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North Korea’s propagandists aren’t keeping up with societal changes, Kim says
The North Korean leader called for a more aggressive campaign at a workshop for the DPRK’s propagandists.
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North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data
Trade reversed a three-month downward trend, marking an uptick due to leisure goods, human hair and wig trade
North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command
Latest dispute revives deeper questions over armistice authority, the DMZ and OPCON transfer
North Korea’s attack drill, Wonsan Kalma slowdown and Google’s blurry maps
Colin Zwirko breaks down Pyongyang’s strike coordination, tourism limits and new obstacles for open-source research
Russia bridge opens, Songdowon sanctions and North Korea’s forgotten UK insurer
Anton Sokolin unpacks the DPRK’s expanding Russia ties, European pressure and KNIC’s legal history
Sun Kim on documenting North Korean women, matchmaking and marriage
‘North South Man Woman’ co-director reflects on intimacy, stereotypes and relationships across cultural divides
Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK
Joon Ha Park talks the latest from Kim Yo Jong, while Mike Chinoy and Kathi Zellweger reflect on famine, aid and change
Trump courts Kim again, US-ROK drills shrink and a more confident North Korea
Shreyas Reddy explains why Washington is reaching out again and what Pyongyang may demand in return
Buried missile facilities, mystery telecom site and North Korea’s naval buildup
Colin Zwirko talks unusual construction, possible satellite infrastructure and renewed work at a long-stalled naval base
Get Behind The Headlines
North Korea hides missile launch from civilian populace as officials lambast US
A recap of everything in state media this week, from officials’ public criticism of the US to missing missile reports
French novelist traces Korean history through a North Korean spy
Juliette Morillot’s ‘Entre la terre et le sang’ moves across decades from Kaesong, Jeju, Japan and Pyongyang.
The UN Divide: How the two Koreas battled for decades over global legitimacy
What began as superpowers’ proxy war gave way to a global battle of competing claims over the Korean Peninsula
North Korea upgrading urban combat training facilities, satellite imagery shows
Construction comes amid reports Pyongyang may send more troops to help Russia in war against Ukraine
North Korea’s talk about Taiwan is bad news for the US
These are not the days of the Sino-Soviet split, in which Pyongyang exploited Beijing and Moscow’s rivalry.
North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials
Given the ongoing anti-corruption campaign, the reshuffling suggests some military resistance toward a crackdown.
North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort winds down another short summer season
Authorities dangle trips as reward for exceeding quotas, making destination unreachable for most citizens
Kim Jong Un dominates founding anniversary coverage as media mutes US criticism
A recap of everything in state media this week, from the Kang Kon destroyer deployment to the Asian Games plans
