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What to make of Kim Yo Jong’s dismissive attack on Seoul’s engagement plans
North Korean statement rejects Lee Jae-myung’s diplomatic overtures but leaves room for the South to make concessions
July 28, 2025
Lee Jae-myung emphasizes restoring trust after North Korea spurns engagement
Seoul’s unification minister also proposes adjusting US-ROK drills after Kim Yo Jong slams Lee’s inter-Korean policy
July 28, 2025
North Korea will ‘never’ reconcile with South, calls Lee’s overtures futile
DPRK leader's sister Kim Yo Jong unleashes tirade against ROK President Lee, calling efforts deceptive and blaming US
July 28, 2025
North Korea jams GPS signals near maritime border, leading ROK to warn ships
Seoul’s science ministry confirms disruptions in Yellow Sea earlier this week due to jamming signals traced to DPRK
July 25, 2025
Seoul not currently planning to invite Kim Jong Un to APEC summit in South
But foreign ministry says host country is allowed to invite a non-member like the DPRK to the annual regional forum
July 24, 2025
How North Korea’s Kim rulers manage elites to guarantee regime survival
Edward Goldring and Peter Ward discuss the tools autocrats use to consolidate power during leadership transitions
July 24, 2025
Kim Jong Un tests ‘combat deployment’ readiness at artillery drills
Drills feature anti-South Korea war tactics but come amid North’s deployment to help Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
July 24, 2025
North Korean scholar separated from family in South reappears in state media
Essay by Rim Soon Ung appears to confirm he is alive, 25 years after he met his siblings in Seoul
July 23, 2025
North Korean ChatGPT, renaming the unification ministry and Seoul’s main enemy
NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses a flurry of hearings for ROK ministry nominees and what they had to say about the DPRK
July 22, 2025
North Korea issues heavy rain warnings for border areas hit by floods last year
Northern provinces forecast to receive up to 12 inches of rain through Tuesday amid focus on disaster prevention
July 21, 2025
