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North Korea calls feces-carrying balloons a ‘gift’ to the South from its people
Kim Yo Jong justifies balloons as citizens’ exercise of free expression, mocking Seoul for allowing anti-DPRK leafleting
May 30, 2024
UN Command says North Korean trash balloons breach armistice, international law
Military force condemns DPRK for sending ‘feces and contaminants’ over border, but doesn’t mention launches from ROK
May 30, 2024
North Korea develops new NATO-caliber assault rifle in arms modernization push
Expert uncovers DPRK’s plans to introduce rifle based on Russian AK after unblurring photo published in state media
May 30, 2024
North Korea fires 10 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: ROK military
Barrage comes day after DPRK sent 260 waste-carrying balloons into South Korea
May 30, 2024
North Korea launches 260 balloons carrying ‘filth and garbage’ into South
ROK issues alerts warning of suspicious objects, days after DPRK threatened to send ‘mounds of filth’ over border
May 29, 2024
Kim Jong Un vows to overcome failed satellite launch at military academy visit
North Korean leader says civilian sector to remain underfunded in order to ward off ‘provocations’ from South
May 29, 2024
Seoul weighs increased support for North Korean children born in third countries
Unification ministry says its reviewing policies for growing defector population that has often fallen through cracks
May 28, 2024
ROK foreign ministry downgrades North Korea division in sweeping reorganization
Denuclearization talks division now part of broader foreign affairs headquarters, reflecting deemphasizing of dialogue
May 28, 2024
North Korean military spy satellite launch ends in failure after rocket explodes
DPRK confirms mid-air explosion following late-night launch from main spaceport, blaming new engine design
May 27, 2024
North Korea to hold major party meeting after overhauling inter-Korean policy
Expert says plenum likely to consider constitutional revisions, while Politburo ‘almost certainly’ discussed Putin visit
May 27, 2024
