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North Korea’s Second Chance?
Foreign Affairs
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July 8, 2025
Since coming to office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has waded into several geopolitical crises, including Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran. Thus far, however, he has said comparatively little about the growing...
North Korea: Kim Jong-Un Visits Mausoleum To Mark 31St Anniversary Of Founder's Death
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 8 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st anniversary of his death, the state media reported. Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun...
N. Korea launches luxury magpie-branded cigarette gift sets
Daily NK
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July 8, 2025
North Korea has released a luxury cigarette gift set branded with the magpie, the country’s national bird. After positioning 7.27 cigarettes—Kim Jong Un’s personal favorite—as a luxury product, North Korea is now applying the same strategy to the...
N. Korean agents punished over Russia corruption
Daily NK
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July 8, 2025
Two North Korean state security agents, Han Kwang Jin and Song Myong Nam, have been demoted and transferred after being recalled from Russia amid corruption allegations. According to Daily NK sources in North Korea, Han was suddenly recalled to...
Additional North Korean troop deployment, Kim mourns in public and beachgoers
NK News
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July 8, 2025
Seoul last week said it cannot confirm a CNN report that North Korea plans to send 30,000 additional soldiers to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, amid conflicting intelligence assessments. While Ukraine’s military intelligence suggested the...
North Korea leader Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun
Sada Elbalad
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July 8, 2025
Tue 08 Jul 2025 | 08:49 AM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un All the people across the DPRK are filled with ardent yearning and boundless reverence for north Korean President Kim Il Sung, founding father of socialist Korea and great sage of the...
Pyongyang pushes ahead on border checkpoint construction as Russian side lags
NK News
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July 8, 2025
Foundations laid and structures rising in DPRK but no construction signs on Russian side as Kremlin replaces key figure North Korea is pushing ahead with a border checkpoint by the future Tumen River car bridge, with concrete walls, foundations...
North Korean leader Kim visits mausoleum on 31st anniversary of founder's death
NHK
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North Korean media have reported that the country's leader Kim Jong Un visited the mausoleum of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung on the 31st anniversary of his death. North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun...
North Korea Anniversary
The Goshen News - Indiana
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North Korean people, officers and soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA) pay respect to the statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, on the occasion of...
Activists call for 3rd-party scrutiny before repatriation of N. Koreans
The Korea Times
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July 8, 2025
Human rights activists are urging the South Korean government to seek independent confirmation from a third party before repatriating six North Koreans, citing concerns over the credibility of official claims regarding the individuals’ intentions....
Families of North Korea Abductees Urge Halt to Anti-Pyongyang Leaflet Campaigns
KBS World
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July 8, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News Anchor: A South Korean civic group representing families of abductees held in North Korea has announced it will cease its campaign of sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border in order to help improve inter-Korean...
Abductee family group to suspend leaflet campaigns against N. Korea
Yonhap News Agency
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July 8, 2025
PAJU, South Korea, July 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean civic group representing families of abductees held in North Korea said Tuesday it will suspend the distribution of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Choi Seong-ryong, the head of the...
Chinese sellers offer North Korea-sourced goods from across the border
NK News
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July 8, 2025
Chinese e-commerce vendors appear to be openly selling North Korean goods and offering to smuggle products on demand as part of what one expert said may constitute a government-sanctioned scheme to violate U.N. sanctions. NK News found dozens of...
North Korean factory foods pile up unsold
Daily NK
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July 8, 2025
North Korea boasts that its factory output is improving people’s lives, but many factory-made food products sit unsold well past their expiration dates. “The products made at factories nowadays may have flashy logos and labels, but they often...
At Korea’s Border, a Starbucks with a View of North Korea Draws Global Interest
The Korea Bizwire
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July 8, 2025
Starbucks Gimpo Aegibong Ecological Park store. (Image courtesy of Starbucks Korea) GIMPO, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Starbucks nestled just 1.4 kilometers from the North Korean border is emerging as one of South Korea’s most unlikely tourist...
(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim visits mausoleum to mark 31st anniversary of founder's death
Yonhap News Agency
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July 8, 2025
(ATTN: UPDATES with assessment from Seoul in last 3 paras) SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st anniversary of his death, the North's state...
‘North Korea in view from Starbucks?’ Over 120,000 visit DMZ-adjacent cafe in 7 months
The Korea Times
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July 7, 2025
A Starbucks location in Korea that offers a rare view into North Korea has attracted more than 120,000 visitors in just seven months since opening, drawing both domestic and foreign tourists. The Gimpo Aegibong Ecopark branch, which opened Nov. 29...
North Korean Hackers Deploy Rare Nim-Based Malware on macOS to Target Web3 Startups
TechRepublic
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July 7, 2025
Image: Adobe/DC Studio Security researchers at SentinelLabs have uncovered a malware campaign targeting macOS users, particularly those in the cryptocurrency and Web3 sectors. The malware, dubbed “NimDoor,” is linked to North Korean hackers and...
N. Korea's Kim visits mausoleum to mark 31st anniversary of founder's death
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st anniversary of his death, the North's state media reported. Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to...
N. Korea holds Cabinet meeting over economic issues
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a plenary meeting of the Cabinet as a follow-up to the latest key party meeting in an effort to inspect the implementation of the country's five-year economic development plan, state media...