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North Korea Holds Nationwide Events to Mark 80th Liberation Anniversary

North Korea is rallying its internal atmosphere by hosting commemorative events for the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day (August 15). The regime is particularly utilizing the anti-Japanese struggle as a basis for political legitimacy, glorifying th

Cryptocurrency Executive Given Second Prison Term for Espionage Tied to North Korea

A cryptocurrency exchange executive has been sentenced to prison for the second time on espionage charges after allegedly receiving approximately 700 million KRW (about 506,000 USD) worth of Bitcoin and other digital assets from a North Korean operat

Kim Jong Un, Putin Hold Phone Talks Ahead of U.S.-Russia Summit

Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently held a phone conversation, as confirmed by both countries. Notably, while North Korea unusually disclosed Kim's communication with a foreign leader, it deliberately omitted any mention of the

Report: North Korea Leveraging IT to Tighten State Economic Control

North Korea is expanding its economic transactions through the use of information technology while intensifying state control over its economy, according to a recent analysis.Choi Ji-young, a research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unific

Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin Hold Phone Talks on Strategic Partnership

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to reports from the Workers' Party of Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, on Wednesday.The front page of Rodong Sinmun detailed that the

Ukrainian Intelligence Chief Warns of North Korean Troops’ Rapid Adaptation in Ukraine

It has been assessed that North Korean forces are rapidly adapting to modern warfare tactics, thereby exerting a negative impact on security in the Pacific region.Kyrylo Budanov, Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, made this claim dur

Kim Jong Un Inspects Development of North Korean Reconnaissance and Suicide Drones

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been observed inspecting various unmanned reconnaissance and kamikaze drones currently under development and production.South Korea's military is ramping up efforts to introduce specialized drones and robots desig

North Korea Warns of Retaliation Over U.S.-Led Multinational Naval Drills

North Korea has warned that the recent multinational naval exercises led by the U.S. in the Western Pacific will inevitably trigger retaliation and backlash.On Thursday, the ruling party's newspaper Rodong Sinmun published a commentary from the Korea

Unification Ministry Notes Kim Jong Un Absent from Latest Artillery Training

The South Korean government has assessed that North Korea's artillery firing drill competition conducted on Monday does not appear to be a large-scale exercise.A Unification Ministry official, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, noted that, unlike the

Analysts Suspect North Korea or China Behind Cyberattacks on South Korean Agencies

This year, analysts predict that either North Korea or China likely conducted cyberattacks targeting major government agencies and corporations in South Korea. They suspect that the hacking attempts primarily focused on telecommunications companies w