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N. Korea poses 'serious' and 'immediate' threat to US, allies: Davidson

Mar 10, 2021

North Korea poses a serious and most imminent threat to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region such as South Korea, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command said Tuesday. Adm. P...
Ministry finalizes guidelines on leafleting ban to clarify scope of application

Mar 9, 2021

The unification ministry on Tuesday announced finalized guidelines on a legislated ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea in an effort to ensure better interpretation of the law. Th...
NK economic officials blame themselves for lack of progress in development plans

Mar 9, 2021

North Korea's official newspaper on Tuesday carried contribution pieces by officials in the Cabinet and economic sectors holding themselves accountable for the lack of progress in economic developmen...
Red Cross offers to take care of cemetery for NK soldiers

Mar 7, 2021

South Korea's Red Cross is willing to take care of a cemetery for North Korean soldiers killed in the Korean War, its secretary general said Sunday, as the graveyard remains largely abandoned amid an...
NK leader calls on local party officials to bring 'clear changes' for the people

Mar 7, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged local party officials to achieve "clear changes and successes" that can be welcomed by the people, as he concluded a workshop with regional Workers' Party secret...
‘N. Korea is exploiting cyberspace to evade sanction’

Mar 5, 2021

North Korea is exploiting cyberspace to circumvent UN sanctions, Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of the US Cyber Command, said at a cybersecurity videoconference it hosted Thursday. “North Korea spons...
NK leader sets agriculture as 'primary economic task' for local party officials

Mar 5, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un set increasing agricultural production as a "primary economic task" as he held the second day of a workshop with regional Workers' Party secretaries, state media repor...
US defense chief shortlists N. Korea as 'nation-state threat'

Mar 5, 2021

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday included North Korea in only a handful of countries that pose threats to the United States and its allies. It marked the first time the US defense ch...
N. Korea again ranks lowest in terms of economic freedom: think tank

Mar 5, 2021

North Korea is the world's least free country in terms of economic freedom for its people and businesses, an annual report from a US think tank showed Thursday. The North ranked 178th or last in ter...
'Robust' N. Korea sanctions needed to prevent nuclear proliferation: defense nominee

Mar 5, 2021

The United States and others must continue to enforce sanctions on North Korea to prevent the North from proliferating its nuclear capability, the nominee for US under secretary of defense for policy...
NK's largest youth group vows support for state-led fight against anti-socialist practices

Mar 4, 2021

North Korea's largest youth group held a meeting and discussed ways to help the state-led campaign to eradicate anti-socialist practices in their country, state media reported on Thursday. The Kimil...
NK adopts social insurance, disinfection laws at Supreme People's Assembly meeting

Mar 4, 2021

North Korea adopted laws on social insurance and disinfection at a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly, state media said Thursday, amid a nationwide campaign against the coronavirus. The North ...
NK leader stresses local party officials' role for balanced national development

Mar 4, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed the role of local party officials in archiving national development as he attended a workshop of chief secretaries of city and county committees of the ruling...
Seoul’s North Korea human rights law at standstill for 5 years

Mar 3, 2021

Ruling liberal bloc shows no urgency in dealing with stalemate, watching Pyongyang's face amid stalled peace talks
Sanctions not sole reason for humanitarian crisis in N. Korea: unification ministry

Mar 3, 2021

Unification Minister Lee In-young did not mean that global sanctions are the sole reason for causing a humanitarian crisis in North Korea when he recently stressed the need to review their efficacy, ...