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North Korea lauds event with pro-regime groups on promoting ‘Juche idea’
High-profile seminar aims to convince North Koreans that foreigners admire state ideology of Kim regime, experts say
April 15, 2024
Some 50 members of pro-North Korea groups arrive in Pyongyang for major holiday
Delegates from nearly 20 countries landed Thursday to join symposium for Kim Il Sung’s birthday, state media reports
April 12, 2024
Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students
Proposal is likely a ‘ploy’ to bring in DPRK workers under student visas in violation of sanctions, expert says
April 8, 2024
Premier League pirates: How North Korean TV skirts law to air the beautiful game
KCTV regularly shows sports despite lacking rights, even blurring ads and adding fake crowd noises to conceal source
April 8, 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 Korea hawks marked-up luxury goods to Russian tourists despite sanctions
Exclusive photos show pricey foreign cosmetics for sale at Pyongyang airport and east coast ski resort this year
March 29, 2024
North Korean soccer star lands at DPRK club after sanctions derail Europe career
Pro-regime outlet reports Han Kwang Song now on top April 25 team, and expert says he’s unlikely to play overseas again
March 27, 2024
Own goal: Why North Korea suddenly axed plans for World Cup qualifier vs Japan
Experts say reversal points to incoherent decision-making by a divided leadership weighing the future of COVID policies
March 26, 2024
North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show
Decision to blur host’s pants reflects regime’s ban on jeans since the early 90s, expert says
March 26, 2024
Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on win in Russia’s rubber-stamp election
North Korean leader’s message reflects growing relationship between two countries around war in Ukraine, expert says
March 18, 2024
