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Strikes on Iran Validate North Korea’s Nuclear Sprint
Foreign Policy
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Since the late 1960s, the United States and its allies have supported a robust nonproliferation regime to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. It has been remarkably successful. Eighty years after the Manhattan Project, just nine countries...
North Korea makes tourism push as it opens Wonsan resort zone to Russian visitors
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 16:10 A view of a beach in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area is seen in this photo released by North Korea's state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun on July 4. [NEWS1] North Korea is resuming efforts to revitalize its...
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 Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tour
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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North Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tour BEIJING, July 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining a delegation of tourists to an international trade fair in October, a China-based tour operator...
North Korea opens doors to Western tourists for trade fair, but bars journalists and influencers
The Korea Times
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July 7, 2025
A China-based North Korea travel agency is recruiting Western tourists for an international trade fair in Pyongyang this October, but is explicitly banning journalists, content creators and influencers from participating. Young Pioneer Tours, a...
N. Korea runs dining boats on Pyongyang's Taedong River
The Korea Times
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July 7, 2025
North Korea has launched a dining boat service, allowing tourists to enjoy food while drifting on the Taedong River that runs through Pyongyang, a pro-North news outlet reported Monday. A sightseeing round boat service is currently popular among...
S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
The Korea Times USA
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July 7, 2025
Home > News > Korea > S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...
N. Korea highlights state founder Kim Il-sung's leadership ahead of the 31st anniv. of his death
Yonhap News Agency
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July 6, 2025
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as flawless as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the late leader's death this week. "Our great leader led the revolution...
Cambodia says Thailand attempting to ‘tarnish’ it with claims it engaged North Korean hackers
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia accused Thailand on July 7 of a “malicious attempt” to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers. The South-east Asian neighbours have been at...
N. Korea congratulates reelected chairman of central committee at Russian communist party
Yonhap News Agency
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July 6, 2025
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent a congratulatory message to the reelected chairman of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, according to the North's state media on Monday. The North's Central...
North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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More than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a "fever", state media said. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases...
Seoul confirms plans to repatriate 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
United Press International (UPI)
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July 7 (UPI) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed reports on Monday that the government plans to repatriate six North Koreans who were rescued at sea on the southern side of the maritime border, despite a lack of contact with Pyongyang....
Seoul to repatriate six North Koreans this week, despite radio silence from Pyongyang
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 17:15 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 19:26 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A Coast Guard vessel tows a small North Korean wooden boat that drifted south in the West Sea to be handed over to North Korea in February...
Cambodia Denies Involvement with North Korean Hackers amid Thai Disinformation Claims: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Fresh News
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Hits: 253 Created: 07 July 2025 Hits: 253 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued an announcement rejecting claims circulated on Thai social media accusing Cambodia of collaborating with North Korean hackers....
(2nd LD) S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS presidential office's comments in last 3 paras) SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...
asia South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists
Asiaone
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July 7, 2025
POCHEON, South Korea — The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong-un leaflets across the border from South Korea into the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months. When it became clear that...
Lee meets Cardinal You Heung-sik, proposes that pope 'consider stopping by North Korea'
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 18:55 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 19:27 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI President Lee Jae Myung, right, meets with Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik at the presidential office in central Seoul on July 7. [JOINT...
South Korea’s Balloon Ban Limits Activists Opposing North Korean Regime
StratNews Global
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July 7, 2025
The gear used by activist Lee Min-bok to launch balloons carrying leaflets critical of Kim Jong Un into North Korea has sat unused for months, collecting dust and cobwebs. South Korea’s crackdown on such balloon campaigns has curbed the activities...
South Korea To Soon Repatriate Six North Koreans Rescued At Sea: Report
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 7 (IANS) The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea route, a government source said Monday. "President (Lee...
US Ally Flies New Submarine Hunters To Sink North Korea's Navy
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
South Korea began flying its fleet of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft—acquired from its ally the United States—to counter North Korea's navy, including its destroyers and submarines. The P-8A is capable of conducting anti-submarine and anti-surface...