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How North Korea courted global friends at its ruling party celebrations

How North Korea courted global friends at its ruling party celebrations

Despite focus on China and Russia, participants from Global South underscored DRPK push to revive anti-imperialist ties

How North Korea courted global friends at its ruling party celebrations
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Shreyas ReddyOct 13, 2025
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Infographic: North Korea’s smallest military parade in years still packs a punch

Kim Jong Un embraces less is more approach, reducing scale but rolling out new ICBM, hypersonic missile and drone assets

Infographic: North Korea’s smallest military parade in years still packs a punch
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NK ProOct 13, 2025
Infographic: North Korea’s smallest military parade in years still packs a punch
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Unpacking North Korea’s military parade, from foreign guests to new weapons

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko discuss what we learned from the spectacle for the Workers’ Party

Chandana Seshadri: How North Korean IT workers exploit remote hiring systems

Researcher discusses how weak security checks and rise of remote work have led to new ways for DPRK to make money

North Korea’s latest weapons expo, naval ambitions and Pyongyang hospital opens

NK News’ Colin Zwirko outlines weapons on display at expo, new destroyers and long-delayed Pyongyang General Hospital

James Heenan: Inside the UN’s new human rights report on North Korea

UN official discusses the update to Commission of Inquiry and unpacks the DPRK’s tightening system of repression

Lee Jae-myung’s ‘E.N.D.’ game, two states debate and North Korea-China talks

NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses Lee’s first speech to UN and controversy over recognizing DPRK as a separate country

Vipin Narang: Why Seoul doesn’t need its own nukes to counter North Korea

Former US nuclear official unpacks allied efforts to strengthen extended deterrence in response to growing DPRK arsenal

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What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile
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What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile

‘Most powerful’ ICBM shown at Oct. 10 parade subverted expectations that it’d be bigger than solid-fuel predecessor

What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile
Ankit Panda
Ankit PandaOct 12, 2025
At a subdued parade, Kim Jong Un turns to foreign friends to project strength
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At a subdued parade, Kim Jong Un turns to foreign friends to project strength

North Korea’s first parade since 2023 flaunted not just nukes but regime’s confidence with China and Russia at its back

At a subdued parade, Kim Jong Un turns to foreign friends to project strength
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas ReddyOct 11, 2025
North Korea’s party daily publishes rare op-ed by Chinese ambassador
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North Korea’s party daily publishes rare op-ed by Chinese ambassador

An in-depth analysis of article celebrating ‘unshakeable’ ties, loyalty letter relay and party foundation day coverage

North Korea’s party daily publishes rare op-ed by Chinese ambassador
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon ChungOct 10, 2025
What to expect from North Korea’s imminent Oct. 10 military parade
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What to expect from North Korea’s imminent Oct. 10 military parade

NK Pro explains when the festivities will begin, what assets the DPRK could showcase and how to watch the broadcast

What to expect from North Korea’s imminent Oct. 10 military parade
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas ReddyOct 09, 2025
These K-pop stars are from North Korea. You'd never know it from their music.

These K-pop stars are from North Korea. You'd never know it from their music.

1VERSE and BE BOYS have shied away from promoting members as ‘defector idols,’ a label that can be a double-edged sword

These K-pop stars are from North Korea. You'd never know it from their music.
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon KimOct 09, 2025
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to watch military parades in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: What was it like to watch military parades in North Korea?

Defector shares why soldiers want to participate in these events and how outsiders should interpret the spectacle

Ask a North Korean: What was it like to watch military parades in North Korea?
SeonghyeonOct 09, 2025
Why North Korea’s stunning arms exhibition may not be all its cracked up to be
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Why North Korea’s stunning arms exhibition may not be all its cracked up to be

2025 defense expo showcases rapid technological development, but many weapons remain untested, and many more unshown

Why North Korea’s stunning arms exhibition may not be all its cracked up to be
Joost Oliemans
Joost OliemansOct 08, 2025
Built to beat the North: How DPRK soccer success changed South Korean sport

Built to beat the North: How DPRK soccer success changed South Korean sport

North Korea’s upset over Italy led Seoul’s spy agency to build a super-club that reimagined national soccer strategy

Built to beat the North: How DPRK soccer success changed South Korean sport
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas ReddyOct 08, 2025
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