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New doc undoes stereotypes of N. Korea with candid portraits of women’s football legendsNorwegian pop band A-ha’s hit tune “Take on Me” captivated listeners worldwide with its simple melody and joyful rhythm. Yet I never thought I’d see t...
Why Kim Jong-un is scrapping the term ‘Day of the Sun’ and toning down fanfare for predecessorsThe anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea and grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un, has historically been North Kor...
Is N. Korea threatening to test nukes in response to possible new US-led sanctions body?North Korea’s vice foreign minister for US affairs announced on Thursday that new US-led sanctions against North Korea would be met with an “upper rea...
Kim Jong-un expressed ‘satisfaction’ with nuclear counterstrike drill directed at South According to the Tuesday edition of North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun, leader Kim Jong-un guided tactical training exercises that simulated ...
[Photo] Smile ambassador, you’re on cameraSoldiers on duty at North Korea’s Panmungak closely monitored US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s visit to the Joint Security Area (JSA)...
Umbrella with holes: New NK missiles prove Seoul’s defense system to be faulty at bestIs South Korea a safe place to live now? Is it the kind of place where you can sleep easy when your head hits the pillow?In the two years since Yoon S...
N. Korea says it can equip all its missiles with nukes, use solid fuelNorth Korea announced Wednesday that it had successfully test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile. The test of the new hypersonic missile...
Signs point to solid-fuel, hypersonic ballistic missile in latest launch by N. KoreaSouth Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Tuesday that it had detected a projectile believed to be a medium-range ballistic missile launched towar...
The real reason Pyongyang is publicly protesting contact from TokyoNorth Korea’s foreign minister reiterated that the issue of abductions of Japanese citizens is a nonstarter for negotiations with Japan, saying that N...
N. Korea says it will refuse engagement with Japan, spurning talks of summitNorth Korea announced that it will “pay no attention to and reject” any and all contact or negotiations with Japan. “The DPRK side will pay no at...
N. Korea says Japan’s Kishida has offered to meet with Kim Jong-unNorth Korea said that Japan’s prime minister has reached out in an effort to meet with leader Kim Jong-un.In an English-language statement published o...
Longstanding N. Korean unification-oriented front dissolves itself, saying there’s ‘no need’ for itThe governing committee of North Korea’s Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea officially decided to dissolve itself at a meeting on Saturda...
Is Kim Jong-un’s boast about having ‘most powerful tanks in the world’ more than wishful thinking?North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw five military drills targeting South Korea in March alone, all in response to the joint Freedom Shi...
Overseeing ‘super-large’ rocket drill, Kim Jong-un calls for bolstered war deterrenceNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed “the strong will to completely remove the possibility of armed conflict and war and firmly defend the peace,...
‘Great person of guidance’: Significance of new title for Kim Jong-un’s daughterNorth Korean state media used the phrase “great person of guidance” to describe North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, for the first time ...

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