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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
South Korea to spend $33B to support US forces deterring North Korea
Allies say ROK will also purchase $25B worth of American weapons, but offer no details on where nuke sub will be built
ROK researcher sentenced to prison for feeding info to North Korean agent
Operative reportedly infiltrated South Korea multiple times, raising questions about extent of DPRK’s spy activities
North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks
Top diplomats eye ties in tourism, diplomacy and other fields, discuss cooperation via ASEAN and Non-Aligned Movement
North Korean defector turned away from ROK’s Blue House alleges discrimination
Controversy erupts after security refused to allow DPRK-born workers to deliver materials to presidential office
Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month
Operation based out of Japan aimed to document DPRK ship-to-ship transfers in violation of UN sanctions
South Korea backs UN resolution on North Korean human rights, first under Lee
Co-sponsorship comes despite activists’ concerns that Lee would downplay abuses to support diplomacy with Pyongyang
Russian, North Korean media ink deal on ‘objective coverage’ of bilateral ties
Agreements on mass media cooperation point to efforts to align messaging amid deepening cooperation over Ukraine war
North Korean firms behind dubious cure-all medicines register brands in Russia
UN-sanctioned pharmaceutical company is among firms looking to enter Russian market amid booming bilateral ties
New broadcasting service launches to spread outside info to North Koreans
Led by a defector, Korea Internet Studio aims to fill gap left by closure of radio programs transmitting into DPRK
North Korean diplomats join COP30 climate change summit in Brazil
Delegation continues DPRK’s focus on environmental diplomacy even as country shrinks from broader engagement
