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Kim Jong Un steps up appearances as state media shields public from US hard line
A recap of everything in state media this week, from defense shake-ups to teacher praise and Rason downpours
Why would the EU want to sanction a children’s camp in North Korea?
Experts question the practical impact but warn the move could put North Korea and Europe on a new collision course
North Koreans are winning — Kim Jong Un isn’t
North Korea’s people are changing and becoming a force Kim Jong Un cannot resist forever.
Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung
Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin didn’t provide specifics, only saying the bridge will be launched soon
China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry
Beijing may gain from reduced tensions and weaker alliance cohesion, even as direct US-DPRK talks threaten its influence
Ethnic Koreans file motion to seize North Korean warship in Japanese court
Most of the ethnic Koreans lured by exaggerated promises have not returned from North Korea, according to experts.
ROK, Japan lambast Russia-North Korea military ties at UN debate on Ukraine
The US representative stopped short of criticizing the two allies, calling for a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow
Trump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns
Former adviser says he's ‘skeptical’ about concessions from the DPRK, which is boosted by Russian and Chinese support
Russia adds $6 million in canopies to North Korea border project as costs soar
New procurement records add millions more to budget that has nearly doubled, as Moscow targets early September opening
Trump-Kim summit ‘possible at any time,’ South Korean spy agency says
NIS says there are ‘signs of dialogue,’ despite lack of confirmed US-North Korea contact and Pyongyang’s denial












