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North Korea ramps up anti-US indoctrination for students with new tactics
North Korea has introduced new methods to drill anti-US ideology into students in Pyongyang, including the establishment of anti-US exhibition halls, state media reports said Friday. Schools in Pyongyang have been "effectively conducting anti-imperialist and anti-American class education tailored to students’ ages and psychological characteristics," the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported in a Korean-language dispatch. State media further explained that “new educational methods are bei
June 13, 2025 -
Military to begin Hwarang defense drills next week against NK threats
The military will kick off the annual Hwarang drills with local governments, police and firefighting authorities next week in efforts to hone an integrated defense posture against North Korea's threats, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday. The first segment of the exercise will take place in Incheon, west of Seoul, and Gyeonggi Province that surrounds the capital, from Monday through June 20, and continue in four other areas, including the capital, through November, according to the JCS. This
June 13, 2025 -
N. Korea's damaged warship launched 22 days after failed first attempt
North Korea said Friday it has launched a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during its first launch attempt in May, with leader Kim Jong-un attending the launching ceremony and unveiling a plan to build two more such destroyers next year. The launch ceremony was held at the Rajin shipyard the previous day, overseen by Kim, the Korean Central News Agency said, announcing the destroyer is named the Kang Kon. In late May, the 5,000-ton destroyer tipped over and became partially submerged during
June 13, 2025 -
Korean border goes quiet, Trump overture — Is new breeze blowing?
Silence fell on the inter-Korean border for the first time in about a year, as North Korea abruptly halted its propaganda and noise broadcasts on Thursday — a day after Seoul preemptively paused its own loudspeaker broadcasts along the frontier. Uncertainty still surrounds whether Pyongyang’s pause will endure or mark a turning point, as inter-Korean relations are at their lowest ebb, underscored by North Korea’s designation of South Korea as an “enemy” in its constitution and amid the rapidly s
June 12, 2025 -
N. Korea appears to halt broadcasts of loud noises toward S. Korea
North Korea appears to have paused its broadcasts of loud noises toward South Korea on Thursday, the South's military said, a day after Seoul suspended its yearlong anti-Pyongyang broadcasts along the border. "There were no areas where North Korea's loudspeaker broadcasts were detected Thursday," the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding it is closely monitoring related movements in North Korea. The North's broadcasts of loud noises were last heard in the western border area late Wednesday
June 12, 2025 -
Trump 'receptive' to correspondence with NK leader Kim: White House
US President Donald Trump is "receptive" to correspondence with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and wants to see the progress that was made during their first summit in 2018, a White House spokesperson said Wednesday. Karoline Leavitt, the spokesperson, made the remarks after NK News reported, citing an "informed high-level source," that North Korean diplomats in New York had refused to accept a letter from Trump, which was aimed at reestablishing communication channels between Washington and Py
June 12, 2025 -
N. Korean leader Kim sends message congratulating Putin on Russia Day
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a message congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia Day, the North's state media reported Wednesday. North Korean Ambassador to Russia Sin Hong-chol "respectfully" conveyed Kim's message to the relevant official at the Russian foreign ministry, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Russia Day, which falls in June 12, is a national holiday that marks the 1990 adoption by the Russian parliament of the declaration of state sovereignty of th
June 11, 2025 -
Lee silences border loudspeakers
South Korea on Wednesday suspended its loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at North Korea, as part of the liberal Lee Jae-myung administration's efforts to ease tension with Pyongyang. According to the presidential office, President Lee ordered the broadcasts, via loudspeakers installed in border area, to be halted starting 2 p.m. Wednesday. “This decision reflects President Lee’s commitment to restoring trust with North Korea and advancing his peace policy for the Korean Peninsula,” Lee's spokesperson
June 11, 2025 -
N. Korea says US entry ban not a matter of interest over its omission from list
Whether the United States includes North Korea on its list of countries banned for domestic travel is not a matter of interest, the North's state media reported Tuesday, after Pyongyang was omitted from the list. The Korean Central News Agency published the response about a week after US President Donald Trump's administration signed a travel ban on 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Haiti, Iran, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, citing protection against "foreign terrorists" and security thr
June 10, 2025 -
Seoul urges end to anti-North leaflets, signals policy shift
The Unification Ministry expressed regret over the launch of anti-North Korea leaflets and “strongly urged” an end to such actions, signaling a shift in stance on the issue under President Lee Jae-myung's administration. The Unification Ministry, responsible for inter-Korean issues, announced its position Monday on the spread of leaflets by South Korean civic groups across the inter-Korean border for the first time since the inauguration of the liberal Lee administration on June 4. “We express r
June 9, 2025 -
Access to major N. Korean websites temporarily disrupted Saturday morning
Websites of some major North Korean organs, including those of state media outlets and the foreign ministry, were temporarily inaccessible en masse Saturday morning for an unknown reason. There were failures in connecting to North Korean websites in the morning, including the official Korean Central News Agency, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, the foreign ministry and the Air Koryo national air carrier. Connections had later been made available as of 3:50 p.m. following several hours of unstable co
June 7, 2025 -
N.Korea says damaged warship moored at pier after putting it in upright position
North Korea said Friday it has successfully put in an upright position a warship that was partially capsized during a launch ceremony last month, and the warship is moored at the pier for more restoration works. The 5,000-ton destroyer tipped over and became partially submerged during the launch ceremony held in late May in the northeastern port city of Chongjin. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the full restoration of the warship before a key party meeting set for late June. In early Jun
June 6, 2025 -
Russia's security chief meets Kim Jong-un to discuss Ukraine, peninsula issues
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang for discussions on Ukraine and security issues involving the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said Wednesday. In a Facebook post, the embassy said the two sides discussed cooperation in various fields and exchanged views on the situation surrounding the Ukrainian crisis and the Korean Peninsula. Shoigu departed for home later in the day, it added. Russia's Ria Novosti also
June 4, 2025 -
Russia's security chief arrives in Pyongyang for meeting with Kim Jong-un: report
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang to hold a meeting with leader Kim Jong-un, a Russian news report said Wednesday. Shoigu traveled to the North on instructions from President Vladimir Putin and is scheduled to meet with Kim, the Russian news agency Tass reported. The visit came amid speculation that Kim may visit Russia for a summit with Putin to mark the first anniversary of their signing of a mutual defense treaty in June last year, which led to North Korea
June 4, 2025 -
N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un calls new hospital construction 'great revolution'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the construction of a new hospital as a "great revolution" in the country's public health care system, state media reported Tuesday. The comment came during his inspection of a hospital complex under construction in Kangdong County, located on the northeastern outskirts of Pyongyang, on Monday, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency. "The work of building modern public health facilities in cities and counties across the country is a great r
June 3, 2025