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North Korea’s infant mortality rate rises for second straight year amid pandemic
UN agency estimates rate rose in 2023 which expert says is likely due to strict border controls disrupting vaccinations
April 8, 2025
Some 1,500 North Korean troops spotted near border after Yoon’s impeachment
ROK military reports land-clearing and fortification work as acting leadership warns of potential provocations
April 7, 2025
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on North Korea for 10th straight year
Resolution, adopted unanimously, raises alarms over DPRK’s military aid to Russia and ongoing human rights abuses
April 4, 2025
US, South Korea reaffirm commitment to North Korea’s complete denuclearization
Deputy foreign ministers spoke via telephone just day after US president called DPRK a ‘big nuclear nation’
April 2, 2025
Left in the lurch: US defense shift threatens to derail North Korea deterrence
As US strategy reportedly prioritizes China, experts say Seoul,Tokyo will need to boost defense readiness against DPRK
April 1, 2025
ROK commission to label killings by North Korean soldiers in 1950s as ‘massacre’
Truth and Reconciliation Commission to urge Seoul to seek apology from Pyongyang for mass executions during Korean War
March 31, 2025
Seoul detects signs of North Korea preparing for large-scale military parade
Unification ministry expects parade and mass games in October, reports DPRK exploring ways to improve ties with China
March 28, 2025
North Korea ‘plotting’ new forms of provocation against South: Acting president
Han Duck-soo says ROK will retaliate ‘overwhelmingly’ to any attack by ‘the most regressive regime on Earth’
March 28, 2025
North Korean troops suffer multiple casualties in border landmine explosion: ROK
South Korean military reports DPRK has resumed work on front-line defenses, which expert attributes to ‘weakened’ forces
March 27, 2025
North Korea won’t abandon nukes and is ready to conduct nuclear test, US says
New threat assessment provides glimpse at how Trump will approach Pyongyang, warning of DPRK-Russia military ties
March 26, 2025
