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North Korea’s youth outreach, Party Congress signals and prison demolition
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North Korea’s youth outreach, Party Congress signals and prison demolition

NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses Kim Jong Un’s stark message to young people and when to expect the 9th congress

North Korea’s youth outreach, Party Congress signals and prison demolition
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News January 20, 2026
‘Leave while you still can’: Kim Jong Un fires vice premier at factory ceremony

‘Leave while you still can’: Kim Jong Un fires vice premier at factory ceremony

North Korean leader warns of chronic incompetence among party officials, disrupting his hopes for economic development

‘Leave while you still can’: Kim Jong Un fires vice premier at factory ceremony
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 20, 2026
Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites

Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites

North Korean leader draws contrast with ‘moral depravity’ of young people in other countries in speech to Youth League

Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2026
How North Korea gave citizens a one-sided view of alleged ROK drone intrusions
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How North Korea gave citizens a one-sided view of alleged ROK drone intrusions

A recap of everything in state media this week, from partial coverage of drone news to Kim Jong Un’s reduced visibility

How North Korea gave citizens a one-sided view of alleged ROK drone intrusions
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung January 16, 2026
Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions

Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions

South Korean business groups criticize May 24 Measures for hampering trade, even as Pyongyang spurns cooperation

Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 15, 2026
ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions

ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions

Committee says ex-chief of counterintelligence command aimed to provoke DPRK retaliation in 2024 to justify martial law

ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 15, 2026
Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Drone flights into the DPRK by South Korean civilians would be an armistice breach subject to punishment, Seoul says

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Jooheon Kim January 14, 2026
Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea

Special counsel asks South Korean court for maximum legal punishment, though actual execution is highly unlikely

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 14, 2026
North Korea builds 2nd private car dealership, gaming center in elite district

North Korea builds 2nd private car dealership, gaming center in elite district

Kim Jong Un vows to provide modern amenities nationwide during inspection of skyscraper projects in Pyongyang

North Korea builds 2nd private car dealership, gaming center in elite district
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 12, 2026
How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war
NK PRO

How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war

Pyongyang faces the challenge of reintegrating soldiers exposed to potentially dangerous outside info in Russia

How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war
Michael Bosack
Michael Bosack January 12, 2026
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