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North Korean propaganda loudspeakers were installed at two locations along the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, NK News observed, though no broadcasts could be heard from the South Korean side. Loudspeaker installations were visible on the North Korean side of the border from both the Odusan Unification Observatory…
A cargo vessel appeared to become stranded off North Korea’s eastern coast last month, satellite imagery shows, in what one expert described as a possible operation to scrap the boat for parts. The ship measuring roughly 100 meters in length appeared outside the Chongjin port between Oct. 16 and 19, Planet Labs…
A top North Korean party official overseeing foreign affairs arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, 10 days after accompanying leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong. Kim Song Nam, the director of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) International Department, arrived for “an official visit” upon an…
North Korean escapee and Global Peace Foundation lead strategist Hyunseung Lee joins the podcast to discuss his recent article examining what the first seven days after Kim Jong Un’s death might look like, following the spread of false rumors about the North Korean leader’s condition. Drawing on his experiences living…
The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Wednesday that Pyongyang is open to talks with the U.S. but does not consider them necessary for its “national interests,” again rejecting Washington’s accusation that the DPRK stole a record $6.36 billion from the crypto exchange Binance. In a statement carried by the…
North Korea fired “several missiles” toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Wednesday, according to South Korea’s military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) initially reported its detection of an “unidentified projectile” at 9:52 a.m. KST, while Japanese authorities made no announcements about the launch. In a second…
North Korea published the first photos of a new, larger class of warship under construction on the west coast on Wednesday, appearing to confirm that work on a third destroyer at the Nampho Shipyard was abandoned, according to NK News analysis. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that DPRK leader Kim Jong…
North Korea’s relatively strong economic growth in recent years is a temporary phenomenon driven heavily by military production related to Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a new analysis, warning that living standards could suffer once wartime demand wanes. A recent report by the Institute for National Security…
Romania has appointed a new charge d’affaires to North Korea, two months after reopening its mission in Pyongyang for the first time since the pandemic. Romanian charge d’affaires Bogdan Marian Anghel marked the start of his posting by making a courtesy visit to the Chinese Embassy in North Korea and meeting…
Editor’s note: This article includes spoilers for the game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.” Kim Jong-soo, a former South Korean soldier who served on the front lines of the inter-Korean border, was initially shocked to see his peers dying on a city street as North Korean bombs rained down. But his fear turned to
Seoul has launched a new agency to steer the military’s drone and counter-drone development, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a drone expo that highlighted growing threats from the DPRK’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Defense Drone Agency (국방드론본부) launched on Monday replaces the Drone…
North Korea tested strategic cruise missiles equipped with cluster warheads on Monday, according to state media, days after testing similar capabilities on short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs). The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday morning that the latest cruise missile test involved a “middle-sized…
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denied the country’s involvement in the recent operation that stole over $6 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to state media on Tuesday morning. In a statement released via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim called the FBI’s…
North Korea has slammed U.S. and South Korean military exercises in a series of statements in recent days, accusing the allies of rehearsing to use nuclear weapons against Pyongyang. In a statement released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday morning, a top official in the DPRK’s munitions industry took…
North Korea’s latest test of a cluster warhead signals that the military is moving toward operational deployment of the weapon, according to experts, warning that their use on tactical missiles could put even the South Korean coastal city of Busan within reach. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday…
A delegation from North Korea’s coal ministry toured a Chinese smart-mining technology company on Wednesday, suggesting Pyongyang is actively seeking China’s support to modernize its antiquated coal industry. More than 20 experts and officials from the North Korea’s State Academy of Sciences and coal industry toured…
North Korea tested a cluster warhead intended for tactical ballistic missiles on Saturday, state media reported, outlining plans to enable military units to use four categories of the weapons by the end of the year. Pyongyang’s Missile Administration conducted the Oct. 31 test to assess the warhead’s combat adaptation…
Earlier this week, a small park on the inter-Korean border, about an hour’s drive from Seoul, became the center of media attention. The reason was that North Korean artillery had appeared across the river from the Aegibong observatory, with its barrels pointed toward South Korea. The sight of artillery guns positioned…
The public disclosure of information about a suspected North Korean nuclear facility by Seoul’s unification minister triggered the U.S. to start restricting intelligence sharing earlier this year, South Korea’s intelligence agency has confirmed. National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Lee Jong-seok delivered the…
North Korea staged live-fire demonstrations of suicide drones, cruise missiles and large-caliber rockets for a drone exhibition attended by leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media on Friday, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan offered wildly different estimates of the number of projectiles involved. The…
