May 09, 2024

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Joe Smith

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Some 50 members of pro-North Korea groups arrive in Pyongyang for major holiday

Some 50 members of pro-North Korea groups arrive in Pyongyang for major holiday

Delegates from nearly 20 countries landed Thursday to join symposium for Kim Il Sung’s birthday, state media reports

Some 50 members of pro-North Korea groups arrive in Pyongyang for major holiday
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 12, 2024
Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students

Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students

Proposal is likely a ‘ploy’ to bring in DPRK workers under student visas in violation of sanctions, expert says

Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 8, 2024
Premier League pirates: How North Korean TV skirts law to air the beautiful game

Premier League pirates: How North Korean TV skirts law to air the beautiful game

KCTV regularly shows sports despite lacking rights, even blurring ads and adding fake crowd noises to conceal source

Premier League pirates: How North Korean TV skirts law to air the beautiful game
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 8, 2024
Tourist snapshots highlight changes in North Korea as country weighs reopening
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Tourist snapshots highlight changes in North Korea as country weighs reopening

New photos show new pandemic-era slogans, construction for dog meat restaurant, foreign goods for sale and more

Tourist snapshots highlight changes in North Korea as country weighs reopening
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 5, 2024
Kim Jong Un’s correspondence with Putin shoots up amid cooperation over Ukraine

Kim Jong Un’s correspondence with Putin shoots up amid cooperation over Ukraine

North Korean and Russian leaders have exchanged 19 letters since 2022, but Syria’s Assad remains most frequent pen pal

Kim Jong Un’s correspondence with Putin shoots up amid cooperation over Ukraine
Joe Smith
Joe Smith April 4, 2024
North Korea hawks marked-up luxury goods to Russian tourists despite sanctions
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North Korea hawks marked-up luxury goods to Russian tourists despite sanctions

Exclusive photos show pricey foreign cosmetics for sale at Pyongyang airport and east coast ski resort this year

North Korea hawks marked-up luxury goods to Russian tourists despite sanctions
Joe Smith
Joe Smith March 29, 2024
North Korean soccer star lands at DPRK club after sanctions derail Europe career

North Korean soccer star lands at DPRK club after sanctions derail Europe career

Pro-regime outlet reports Han Kwang Song now on top April 25 team, and expert says he’s unlikely to play overseas again

North Korean soccer star lands at DPRK club after sanctions derail Europe career
Joe Smith
Joe Smith March 27, 2024
Own goal: Why North Korea suddenly axed plans for World Cup qualifier vs Japan

Own goal: Why North Korea suddenly axed plans for World Cup qualifier vs Japan

Experts say reversal points to incoherent decision-making by a divided leadership weighing the future of COVID policies

Own goal: Why North Korea suddenly axed plans for World Cup qualifier vs Japan
Joe Smith
Joe Smith | Shreyas Reddy March 26, 2024
North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show

North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show

Decision to blur host’s pants reflects regime’s ban on jeans since the early 90s, expert says

North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show
Joe Smith
Joe Smith March 26, 2024
Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on win in Russia’s rubber-stamp election

Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on win in Russia’s rubber-stamp election

North Korean leader’s message reflects growing relationship between two countries around war in Ukraine, expert says

Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on win in Russia’s rubber-stamp election
Joe Smith
Joe Smith March 18, 2024
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