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New Russian ambassador arrives in North Korea
On arrival, Andrei Podelyshev paid tribute to Soviet and DPRK soldiers, highlighting longstanding combat ties
Likely Russian ship docks in North Korea’s Rason port for first time since May
Satellite imagery shows mystery vessel at pier tied to suspected arms shipments as DPRK steps up weapons activity.
Ukraine sends 2 North Korean POWs to South Korea: Zelensky
Born in 1999 and 2005, the POWs were captured in early 2025 and expressed desire to defect to South Korea
Ukrainian medics recall how they saved North Korean POW captured by Kyiv
One of Kyiv’s North Korean POWs was captured in early 2025 following an attempt at his own life
Russia’s Kursk to boost tourism at combat sites of North Korean soldiers
Kursk Gov. Alexander Khinshtein plans to turn underground command posts used by DPRK soldiers into tourism attractions
Cargo trucks appear to cross China-North Korea bridge after 12-year delay
Footage posted on Chinese social media showed several trucks crossing the New Yalu River Bridge.
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
Tokyo, Seoul rescue 3 North Korean sailors after vessels sink off Japanese coast
Patrol boats, aircraft mobilized after two vessels being towed by DPRK-flagged cargo ship en route to Wonsan went down
North Korean official rebukes US, defends nukes during international conference
North Korea's Kim Kang Il spoke at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum and talked with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun
North Korea bars Western, Chinese visitors from Pyongyang trade fair: sources
Apparent Ebola-related restriction comes months after Pyongyang allowed foreigners to its spring fair
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