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DPRK condemns U.S. for malignant slander in human rights report
SEOUL, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday denounced a human rights report by the United States as malignant slander against the country. In a press statement carried by the official Korean Central (...)
North Korea Times - 27 April 2024
Discussed China's dangerous actions in South China Sea: Antony Blinken
Beijing [China], April 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he discussed China's dangerous actions in the South China Sea, including against routine Philippine maintenance operations, and maritime operations near the (...)
North Korea Times - 26 April 2024
3rd Ld-Writethru: Chinese FM holds talks with U.S. secretary of state
BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Friday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that (...)
North Korea Times - 26 April 2024
Chinese shipyard hosts cargo vessel linked to North Korea-Russia arms trade
Chinese shipyard hosts cargo vessel linked to North Korea-Russia arms trade
A Chinese shipyard that hosted a Russian vessel implicated in arms trade with North Korea is likely violating U.N. sanctions, putting it at risk of punitive actions, a sanctions expert told NK News on Friday. The Angara, a roll-on/roll-off (...)
NK News - 26 April 2024
Kim Jong Un rolls up with six new Toyota SUVs in convoy at latest appearance
Kim Jong Un rolls up with six new Toyota SUVs in convoy at latest appearance
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled his acquisition of a half dozen new Toyota SUVs on Thursday, traveling in an 18-vehicle convoy featuring the customized Japanese vehicles during a visit to the country’s top military university, (...)
NK News - 26 April 2024
ROK, US officials to visit site where North Korea abducted high schoolers
ROK, US officials to visit site where North Korea abducted high schoolers
South Korea’s unification minister and a top U.S. human rights official will visit the site where North Korea once abducted high school students next month, as Seoul makes a push to draw attention to the DPRK’s past kidnapping of ROK nationals. (...)
NK News - 26 April 2024
South Korea, India hold consultations on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation in Seoul
Seoul [South Korea], April 26 (ANI): Consultations on disarmament and Non-Proliferation between India and South Korea were held on Friday in Seoul, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The two sides discussed developments in the fields of (...)
North Korea Times - 26 April 2024
Why is China risking US sanctions by arming Russia? Survival
US secretary of state Antony Blinken fired a warning salvo towards China during a G7 foreign ministers' meeting on the Italian island of Capri on April 20. The US's top diplomat said that China is a prime con
North Korea Times - 26 April 2024
Behind the photos: A defector tells the stories of images taken in North Korea
Behind the photos: A defector tells the stories of images taken in North Korea
North Korea is notorious for how tightly it controls what the outside world can see. Every day, state media broadcasts carefully sanitized images of happy workers, patriotic rallies and appearances by the leader. Minders make sure foreign (...)
NK News - 26 April 2024
US calls for China to help monitor sanctions on North Korea
washington - The United States is calling on China to do more to monitor North Korean sanctions violations as a U.N. panel charged with that task is set to expire this month. 'Beijing can do more to combat the DPRK's sanctions evasion efforts (...)
North Korea Times - 26 April 2024
Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine's Donetsk region, officials say
Russian airstrikes killed at least six people in a Ukrainian-held part of the embattled Donetsk territory on Thursday, according to local officials. Vadym Filashkin, the Donetsk regional governor, said in a post on Telegram that shelling killed (...)
North Korea Times - 26 April 2024
Kim Jong Un guides test of rocket developed by ‘newly-founded’ military factory
Kim Jong Un guides test of rocket developed by ‘newly-founded’ military factory
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a rocket test Thursday and demanded a “newly-established national defense industrial enterprise” fulfill annual production plans, according to state media. The cryptic introduction of the new munitions (...)
NK News - 26 April 2024
North Korea puts unusual focus on Russia as it raises alarm about COVID overseas
North Korea puts unusual focus on Russia as it raises alarm about COVID overseas
The vast majority of countries around the world have left behind the strict pandemic policies of the recent past, abandoning mask mandates and social distancing as virus fears have eased and people have returned to their normal routines. But in (...)
NK News - 25 April 2024
AUKUS will turn Asia-Pacific into 'nuclear minefield' - North Korean expert
The US, UK and Australian partnership has been considering adding Japan and South Korea as partners Plans for AUKUS pact countries to work with Japan and South Korea would turn the Asia-Pacific region into a touch-and-go nuclear minefield, (...)
North Korea Times - 25 April 2024
AUKUS plans will turn Asia-Pacific into 'nuclear minefield' - North Korean expert
The US, UK and Australian partnership has been considering adding Japan and South Korea as partners Plans by AUKUS to work with countries such as Japan and South Korea would turn the Asia-Pacific region into a touch-and-go nuclear minefield, (...)
North Korea Times - 25 April 2024
Ukraine says Russian missile attack damaged houses in Cherkasy
Officials in central Ukraine said Thursday a Russian missile attack injured at least six people in the Cherkasy region. Ihor Taburets, the regional governor of Cherkasy, said the blast waves and debris from the missiles damaged nearly 50 (...)
North Korea Times - 25 April 2024
Yoon, Kishida deserve Nobel Peace Prize for boosting military ties: US official
Yoon, Kishida deserve Nobel Peace Prize for boosting military ties: US official
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida deserve a joint nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize for boosting military ties to deter North Korean threats, a top U.S. official said Wednesday. Deputy Secretary of (...)
NK News - 25 April 2024
North Korea blasts US for seeking alternatives to UN sanctions panel
North Korea blasts US for seeking alternatives to UN sanctions panel
North Korea slammed the U.S. on Thursday for seeking alternatives to the U.N. Panel of Experts monitoring DPRK sanctions, claiming that the country only “grows stronger before harsher sanctions and pressure.” The DPRK’s statement came as the (...)
NK News - 25 April 2024
North Korea’s Air Koryo changes logo to comply with new anti-unification policy
North Korea’s Air Koryo changes logo to comply with new anti-unification policy
North Korea’s national carrier Air Koryo has changed its logo to comply with a new state policy opposing unification with South Korea, according to NK News analysis. The former logo featured a flying crane with an outstretched wing in the loose (...)
NK News - 25 April 2024
A North Korean novel searches for meaning in the dramas and joys of family life
A North Korean novel searches for meaning in the dramas and joys of family life
Most reporting and research on North Korea paints a bleak picture of the country, focusing on its oppressive politics, routine violations of human rights and the dire humanitarian circumstances of its people. Yet for all the difficulties of (...)
NK News - 25 April 2024
US provides Ukraine with long-awaited ATACMS
Pentagon - The United States has provided Ukraine with long-range tactical ballistic missiles known as ATACMS, U.S. defense department spokesman Major Charlie Dietz told VOA. The ballistic missiles have a range of up to 300 kilometers, nearly (...)
North Korea Times - 24 April 2024