A U.S. general’s pitch to bring an advanced military task force to Korea has highlighted Washington’s view of the peninsula as more than a standalone front against North Korea, while raising the specter of another standoff with China. During an event in Washington this month, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen…
Switzerland formally opened its first diplomatic office in North Korea on Thursday evening, with Bern’s top diplomat in attendance. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and a DPRK diplomat cut a red ribbon at the office’s opening ceremony in Pyongyang, according to photos and footage he shared on social media late…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended an exhibition showcasing a large new stealth drone and other innovations in the country’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Thursday, calling for “absolute superiority” in drone technology to meet the demands of modern warfare. The “Unmanned Aeronautical Technology…
A Chinese travel agency claims it has been invited to organize youth tours to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort from this week, though a tourism insider expressed skepticism that the trips will actually take place. In a post on social media earlier this month, the Chinese travel agency Offline said it had…
A South Korean border city has cast doubt on reports that North Korea tested loudspeakers aimed at the South on Thursday morning, after local media cited residents who said they had heard the broadcasts. “We are unable to determine exactly what happened,” an official from Paju City’s security team told NK News…
North Korean workers have been linked to two companies that support Russia’s military-industrial complex, according to a new investigation, documenting a network of Russian firms and individuals that disguise employment as education to circumvent sanctions. In a report released Thursday, The Hague-based Global Rights…
The U.S. has announced new sanctions against 10 North Korean and Russian nationals for their role in IT worker schemes that “defraud American businesses” and generate revenue for Pyongyang’s weapons programs. In a press release on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
North Korea launched a salvo of around 10 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Thursday, South Korea’s military announced. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea launched the missiles from the Wonsan area on the east coast around 12:30 p.m. KST. The military said the…
The defense chiefs of the U.S. and South Korea agreed Wednesday to postpone annual top-level talks until early 2027, dealing a setback to Seoul’s efforts to assume wartime operational control (OPCON) over U.S.-ROK forces in the event of a conflict with North Korea. South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S…
Former U.S. Under Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss the growing gap between Washington’s denuclearization goals and North Korea’s expanding nuclear arsenal, the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence in South Korea and the prospects for renewed diplomacy…
Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Rocco P. Santurri III, a national security professional with extensive military background who is based in Korea. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News or the U.S. government. For years, the…
The former commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said the combined command structure with South Korea could be “suboptimal” after the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), while highlighting the need to address issues with the ROK military’s culture before it can take more responsibility for defending…
North Korea kicked off its autumn international trade fair this week with goods from across Asia but few if any foreign attendees, while also promoting a new foldable smartphone. The DPRK’s External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong Ho opened the 18th Pyongyang International Autumn Trade Fair on Monday, state media…
North Korea has deployed self-propelled artillery pieces along its western border with South Korea, NK News confirmed Tuesday, as troops continued work to fortify the frontier. Photos and videos captured by NK News at the Aegibong observatory in Gimpo showed at least three artillery pieces on the northern side of the…
Editor’s note: This article includes spoilers for the game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.” The world’s most popular first-person shooter series has turned its sights on the Korean Peninsula, and offered perhaps the most compelling depiction of North Korea in a video game to date. Released on Friday, “Call of Duty…
Deepfake footage purporting to show North Korean forces massing across the border have gone viral this week, NK News analysis has found, presenting a misleading picture of the military situation amid rising tensions. The fakes identified by NK News appear to have been generated from real footage of 122mm…
The U.S. Treasury Department has removed two Chinese animation businesses and a Chinese national from its North Korean sanctions list, without publicly explaining the decision. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) deleted Moxing Cartoon, Shanghai Hongman Cartoon and Animation Design Studio, and Lu Hezheng from…
Security measures due to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s unannounced visit to Dandong caught locals off guard over the weekend, according to social media posts seen by NK News, as authorities closed roads and in some cases locked down residential compounds. After Kim crossed the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge on…
Six North Korean nationals were killed when a train hit their vehicle in the Russian Far East on Sunday, with local authorities launching a criminal probe into the accident. The collision took place in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region, killing six of the seven North Korean passengers on board, the state-run RIA news…
Switzerland’s foreign minister will travel to North Korea later this week to attend the official opening of the first dedicated Swiss political office in Pyongyang, marking the highest-level visit by a Western official in years. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will make a two-day visit from Thursday and meet with DPRK…
