Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
Activists call for end to police probes into North Korean defector remittances
Escapees say they have faced scrutiny for sending money to family in DPRK, defending these as humanitarian transfers
August 12, 2025
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses a daring escape over the maritime border and the criminal investigation of a defector
August 12, 2025
North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK summer drills, warning of ‘counteraction’
Defense minister statement represents higher-level response than in recent years, though experts call criticism routine
August 11, 2025
North Korea begins dismantling border loudspeakers, days after the South
Seoul welcomes apparently reciprocal move, though ROK military says full extent of work remains unclear
August 11, 2025
DPRK expanded loudspeaker network weeks before ROK dismantles its own
JCS says North added more speakers, reportedly in May and June, but has not resumed anti-ROK broadcasts along the border
August 8, 2025
ROK-US to postpone some joint exercises amid heat and inter-Korean tensions
While both sides denied DPRK influenced decision, partial pushback of drills comes on heels of Kim Yo Jong statement
August 7, 2025
North Korean man crosses into South in second defection of the summer
Escapee used improvised flotation to cross into ROK territory via maritime border with joint investigation underway
August 7, 2025
ROK pilots ordered to stage fake strike calls on North Korea last year: Lawmaker
Despite military denial, Apache activity near border fuels suspicions Yoon tried to provoke clash to justify martial law
August 5, 2025
South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond
Seoul moves ahead with unclaimed body procedures following silence from DPRK despite multiple repatriation offers
August 5, 2025
Police investigating North Korean defector for aiding Pyongyang’s secret police
Authorities say woman in her 70s may have aided North Korea’s anti-state activities by leaking data on fellow escapees
August 4, 2025
