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State Media Review

North Korean denounces US exercise simulating nuclear attack on mainland

An in-depth analysis of criticism of ICBM defense drill, a DPRK weapons official’s promotion and May Day celebrations

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ANALYSIS & INVESTIGATIONS

Analysis

What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks

Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar have all served as go-betweens for US, but hurdles stand in way of them doing so with DPRK

What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks
Investigations

North Korea appears to expand Kim mansion missile test site with new launchpads

Imagery points to work to conceal new infrastructure at sprawling compound in Pyongyang, in sign of more testing to come

North Korea appears to expand Kim mansion missile test site with new launchpads
Investigations

North Korea overhauling more prisons in apparent nationwide project

NK Pro has identified upgrades at 7 existing ‘reeducation’ facilities as well as construction of brand new prison

North Korea overhauling more prisons in apparent nationwide project
Month in Review

North Korea in April 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from April 1 to April 30, 2025

North Korea in April 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
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OPINION & ANALYSIS

On Facebook, Korea's conservatives unite against Han Duck-soo

On Facebook, Korea's conservatives unite against Han Duck-soo

Several former presidential contenders from the People Power Party (PPP) strongly criticized the party's leadership ...

May 10, 2025
North Korea's Kim says participation in Russia's war against Ukraine 'justified'

North Korea's Kim says participation in Russia's war against Ukraine 'justified'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the North's deployment of troops to Russia to support ...

May 10, 2025
Ukraine’s European backers challenge Putin to commit to a 30-day ceasefire

Ukraine’s European backers challenge Putin to commit to a 30-day ceasefire

F OUR EUROPEAN leaders joined Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on May 10th to issue a ...

May 10, 2025
Inside Taiwan’s identity struggle

Inside Taiwan’s identity struggle

I n this episode of The Weekend Intelligence our Senior China correspondent Alice Su, whose ...

May 10, 2025