Korea Risk Group Executive Director Jeongmin Kim joins the NK News Podcast this week to discuss Kim Jong Un’s surprise visit to China, the reopening of a long-delayed border bridge and escalating military tensions between North and South Korea. She explains why Kim’s unconventional one-day trip to Dandong signals a…
The Chinese automobile factory that Kim Jong Un visited over the weekend had historical and economic ties with North Korea, NK News has found, including producing vehicles that were previously rebranded for the DPRK market. Huanghai Automobile in the Chinese border city of Dandong has also clearly signaled its…
North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) president accusing Seoul of staging a recent land mine blast that injured ROK troops in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), after South Korea sent its own letter blaming Pyongyang for the explosion and heightened border tensions. In a statement released…
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui appeared toting a handbag worth over $3,500 during a trip to China on Saturday, despite sanctions prohibiting the export of luxury goods to the regime and state media warnings against capitalist consumption. Choe carried a black bag resembling a Yves Saint Laurent’s (YSL) Sac…
A woman entered restricted South Korean territory near the North Korean border over the weekend and damaged fences along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Seoul officials said Monday, amid rising border tensions. “Our military on Sunday, Oct. 25, secured an unidentified person who approached military guard facilities…
A U.S. court has ordered North Korea to pay $400 million to compensate the crew of the USS Pueblo, a warship Pyongyang seized in 1968, bringing the total amount of damages related to the incident to nearly $3 billion. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the payment to several crew members
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is “inspired” by China’s success during a visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday marking the 76th anniversary of China entering the Korean War, according to DPRK state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday on Kim’s visit to the…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday, according to China’s Xinhua state news agency, where he toured an anti-U.S. museum and a car factory. Xinhua reported that “China’s top political advisor Wang Huning on Saturday accompanied” Kim during the visit and that he…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a two-day military conference in Pyongyang this week on perfecting low-level leadership and improving training systems, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday that Kim delivered a speech at the Third Meeting of Company Leaders of the…
A Chinese delegation arrived in North Korea on Thursday ahead of the anniversary of China’s entry into the Korean War, amid an unconfirmed report that DPRK officials are visiting China to prepare for a possible visit by leader Kim Jong Un. The delegation of China’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs, led by Vice Minister…
South Korea’s Defense Ministry renewed its proposal for military talks with North Korea to verify the exact location of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) on Friday, amid heightened tensions after land mine explosions injured three ROK soldiers last month. Kim Hong-Cheol, Seoul’s Deputy Minister for National Defense…
South Korean police are investigating a suspected case of a North Korean IT worker obtaining employment at a domestic organization under a false identity, police confirmed on Friday. The National Security Investigation Bureau of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) independently identified the case last year and…
North Korea’s celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU) this month have drawn new attention to the obscure political group, which the regime holds up as the “origin of the Korean revolution.” Allegedly founded by Kim Il Sung in 1926, when he was just 14 years old, the DIU…
U.N. human rights experts have raised concern about the unknown fates of North Koreans forcibly repatriated from China, urging Beijing to halt deportations and Pyongyang to disclose information about those returned. In a press release issued Wednesday, the 18 experts expressed continued serious concerns about “the…
The top prosecutors of North Korea and Russia pledged to jointly combat terrorism, smuggling and cybercrime during a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, signing an agreement on law enforcement cooperation. Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan and his DPRK counterpart Kim Chol Won signed “an updated Cooperation…
The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong has demanded that a South Korean presidential adviser “stop rambling and shut his mouth” after he criticized Pyongyang’s plan to restart border loudspeaker broadcasts, declaring they will be operational “within a few days.” In a statement carried Thursday by the Korean…
North Korean athlete Jon Ju Hyon won a silver medal in table tennis at the Fifth Asian Para Games on Tuesday, the country’s first medal at the ongoing multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. Jon finished second in the men’s singles event of the Class 6 category, a para table tennis classification for…
Editor’s note: This interview was recorded in July 2026. Some references to recent events and political developments reflect the situation at the time of recording and may differ from subsequent developments. German political scientist Carlo Masala joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss his book…
A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday handed suspended prison terms to former top security officials over the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to local media reports. The Seoul High Court sentenced former National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong and former National Intelligence…
The education chiefs of Russia and North Korea agreed to boost exchanges in artificial intelligence (AI) this week, opening a Russian-language center in Pyongyang. The allies also exchanged several other delegations over the last week aimed at strengthening cultural, IT and law enforcement ties. The deputy head of…
