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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 19:10

N. Korea celebrates completion of building more new homes in Pyongyang

N. Korea celebrates completion of building more new homes in Pyongyang

North Korea has held a ceremony to mark the completion of building another housing district in Pyongyang as part of the country's project to construct 50,000 units of new homes in the capital by 2025, state media reported Monday.

2023-05-22 10:00

North Korea promotes Pyongyang tours to locals as it mulls border reopening

North Korea promotes Pyongyang tours to locals as it mulls border reopening

North Korea is promoting one-day tours to Pyongyang to its own people as the reclusive regime mulls whether to reopen its borders to tourists following a three-year closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, a North Korean expert said, Sunday.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-05-22 08:23

China's exports to North Korea surge in April

China's exports to North Korea surge in April

China's exports to North Korea soared in April from a year earlier, with wigs and fertiliser among major shipments, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday.

2023-05-21 10:27

N. Korean family decided to cross border amid tightened COVID-19 control: spy agency

N. Korean family decided to cross border amid tightened COVID-19 control: spy agency

A group of North Koreans who crossed the de facto inter-Korean sea border aboard a fishing boat earlier this month fled the North to escape Pyongyang's rigid COVID-19 restrictions, they were quoted as saying by Seoul's spy agency Friday.

2023-05-19 15:55

Group of N. Koreans crossed maritime border earlier this month: officials

Group of N. Koreans crossed maritime border earlier this month: officials

A group of North Koreans, including children, crossed the de facto inter-Korean sea border aboard a fishing boat earlier this month and are currently undergoing questioning by South Korean authorities, sources said Thursday.

2023-05-18 09:29

NK human rights envoy nominee says human rights violations pose threat to int'l security

NK human rights envoy nominee says human rights violations pose threat to int'l security

North Korea's disregard for the basic rights of its own people directly affects international security, the nominee for U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights insisted Wednesday.

2023-05-18 08:59

N. Korean premier meets new Chinese ambassador

N. Korean premier meets new Chinese ambassador

North Korean Premier Kim Tok-hun has met with China's new ambassador to Pyongyang, the North's state media said Thursday.

2023-05-18 08:01

N. Korea's 1st military spy satellite launch likely be timed with key July anniv.: experts

N. Korea's 1st military spy satellite launch likely be timed with key July anniv.: experts

North Korea has announced the completion of preparations to mount its first military spy satellite on a rocket, but some experts predicted the North may launch it around a key anniversary in July to flex its military muscle with success.

2023-05-17 16:50

N. Korean leader inspects military spy satellite facility: state media

N. Korean leader inspects military spy satellite facility: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the country's first military reconnaissance satellite and gave the green light for its next action plan, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, adding that the satellite is "ready for loading" on a rocket.

2023-05-17 06:47

S. Korea kicks off radiation tests on N. Korean defectors this week

S. Korea kicks off radiation tests on N. Korean defectors this week

South Korea kicked off radiation exposure tests this week on North Korean defectors who hailed from areas near the North's Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, an official at Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.

2023-05-16 12:11

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