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Long-term Chinese residents return to North Korea for first time in four years
DPRK forced hwagyo community to leave at start of COVID, and expert says the residents act as Beijing’s ‘eyes and ears’
New Zealand to deploy new aircraft to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion
Boeing P-8A Poseidon will operate out of Okinawa from mid-April and watch for illegal ship-to-ship transfers
Japanese ambassador says North Korea not ready to resolve abductee issue
Tokyo continues to make efforts for bilateral summit, but expert notes challenge of defining what counts as resolution
China’s third highest-ranked official to visit North Korea this week
Zhao Leji will attend opening ceremony for ‘friendship year’ to mark 75th anniversary of ties, two sides announce
North Korea’s silence on Trump speaks volumes about its view of the US election
State media insists capitalists control the US political system, but regime’s actions betray a desire to resume dialogue
The revolutionary axis linking North Korea, Iran and Hamas
DPRK weapons and unique expertise are a welcome asset for Iran and its proxies in a global assault on US leadership
Russia to hold talks with North Korea on increasing quota for DPRK students
Proposal is likely a ‘ploy’ to bring in DPRK workers under student visas in violation of sanctions, expert says
JucheGPT: How North Korea can weaponize AI to sway elections and sow discord
Generative AI, LLMs and more could help Kim regime transform its influence operations and flood internet with fake news
Human Rights Council requests update to landmark report on North Korean abuses
Activist says call to update Commission of Inquiry is council’s most ambitious action on DPRK human rights in years
North Korean insurance firms dodging sanctions with foreign help: UN report
Panel of Experts lists 12 firms alleged to have worked with DPRK companies that divert profits to WMD program
