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In the coming days, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could take his biggest diplomatic step since the outbreak of COVID-19 and travel to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin for discussions on arms sales and military cooperation, according to news reports. On Monday, The New York Times reported that the two leaders will meet on […]

North Korea will shutter its embassy in Spain due in part to hurdles from international sanctions, according to a Spanish communist party, the latest in a series of such closures around the world since last week. An informed diplomatic source confirmed the embassy closure to NK News. NK News previously reported that the DPRK would […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un defended his country’s new military reconnaissance satellite as necessary to “curb dangerous invasion moves by the hostile forces” while meeting with space program workers on Thursday, according to state media. Kim met party munitions industry department vice director Kim Jong Sik and National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) director Ryu […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off the ruling party’s end-of-year meeting on Tuesday, projecting optimism as he highlighted the country’s achievements in fields ranging from military development to construction in a “year of great transformation.” This year’s plenary meeting of the Workers Party of Korea’s Central Committee looks to develop the national agenda […]

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North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament “unanimously” abolished a law on economic cooperation with South Korea and legislation on the Kumgangsan special tourism zone on Wednesday, according to state media. The Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) issued a decree on “Rescinding the North-South Economic Cooperation Law of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the […]

Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of new surface-to-sea missiles on Wednesday as part of efforts to strengthen North Korea’s navy and fend off “invasion” from South Korean forces.  The “Padasuri-6” missiles flew for about 23 minutes before hitting a target in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), the party-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported Thursday. […]

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North Korea fired approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Thursday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), a day after sending a barrage of balloons carrying trash over the border. South Korean authorities said the DPRK launched the short-range ballistic missiles at 6:14 a.m. KST […]

North Korea has adopted what it called its “most hardline” policy strategy against the U.S. at its year-end major party plenum, claiming Washington and its allies were forcing its hand after encircling the regime with nuclear weapons.  The plenum occurred at Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang from Dec. 23-27 and also saw the […]