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South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs

50% Center coverage: 8 sources

South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.See the Story

South Korea court finds former officials guilty of forcible return of N. Koreans

50% Center coverage: 6 sources

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court found four former government officials guilty on Wednesday of forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019, despite their intention to defect, in a case that provoked criticism from global human rights activists. At the time they were deported, the government of former President Moon Jae-in called the fishermen "dangerous criminals" who had killed 16 colleagues in a fight over an abusive capt…See the Story

North Korea · North Korea

Exclusive: North Korea testing larger new recon drone, pushing deployment plan

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

North Korea appears to be testing a larger version of its Global Hawk copycat reconnaissance drone, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, while accelerating deployment preparations with new drone hangar construction. NK Pro is first to report on the apparent new and improved drone model, appearing outside old hangars at Panghyon Airbase in […]See the Story

Singaporeans · Kursk

North Korean soldiers adjust tactics after reentering combat in Kursk

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

North Korean troops have adjusted their tactics in Russia’s Kursk region, reducing the size of their assault groups and exercising greater caution in combat, according to a Ukrainian officer fighting in the area. The change comes as North Korean servicemen have suffered heavy losses and amid Kyiv’s success in hitting a DPRK-made 170mm Koksan self-propelled […]See the Story

Singaporeans · North Korea

IAEA chief calls for engagement with North Korea amid nuclear arsenal concerns

Coverage: 2 sources

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to re-engage with North Korea and establish its presence in the country, the organization’s chief said in Tokyo on Thursday, expressing concerns over the DPRK’s de-facto possession of a nuclear arsenal. Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi’s remarks came during a press conference after his talks with Japanese Prime […]See the Story

Russia, Moscow Oblast · Russia

DPRK arms shipments to Russia slow in early 2025 but Feb. sees renewed activity

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Suspected arms transfers between North Korea and Russia via the port of Rason appear to have slowed this year, compared to the same period in 2024. However, an uptick in activity this month suggests a potential resurgence in shipments as Kyiv has warned that Pyongyang is gearing up for a new transfer of multiple ballistic […]See the Story

North Korea · North Korea

North Korea celebrates Kim Jong Il’s birthday with parties and pheasants

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

North Koreans commemorated Kim Jong Il’s birthday on Sunday by paying visits to statues of the former leader and attending various events in his honor. State media was filled with praise for the father of the country’s current leader though there were notably fewer references to the “Day of the Shining Star,” a name used […]See the Story

North Korea · North Korea

The final frontier: A journey along the DMZ to North Korea’s doorstep

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Editor’s note: This article is the third in a multi-part series exploring key locations on the inter-Korean border that tourists can visit. Part one about remote border islands in the Yellow Sea can be read here and part two about the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom can be found here. If the western border regions […]See the Story