The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong and top military brass visited the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, according to state media, announcing that the DPRK will restart loudspeaker broadcasts and ordering troops to “counterattack” if South Korean forces threaten their safety. DPRK Marshal Pak Jong Chon…
The Russian government appears to have used artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance photos from its education chief’s latest visit to Pyongyang, distorting the face of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the process, according to NK News analysis. Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov’s visit this week centered on…
NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins the podcast this week to discuss his exclusive interview with Canada’s Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan on what North Korea is gaining from its military cooperation with Russia and how Canada could help South Korea prepare for emerging security threats. Park…
Canada can share lessons from training Ukrainian forces to help South Korea learn how to defeat the new “ways of war” that North Korea is mastering through Russia’s war, Canada’s top military commander told NK News. Gen. Jennie Carignan, Canada’s chief of the defense staff, said in an exclusive interview in Seoul that…
Seoul warned that it would “resolutely punish” any further “provocations” by North Korea on Tuesday, pushing back against a Kim Yo Jong statement threatening to restart border loudspeaker broadcasts. Experts told NK News that the latest threats by the North Korean leader’s sister seek to pressure Seoul to scale back…
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on prospects for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in China next month, marking a shift from his earlier remarks. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump responded to a question about the possibility of holding talks with Kim on the
North Korea has made “various changes” to military forces facing South Korea’s border islands, the commander of the ROK Marine Corps said Tuesday, emphasizing that Seoul has stepped up surveillance along the maritime border. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Ju Il-suk said at a parliamentary audit of the navy and marines…
Switzerland has dispatched a delegation to North Korea ahead of the planned opening of its first dedicated political office in Pyongyang, marking a step toward restoring its presence in the country after more than six years. In response to an NK News query, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said…
A North Korean film delegation has toured a Chinese company known for producing AI short-form videos and agents, potentially signaling Pyongyang’s interest in using artificial intelligence tools for films and video content. The delegation toured the facilities of the Hunan-based SHARE Technology and expressed a “clear…
A South Korean nonprofit organization has been fined over $5,000 for failing to protect the personal information of North Korean defectors, after an employee launched a balloon toward the DPRK that carried the data of 131 defectors. The state-run Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed an…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a clothing and shoe expo with his daughter on Monday, state media reported the following day, amid a flurry of unfounded rumors about his death on social media that became tabloid fodder. The rumors appeared to start spreading on social media site X from Sunday to Monday after
North Korea is considering whether to resume loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea to counter “escalating” military provocations along the border, the DPRK leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Monday, accusing ROK forces of firing at DPRK troops and transmitting warnings over loudspeakers. In a statement issued…
A suspected North Korean land mine that washed ashore was discovered on an island near the inter-Korean maritime border on Monday, according to the South Korean military, marking the fourth such case this month. The anti-personnel mine was found near Jogaegol Beach on Boreum Island, Ganghwa County at around 10:10 a.m…
The U.N. Command (UNC) and South Korea’s Defense Ministry have moved to contain political fallout from remarks by the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, after he suggested the South’s territory begins at the southern edge of the border with North Korea. Gen. Xavier Brunson, who also commands the UNC, reportedly made the…
South Korea kicked off an annual large-scale field exercise on Monday to enhance joint operational capabilities to counter North Korean threats, alongside joint drills with the U.S. that President Donald Trump cut from summer training. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said this year’s Hoguk exercise will run…
North Korea’s trade with China reached nearly $300 million in September, marking the second-highest total this year and coming as the allies prepared to open their biggest cross-border bridge. The two countries recorded $299 million in bilateral trade last month, up from $238 million in August, China’s General…
North Korea has test-fired a new high-speed precision-guided torpedo equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, according to state media, in what Pyongyang hailed as a major breakthrough for its navy. The underwater test of the new “Zam-2.0” torpedo took place on Thursday, state media Korean Central News…
Belarus opened its embassy in North Korea this month, Minsk’s foreign ministry announced, nearly three months after the initially planned launch in the country. The ministry’s readout late Friday didn’t specify the date of the embassy’s opening or the name of the ambassador to the DPRK. Belarus also opened its embassy…
Chinese social media users have hailed the opening of a new bridge connecting to North Korea this week as a “historic moment,” voicing hope for a resumption of tourism to the DPRK even as some locals expressed skepticism about the impact on business. Footage of Thursday’s ceremony showing convoys of trucks crossing…
North Korea’s top missile commander accused South Korea of making false claims about a recent hypersonic missile test, according to a short interview released Thursday, drawing a prompt rebuttal from Seoul. DPRK Missile Administration General Director Jang Chang Ha said “It is hard to believe that [South Korea’s…
