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North Korea buys station wagon from China, as food imports drive bilateral trade
Shipment of $38K vehicle likely violates UN sanctions, while outsourcing schemes for wigs and clothing continue
June 20, 2025
Seoul pushes back on US call for allies to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
ROK defense ministry highlights budget increases to counter North Korean threats amid US push for ‘burden sharing’
June 20, 2025
North Korea’s Lazarus Group linked to $11.5M theft from Taiwan crypto exchange
Hackers used social engineering to bypass security, with theft only revealed after sleuth exposed suspicious outflows
June 20, 2025
Germany turned down North Korean offer to reopen embassy in Pyongyang: Sources
Berlin reportedly unwilling due to DPRK military support for Russia, as Czech Republic and Indonesia eye return
June 20, 2025
Putin has no plans to visit North Korea in near future, Kremlin says
Kim Jong Un also unlikely to visit Russia soon despite previous prep, as allies mark one year since Pyongyang summit
June 20, 2025
North Korea slams Israeli attacks on Iran, accuses US of ‘fanning flames of war’
First DPRK response to conflict labels Israel a ‘cancer-like entity for peace’ but appears to modulate criticism of US
June 19, 2025
Russia plans to build $40M checkpoint on its side of new bridge to North Korea
Tender documents outline high costs for dog kennels, toilets and other facilities, highlighting corruption potential
June 19, 2025
US NGO ready to resume tuberculosis aid to North Korea regardless of tensions
Eugene Bell Foundation says US-DPRK relations do not have to be an obstacle, years after suspending work due to pandemic
June 19, 2025
North Korea fires 10 rounds of artillery rockets from near Pyongyang
Seoul says it detected projectile launch toward northwest a day after ROK military joined trilateral air exercise
June 19, 2025
New Zealand targets North Korean military support for Russia with new sanctions
Wellington accuses DPRK of helping Moscow ‘sustain its illegal war of aggression,’ pledging to hold it accountable
June 19, 2025
