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New Chinese MP9 device targets N. Korean market with anti-detection features
Daily NK
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July 7, 2025
China is developing an MP9 electronic device targeted at North Korean consumers. The next iteration in the MP7/MP8 series, the MP9 is expected to feature improved resolution and new capabilities, including automatic media deletion and viewing...
Cambodia slams allegations of ties to N Korean hackers
Khmer Times
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July 7, 2025
A screen shot of a mobile phone show the Telegram of BlackEye-Thai hacker group. KT/Pann Rachana Synopsis: Cambodia denies collusion with North Korean hackers, accuses Thai group of cyberattacks amid escalating digital tensions. The Ministry of...
North Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tour, says China-based operator
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
BEIJING, July 7 — North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining a delegation of tourists to an international trade fair in October, a China-based tour operator told AFP today. Diplomatically isolated North Korea has welcomed sporadic...
(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim visits mausoleum to mark 31st anniversary of founder's death
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
(ATTN: CHANGES photo) 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...
Café with view of North Korea draws crowds
Donga Ilbo
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A Starbucks store where customers can enjoy coffee while viewing North Korea has surpassed 120,000 visitors in just seven months since opening. Although it is located within the Civilian Control Line and requires reservations and security checks,...
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...
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...
Ruling party aims to put bill banning anti-Pyongyang leaflets to vote in July
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
By Yi Wonju SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Wednesday it aims to put a revised bill banning anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns to a vote during this month's parliamentary session. The move comes as President Lee Jae...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...