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North Korea kicks off Asian Games campaign with first soccer match in four years
Return to competition comes as the country eases border controls and could pave way for joining World Cup qualifiers
September 19, 2023
North Korean hackers stole $70M from Hong Kong crypto exchange, researchers say
Lazarus Group making up ‘lost ground’ after quiet year with fifth cryptocurrency heist in three months, expert says
September 19, 2023
South Korean pastor charged with molesting six North Korean defector students
Prosecutors say alleged abuse of minors at pastor’s school took place over 6-year period, including in Dec. 2022
September 19, 2023
North Korean kids show airs graphic rabbit killing to slam ‘American bastards’
‘Grandfather’s Old Tales’ casts US as the ‘imperialist wolf’ that devours live animal in bloody propaganda scene
September 18, 2023
North Korea’s foreign minister totes $10K ostrich-leather Gucci bag in Russia
Leader’s sister also carried Dior bag during Kim Jong Un’s trip, despite regime’s criticism of ‘bourgeois culture’
September 18, 2023
North Korea’s ‘egregious’ human rights abuses remain a ‘priority,’ US says
Washington raises concern about forced repatriation of defectors in statement marking start of North Korea Freedom Week
September 18, 2023
North Korea’s Kim heads home after weeklong military-focused tour of Russia
Kim Jong Un spent final day touring animal feed factory and local university before boarding train for Pyongyang
September 18, 2023
Russia gifts drones and supplies to North Korea in likely sanctions violation
Reported weapons exchange during Kim Jong Un’s trip falls short of US predictions but may just be a first step
September 17, 2023
North Korea to bolster ‘cooperation’ with Russian army, defense chief says
Two sides continue high-level meetings but yet to comment on possible weapons exchange
September 17, 2023
Russian defense chief shows North Korean leader hypersonic ‘dagger’ missile
Sergei Shoigu guides Kim Jong Un through litany of strategic and other assets as possible transaction looms
September 16, 2023
