Leadership
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Seoul to revive foundation in charge of suspended inter-Korean industrial park
Move comes as Lee administration looks to restart economic projects with North Korea despite it showing no interest
October 15, 2025
Border guards and gun-toting kids: Record numbers marched in North Korean parade
Full list of 60 formations spotlights Ukraine war vets, rebranded units and great famine ‘vanguard’
October 15, 2025
Russian pop star Shaman remixes propaganda for paean to ‘Comrade Kim Jong Un’
‘The Sun of Korea’ depicts North Korean leader marching at the vanguard, while praising allies’ war-forged friendship
October 15, 2025
Unification ministry disbands North Korean human rights office in overhaul
Seoul says restructuring aims to promote inter-Korean dialogue, but activists slam changes for undermining rights work
October 14, 2025
US, ROK forces did not carry out delayed drills last month as planned: JCS chief
Jin Yong-sung also says North Korea’s new Hwasong-20 ICBM may use Russian tech at parliamentary audit
October 14, 2025
More than Medvedev: Inside Russia’s huge delegation to North Korea’s parade
Lawmakers, officials and even pop stars joined events for DPRK holiday in broad show of support for Ukraine war alliance
October 14, 2025
Unpacking North Korea’s military parade, from foreign guests to new weapons
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko discuss what we learned from the spectacle for the Workers’ Party
October 14, 2025
Dozens of flights forced to abort landings due to North Korean GPS jamming
ROK lawmaker says signal interference has led to 46 go-arounds since last year, calling activity a ‘clear provocation’
October 14, 2025
How North Korea courted global friends at its ruling party celebrations
Despite focus on China and Russia, participants from Global South underscored DRPK push to revive anti-imperialist ties
October 13, 2025
North Korea, Vietnam sign deals on enhancing defense cooperation, other ties
Two sides provide no details about agreements in health care, media and more, which follow leader-level talks last week
October 13, 2025
