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Kim Jong Un rings in New Year at concert but makes no new policy announcements
North Korean leader appears with daughter at event, after year-end plenum revealed few specifics about 2025 plans
January 1, 2025
Pins, portraits, propaganda: How the cult of Kim Jong Un hit new heights in 2024
North Korean leader increasingly sought to step out of his dead predecessors’ shadow, raising profile at their expense
December 31, 2024
Putin sends New Year’s greetings to Kim Jong Un, pledging to boost ties in 2025
An in-depth analysis of a letter on ‘countering threats,’ Christmas propaganda and Constitution Day
December 27, 2024
Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
December 26, 2024
TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024
From rejecting unification to DPRK soldiers fighting Ukraine, NK News looks back at our best reporting on a busy year
December 25, 2024
What a Russian aviation aficionado learned by jetting across North Korea
In interview, YouTuber Victor Krivyy discusses his flight on a half-century-old aircraft and what he saw on the ground
December 25, 2024
Tall tales: How Kim Il Sung’s wife became the paragon of North Korean womanhood
Kim Jong Suk is held up as the perfect mother, wife and revolutionary in state propaganda, despite her unassuming life
December 24, 2024
Kim Jong Un reemerges after extended absence to pay respects to late father
An in-depth analysis of Kim Jong Il’s death anniversary, messaging to Trump and river management failures
December 20, 2024
How South Korea’s far-right YouTubers influenced Yoon’s martial law decree
Conspiracies about North Korea are rampant on platform, the news source of choice for voters disillusioned with media
December 17, 2024
North Korea accuses US of extending ‘hegemony’ with new space unit in Japan
An in-depth analysis of criticism of Space Force, Mount Paektu pilgrims, coverage of ROK protests and more
December 13, 2024
