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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief
Ri Son Gwon’s apparent appointment as head of Social Democratic Party follows Pyongyang’s shift away from unification
Kim Jong Un votes at a coal mine in election for rubber-stamp parliament
North Korean leader’s choice of where to vote sends message about support for industry as he promotes five-year plan
DPRK says it fired 12 nuclear-capable rockets, figure at odds with ROK analysis
Kim Jong Un, alongside his young daughter, oversaw the drills amid large-scale U.S.-ROK military exercise
North Korea fires salvo of around 10 ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
The missiles were launched from near Pyongyang at 1:20 p.m. KST, according to Seoul
Air China set to revive Beijing-Pyongyang route for first time since 2020
Six years after halting the service China’s state airline lists flights starting March 30, follows rail resumption
Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation
Experts say vast database could help DPRK improve suitability of products for Russian market, potentially even weapons
US blacklists 2 companies, 6 individuals over North Korean IT worker schemes
Sanctions against actors in the DPRK, Vietnam, Laos and Spain take aim at networks funding Pyongyang’s weapons programs
North Korean crops held strong through winter before lean period: report
Winter crops are a crucial source of food for North Koreans during the lean period from May to August
Chinese passenger train crosses into North Korea for first time in 6 years
Social media footage shows a locomotive pulling seven cars into North Korea’s Sinuiju
Kim Jong Un inspects new pistols in first post-congress weapons factory visit
Accompanied by daughter, Kim tested ‘excellent’ handguns and called for expanding production under new five-year plan












