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(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 Korean Man Dodges Landmines to Defect to South Korea
Breitbart
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July 7, 2025
A male North Korean crossed the forbidding Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Thursday and made it to South Korea with help from the South Korean military, according to a statement from the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. The North Korean, who...
North Korea’s Growing Role In Ukraine War Shows How Weak Russia Is
Forbes
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TOPSHOT - This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) ... More and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13,...
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...
North Korea to welcome foreign businesspersons to fall trade fair: tour agency
NK News
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July 7, 2025
North Korea is set to welcome foreign businesspersons to its biggest international trade fair this fall, according to an event partner, despite having barred external participants from the previous spring edition at the eleventh hour earlier this...
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 Korean military athletes trade ‘friendly’ blows with Russian boxers
NK News
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July 7, 2025
Elite North Korean military athletes clashed with their Russian counterparts in “friendly” boxing matches in Moscow, as part of a visit by a large DPRK delegation to the country amid growing military and economic ties. Russian state television...
(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...
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...
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 opens ‘world-class cultural resort’ for tourists, spread across 2.5 miles, know who can visit
DNA India
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Kim appeared at the opening ceremony with his wife Ri Sol-ju and daughter Kim Ju-ae, dressed in dark suits rather than the usual Mao-style robes. North Korea has unveiled a huge new resort on its east coast, with leader Kim Jong Un describing it...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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....
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...
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...
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...