warfare Environment appeared first on 38 North.

Russian businessman appears to play key role in North Korean labor schemes

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A Russian businessman behind the construction of a joint factory with North Korea has actively promoted the procurement of DPRK workers to fill labor shortages, an NK News investigation has found, shining a light on illicit labor imports and positioning himself as a key figure in related schemes. Vladimir Sokolov is the head of the […]

Ask a North Korean: Why North Koreans don’t trust state weather forecasts

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“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 yellow dust and […]

Military, intel officers referred to prosecutors over North Korea drone flights

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A South Korean military-police task force referred two military officers and an employee of the state intelligence agency to prosecutors on Tuesday over their alleged support for drone incursions into North Korea, concluding a nearly three-month investigation into the case. Yoon Jung-geun, senior superintendent of the joint task force, confirmed to NK News that investigators […]

UN council adopts resolution decrying North Korea’s ‘gross’ human rights abuses

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The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) condemned North Korea’s “systematic, widespread and gross” violations of its people’s human rights, adopting a resolution on Monday that seeks to hold the regime accountable with the support of South Korea and 49 other countries. The resolution was adopted by consensus without a vote during the 61st UNHRC session […]

Kim Yo Jong’s Discourse as Signaling: Managing External Interpretation in DPRK Foreign Policy

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This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging ... The post Kim Yo Jong’s Discourse as Signaling: Managing External Interpretation in DPRK Foreign Policy appeared first on 38 North.

Maternal and Child Health in North Korea: A Strategic Channel for Humanitarian Engagement

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This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging ... The post Maternal and Child Health in North Korea: A Strategic Channel for Humanitarian Engagement appeared first on 38 North.

Seoul backs UN resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses

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South Korea has decided to co-sponsor a forthcoming U.N. resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses, after reports that Seoul might not sponsor the measure drew criticism from activists and politicians. “In line with our stance of working with the international community for the substantial improvement of North Korean citizens’ human rights, we have decided […]

(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim oversees ground test of high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine: KCNA

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SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a groun...

North Korea conducts missile engine test, claims higher thrust

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a ground test of a newly upgraded “high-thrust solid-fuel engine” used in long-range missiles, state media reported Sunday, alongside reports that Kim inspected tests of the Korean People’s Army’s (KPA) main battle tank and special operations unit drills. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the test involved […]

(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim oversees ground test of high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine: KCNA

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SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a groun...

N. Korea's Kim oversees ground test of high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine: KCNA

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SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a groun...

(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim oversees ground test of high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine: KCNA

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Opposition pounces on Seoul’s hesitation to condemn North Korean right abuses

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South Korea’s main opposition party has slammed the Lee Jae Myung administration for considering not backing a North Korean human rights resolution, while Seoul’s unification minister defended the move in support of diplomacy with the regime. “Are the human rights of the North Korean people more important, or is it Kim Jong Un’s feelings that […]

Weapons and friendship: How Lukashenko’s trip to North Korea echoed Putin’s

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s first-ever visit to North Korea for a summit with Kim Jong Un provided an opportunity to strengthen a relationship that both countries have long neglected, underscoring how Pyongyang is reshaping its foreign policy to align with states that challenge the West. But while Russia provides a key link between the two […]

Crossing the line: The making of the man who flew drones into North Korea

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On a weekend morning in September, a 30-year-old South Korean man surnamed Oh traveled to a border island and launched a fixed-wing drone over the water, toward North Korea. By his own account, he did this three more times in the months after. Then everything came crashing down. DPRK state media reported in early January […]

New Zealand deploys surveillance plane to track North Korean maritime smuggling

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New Zealand has deployed a long-range patrol aircraft to monitor North Korea’s illicit ship-to-ship transfers aimed at circumventing U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions, Japan’s foreign ministry announced Wednesday. A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft will operate out of Japan’s Kadena Air Base from late March to mid-April, the ministry said in […]

Why even the Iran war may not change Kim Jong Un’s view of Trump

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As the U.S. war with Iran reshapes the Middle East, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un finds himself face-to-face with a new conundrum: how to deal with a Trump administration that is increasingly embracing military action in his second term. In a speech delivered to North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament this week, Kim denounced American “terrorism […]

Three ROK civilians indicted over alleged role in North Korea drone incursion

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South Korean prosecutors have indicted three civilians for their alleged roles in sending drones into North Korea in violation of ROK law. “Three individuals affiliated with a drone manufacturing and sales company” have been charged with “general benefiting of the enemy” (일반이적죄) and violating the Aviation Safety Act (항공안전법), the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office […]

Activists urge Seoul to condemn North Korea’s human rights abuses at UN

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Human rights activists have urged the South Korean government to co-sponsor a U.N. resolution on North Korean human rights, after reports suggested Seoul may refrain from doing so to support improved inter-Korean ties. A joint statement by the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Seoul-based Transnational Justice Working Group (TJWG) warned President Lee Jae […]