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ROK has adjusted criteria for identifying North Korean border incursions: JCS

ROK has adjusted criteria for identifying North Korean border incursions: JCS

Seoul says it now refers to both South Korean military and UNC maps due to deterioration of physical markers in DMZ

ROK has adjusted criteria for identifying North Korean border incursions: JCS
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim December 22, 2025
Lee says South Koreans won’t become ‘commies’ from reading North Korean media

Lee says South Koreans won’t become ‘commies’ from reading North Korean media

President criticizes limits on access, stating they reflect outdated ideas about citizens’ vulnerability to propaganda

Lee says South Koreans won’t become ‘commies’ from reading North Korean media
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park December 19, 2025
Kim Jong Un opens more new regional factories, promising a ‘socialist paradise’

Kim Jong Un opens more new regional factories, promising a ‘socialist paradise’

Ceremony on west coast comes as authorities race to finish projects for 20×10 rural development initiative by year’s end

Kim Jong Un opens more new regional factories, promising a ‘socialist paradise’
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 19, 2025
Trump’s National Security Strategy risks aggravating tensions with North Korea

Trump’s National Security Strategy risks aggravating tensions with North Korea

While the DPRK is clearly not a priority for the US, that doesn’t stop Pyongyang from antagonizing Seoul

Trump’s National Security Strategy risks aggravating tensions with North Korea
Rob York
Rob York December 19, 2025
Putin praises ‘brave’ North Korean troops for Kursk combat, demining operations

Putin praises ‘brave’ North Korean troops for Kursk combat, demining operations

Russian president stresses deployment came at Kim Jong Un’s initiative, pledging support for fallen soldiers’ families

Putin praises ‘brave’ North Korean troops for Kursk combat, demining operations
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 18, 2025
How North Korea prepared to reject unification, years before making it official
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How North Korea prepared to reject unification, years before making it official

Report that key bureau disbanded after Yoon’s election suggests DPRK rethought inter-Korean ties earlier than known

How North Korea prepared to reject unification, years before making it official
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser December 17, 2025
UNC reaffirms exclusive control over DMZ amid Seoul’s push to approve access

UNC reaffirms exclusive control over DMZ amid Seoul’s push to approve access

Multinational military force cites its authority under Armistice Agreement to administer border area with North Korea

UNC reaffirms exclusive control over DMZ amid Seoul’s push to approve access
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim December 17, 2025
Ask a North Korean: How did North Koreans react to Kim Jong Il’s death?

Ask a North Korean: How did North Koreans react to Kim Jong Il’s death?

While Kim Il Sung’s death triggered shock and sorrow, citizens could muster little more than crocodile tears for his son

Ask a North Korean: How did North Koreans react to Kim Jong Il’s death?
Rose December 17, 2025
Kim Jong Un visits father’s mausoleum to pay tribute on 14th death anniversary

Kim Jong Un visits father’s mausoleum to pay tribute on 14th death anniversary

State media reports North Korean leader prayed for Kim Jong Il’s ‘immortality,’ carrying forward his father’s policies

Kim Jong Un visits father’s mausoleum to pay tribute on 14th death anniversary
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 17, 2025
Seoul’s unification, foreign ministries clash over who takes lead on North Korea

Seoul’s unification, foreign ministries clash over who takes lead on North Korea

Wi Sung-lac says South Korea will aim to speak with ‘one voice’ after unification ministry excluded from talks with US

Seoul’s unification, foreign ministries clash over who takes lead on North Korea
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim December 16, 2025
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