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ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea
Synthetic aperture radar will enable reconnaissance even in bad weather, with three more satellite launches set for 2025
April 8, 2024
Human Rights Council requests update to landmark report on North Korean abuses
Activist says call to update Commission of Inquiry is council’s most ambitious action on DPRK human rights in years
April 5, 2024
North Korean insurance firms dodging sanctions with foreign help: UN report
Panel of Experts lists 12 firms alleged to have worked with DPRK companies that divert profits to WMD program
April 4, 2024
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
April 4, 2024
North Korean restaurant staff insult South Koreans, calling them ‘puppets’
Experts say DPRK likely ordered staff at overseas restaurants to use slur after declaring the ROK a separate enemy state
April 4, 2024
Kim Jong Un adds Cadillac SUV to growing luxury car collection
North Korean leader appears to obtain new vehicles after warning nation to expect increasing economic challenges
April 3, 2024
South Korea investigating unflagged cargo ship over North Korea sanctions breach
ROK Coast Guard reportedly seized De Yi in waters off southern coast last week and took it to harbor in Busan
April 3, 2024
FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan
Pyongyang unlikely to pay fine and will see minimum penalty as ‘reward’ for last-minute cancellation, expert says
April 3, 2024
North Korea says Kim Jong Un led test of new ‘Hwasong-16B’ hypersonic missile
Solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile allows DPRK to launch nukes 'quickly, accurately and powerfully'
April 3, 2024
US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch
Seoul says first trilateral air drills of the year seek to deter DPRK’s ‘advancing nuclear and missile threats’
April 2, 2024
