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Lawmakers urge Seoul to stop China from repatriating North Korean detainee

Lawmakers urge Seoul to stop China from repatriating North Korean detainee

South Korean foreign minister pledges ‘best’ efforts after defector requests info on his mother held in China

Lawmakers urge Seoul to stop China from repatriating North Korean detainee
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim March 17, 2026
Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum

Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum

North Korean leader says museum will display ‘captured weapons,’ with memorial wall featuring around 2,000 names

Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 17, 2026
Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior
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Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior

Expert discusses elite politics and Party Congress, while NK News’ Anton Sokolin digs into DPRK’s latest missile launch

Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior
Chinese travel agencies promoting North Korea group tours from May

Chinese travel agencies promoting North Korea group tours from May

Multiple companies advertise 8-day trips following train resumption, though DPRK officials have not confirmed reopening

Chinese travel agencies promoting North Korea group tours from May
Jifan Li
Jifan Li March 17, 2026
Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister

Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister

US president wondered whether Kim ‘walks to talk with the US or with me,’ Seoul official recalls

Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park March 16, 2026
North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief

North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief

Ri Son Gwon’s apparent appointment as head of Social Democratic Party follows Pyongyang’s shift away from unification

North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy March 16, 2026
Air China set to revive Beijing-Pyongyang route for first time since 2020

Air China set to revive Beijing-Pyongyang route for first time since 2020

Six years after halting the service China’s state airline lists flights starting March 30, follows rail resumption

Air China set to revive Beijing-Pyongyang route for first time since 2020
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 14, 2026
Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation

Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation

Experts say vast database could help DPRK improve suitability of products for Russian market, potentially even weapons

Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 13, 2026
US blacklists 2 companies, 6 individuals over North Korean IT worker schemes

US blacklists 2 companies, 6 individuals over North Korean IT worker schemes

Sanctions against actors in the DPRK, Vietnam, Laos and Spain take aim at networks funding Pyongyang’s weapons programs

US blacklists 2 companies, 6 individuals over North Korean IT worker schemes
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy March 13, 2026
North Korea hypes upcoming election as the ‘most democratic’ in the world
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North Korea hypes upcoming election as the ‘most democratic’ in the world

A recap of everything in state media this week, from US-ROK drills and Iran’s new leader to compulsory voting

North Korea hypes upcoming election as the ‘most democratic’ in the world
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung March 13, 2026
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