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Russian media say top official is in Pyongyang again to meet North Korean leader

Kim Jong-Un · Pyongyang

Russian media say top official is in Pyongyang again to meet North Korean leader

Coverage: 17 sources

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia. The Russian new agency cited top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu as making the comments during his visit to North Korea on Tuesday. North Korea has already sent thousands of troops and conventional weapons to support Russia’s war against Ukraine amid booming military partnerships be…See the Story

Russia’s Top Security Officials Visits North Korea

Kim Jong-Un · Pyongyang

Russia’s Top Security Officials Visits North Korea

44% Left coverage: 16 sources

“North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on Tuesday and discussed a “special military operation” in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine,” Reuters reports.See the Story

While North Korea Denied Covid-19 Cases, the Virus Was Widespread and Barely Treated, Report Says

Coronavirus · Pyongyang

While North Korea Denied Covid-19 Cases, the Virus Was Widespread and Barely Treated, Report Says

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

By Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since the global outbreak of Covid-19, researchers claim to have pierced North Korea’s ironclad information blockade to reveal how some ordinary citizens endured the pandemic. While Pyongyang insisted for more than two years that not a single case had breached its hermetically sealed borders, a new report paints a far darker picture, of a deadly wave of largely untreated illness that swept the count…See the Story

People Are Concerned for Tourist Who Nearly Soaked Kim Jong-Un Going Down Waterslide

Coverage: 2 sources

Kim Jong-Un narrowly avoided getting soaked while taking a look around the water park in North Korea's new tourist area, Wonsan Kalma, that opens next week.Kim Jong-Un · Pyongyang See the Story

Guide to naengmyeon, Korea's summer noodles

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

On a sweltering summer day in Seoul, nothing cuts through the heat quite like a bowl of "naengmyeon" — slippery, chilled noodles served in icy broth, topped with slices of meat, pickled radish and pear. For many Koreans, braving the midday sun to queue up for this refreshing comfort food has become a summer ritual. But behind the chill lies a dish shaped by migration, memory and reinvention — a bowlful of Korea’s past and present. History Althou…Culture · Pyongyang Read Article

Photos show Kim Jong Un and his family, including the daughter who may one day succeed him

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae, who is widely considered his successor, are seen in a 2024 image released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.KCNA/via REUTERSKim Jong Un is the third member of the Kim family to serve as leader of North Korea.His grandfather Kim Il Sung was the first, and he started an unusual dynastic succession.Photos show how the mysterious, powerful family has ruled the country for decades.Maintaining…Kim Jong-Un · Pyongyang Read Article

The Koreans Refused to Provide Russia with Significant Contingents for the War Against Ukraine

Disappointing news for the Kremlin — the DPRK will not provide Russia with the expected 50-100 thousand troops. Find out why North Korea will limit Russian assistance in the war ᐅ TSN.ua (1+1 News)Kremlin · Pyongyang Read Article

North Korea and the Lasting Legacy of Kim Il Sung

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Insights from Fyodor Tertitskiy.Politics · Pyongyang Read Article

North Korea vows revenge on US on Korean War anniversary

100% Right coverage: 2 sources

Students, female workers and members of country’s largest women's organization hold rallies in Pyongyang - Anadolu AjansıRallies · Pyongyang See the Story

Russian airline eyes direct commercial flights to Pyongyang from Moscow

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A Russian airline has launched a bid to operate direct flights between Moscow and Pyongyang, official documents show, a move that could revive the long-dormant route amid growing military and economic ties with North Korea. Moscow-based Nordwind Airlines submitted a request to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency to operate flights between the capitals twice a […]Pyongyang · Pyongyang Read Article

Russian Far East entrepreneurs visit North Korea to discuss joint ventures

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

North Korea welcomed a business delegation from the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk for the first time this month, discussing plans to establish joint ventures and production facilities in the region in defiance of international sanctions. The business mission from June 16-20 saw Khabarovsk entrepreneurs hold 30 meetings with DPRK counterparts in Pyongyang on […]Pyongyang · Pyongyang Read Article

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