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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korean trade with China dips in first two months of 2026
Bilateral exchanges register on-year growth in January and February but fall from record high in December
US troops hold air defense drills on countering North Korean threats
Training as part of Freedom Shield comes amid concern about the relocation of US missile defense assets due to Iran war
Russian businessman urges staff to learn discipline from North Korean workers
Video posted in employee chat warns DPRK workers could replace Russians, suggesting tensions over labor imports
North Korean hackers linked to theft from crypto gift card service
Bitrefill says DPRK actors drained online wallets and accessed 18,500 records containing customers’ personal data
North Korea has earned up to $14.4B from military deals with Russia: Report
Researchers find most proceeds stem from arms shipments for Ukraine war, followed by payments for troop deployments
Lawmakers urge Seoul to stop China from repatriating North Korean detainee
South Korean foreign minister pledges ‘best’ efforts after defector requests info on his mother held in China
Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum
North Korean leader says museum will display ‘captured weapons,’ with memorial wall featuring around 2,000 names
Chinese travel agencies promoting North Korea group tours from May
Multiple companies advertise 8-day trips following train resumption, though DPRK officials have not confirmed reopening
North Korea’s parliament to convene on short notice to revise constitution
Urgent session of Supreme People’s Assembly set for Sunday comes on heels of weekend election of deputies
Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister
US president wondered whether Kim ‘walks to talk with the US or with me,’ Seoul official recalls