Ukraine says it has busted a scheme to steal military equipment for illicit sales in Kyiv, allegedly at the behest of an “arms baron” implicated in weapons shipments from North Korea to Russia. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the State Bureau of Investigation detained two individuals who “had been stealing”…
When the Yeomyung School announced that it would build a new campus this summer, it seemed like a dream come true for Seoul’s only accredited institution for the children of North Korean defectors. The school has moved from one rented space to another throughout its existence, but under a deal with the government and…
North Korea has significantly reduced GPS jamming targeting South Korea this year, according to ROK authorities, even as problems with the South’s GPS monitoring equipment have increased. An official from the Ministry of Science’s Central Radio Management Service (CRMS) confirmed the decline to NK News on Thursday but…
Chinese travel agents are openly promoting North Korea trips for business delegations on social media, NK News has found, highlighting what appear to be growing opportunities to enter the country despite the ongoing ban on Chinese tourism. The trips to the border city of Rason and Pyongyang include factory and company…
A South Korean defense official warned that repeatedly changing the conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer from the U.S. could make the process impossible, responding to remarks by U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson. The comments underscored tensions between the allies…
North Korea has opened a dozen new barbecue restaurants across the country in recent weeks, according to state media, part of a propaganda campaign aimed at promoting meat availability and the regime’s concern for people’s welfare. The restaurants specializing in “bulgogi,” a traditional Korean marinated meat, have…
North Korea and China officially opened the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, over a decade after Beijing finished construction. An opening ceremony took place on the bridge at 10 a.m. local time, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency, with footage showing trucks crossing in both directions. Photos and videos…
A U.S. court has sentenced a Bosnian arms dealer to five years in prison over his role in a scheme to procure anti-aircraft missiles from North Korea, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Bosnian national Sasa Micev, 43, is an “international arms dealer” who worked with a co-conspirator in New Mexico to…
Houthi rebels in Yemen have made their largest gains in years since last month, capturing strategic islands along the Red Sea that allow them to threaten global shipping and carrying out a deadly attack on Saudi Arabia’s main airport over the weekend. This offensive has been powered by weapons assembled in Yemen or…
North Korea tested “two kinds of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles” (SLCMs) from a submarine in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Wednesday, according to state media. The test followed the opening of a large weapons museum and ballistic missile tests earlier this week. It is part of a consistent stream of…
The U.N. special envoy on North Korean human rights has called for Pyongyang to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step toward abolishing the death penalty, criticizing the country’s reliance on capital punishment. In her report to the U.N. General Assembly released Tuesday, special rapporteur Elizabeth…
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to shorten a major military exercise with South Korea, while calling for strengthening extended deterrence in response to deepening ties among North Korea, China, Iran and Russia. Harris made the remarks at the Seoul-based…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a sweeping law enforcement crackdown against North Korea’s remote information technology (IT) worker schemes on Tuesday, charging over a dozen people with helping the workers obtain fraudulent employment at American companies. The crackdown resulted in charges against 14…
U.S. federal prosecutors have agreed to drop charges against Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and prominent North Korea expert accused of secretly working for South Korea’s spy agency. The deal effectively ends the high-profile case that sent shockwaves through the Korea watcher community when announced two years…
Russian filmmakers have revealed plans for a war movie starring a South Korea-born actor as a North Korean soldier fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, a state-funded project that has sparked debate about how prominently the DPRK’s role will be depicted. The military biopic titled “Sudzha. Brothers in Arms”…
China and North Korea will finally open the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, according to Chinese state media, more than a decade after it was built. “A new bridge will officially open to traffic on Thursday across China’s border river with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the state-run Xinhua News…
Edward Goldring, senior lecturer in political science at the University of Melbourne and author of the new book “Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive,” joins the podcast to discuss why authoritarian leaders remove senior officials and what those purges can reveal about political survival. Goldring explains why a…
A North Korean studies researcher who defected to South Korea has become the new president of the Korea Hana Foundation, a government-funded organization tasked with helping defectors resettle in South Korea. Kim Young-hui, who previously led the North Korea Development Institute (NKDI) since May, is the first North…
A passenger train linking China with North Korea’s remote Jagang Province resumed service in early September for the first time since the pandemic, more than four months after it was originally scheduled to restart, according to Chinese social media users. The Ji’an-Manpho international train, which crosses the Yalu…
South Korea’s intelligence cooperation with the U.S. has become one of the most difficult issues in bilateral relations, Seoul’s ambassador told lawmakers on Monday, confirming that Washington raised concerns about the unification’s minister’s remarks on a suspected North Korean uranium enrichment facility. Ambassador…