North Korea's Shocking Punishment: 12-Year Sentence for Watching South Korean Series 2024.01.23 A North Korean teenager has been sentenced to 12 years in labor for watching a South Korean drama. North Korea's hardline indoctrination system means that minors who break the law are treated to prison rather than labor camps. North Korea sees the spread of K-content in its country as a danger.

Investigation Underway into Kim Jong Un's $200K Mercedes-Maybach 2024.01.23 In connection with the capture of a new Mercedes-Benz, believed to be the private car of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite UN Security Council sanctions against the country, Germany's Mercedes-Benz has launched an investigation into the source of the vehicle...

Cooperation with Russia Could Transform North Korea's Threat Level, US Official Cautions 2024.01.23 North Korea's cooperation with Russia has the potential to dramatically expand Pyongyang's military threat, the NSC chief warned. North Korea's cooperation with Russia could also affect the deterrence of U.S.-South Korean expansion, he said.

Putin Plans to Visit North Korea 2024.01.22 [iNews24 Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his willingness to visit North Korea in the near future, NHK reported on Nov. 21...

U.S. Tries to Check North Korea's Ongoing Submarine-Launched Nuclear Test 2024.01.22 The U.S. government says it is difficult to verify the truth of North Korea's test of an underwater nuclear weapons system. It also emphasized that North Korea's provocations continue and that it is necessary to take steps to strengthen cooperation between the three countries...

North Korea's Former SPA Chairman Dies 2024.01.22 AsiaToday By Park Young-hoon = Choe Tae-bok, who served as chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, has died at the age of 94. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by secretaries of the Party's Central Committee, visited his residence early in the day to express condolences and deliver harmony...

North Korean Teenagers Sentenced to 12 Years of Hard Labor for Watching K-Drama 2024.01.22 A video has emerged of North Korea sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years in labor for watching a South Korean drama. The message is that South Korean culture is spreading in North Korea and they are ruining their future. This is the first time the punishment for watching South Korean entertainment has been increased to the death penalty...

North Korea's Underwater Nuclear Test Raises Tensions Amidst U.S.-Japan-South Korea Naval Drills 2024.01.22 North Korea claims to have tested an underwater nuclear weapons system in response to the US, South Korea, and Japan naval drills. South Korea, the United States, and Japan held the largest joint naval drills in the high seas south of Jeju Island, with nine warships participating...

South Korea 5th Place in Global Military Strength 2024.01.22 South Korea ranked fifth in military power according to the 2024 Global Firepower Report. North Korea, on the other hand, dropped to 36th place...

SNU Research Team Calls for 8,000 Won Cigarette Price to Achieve Health Goals 2024.01.19 Raising the price of cigarettes, or increasing it by 10% per year, could reduce male smoking rates by 25% by 2030, according to a new study. This is known to be the most effective policy.

Opposition Lawmaker Dragged Out of Ceremony by President's Bodyguards 2024.01.19 The progressive Jinbo Party of Korea strongly condemned the incident in which lawmaker Kang Sung-hee was dragged by the presidential bodyguards and promised a response, saying the president should apologize and reprimand those responsible...

The U.S. Will Keenly Eye North Korea's Space Warfare Capabilities 2024.01.19 In response to North Korea's launch of a military reconnaissance satellite, the U.S. Defense Department said it is keeping a keen eye on Pyongyang's warfare capabilities. North Korea plans to launch three more military reconnaissance satellites this year...

Kim Jong-Un Spotted in His 'Benz SUV' – Where Does the Money Come From 2024.01.18 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been spotted in an expensive Mercedes-Benz SUV. North Korea is believed to be importing expensive goods despite sanctions.

196 North Koreans Escape to South Korea in 2023 2024.01.18 女164명-男32명...Most stayed in third countries for long periods of time The number of North Korean defectors who entered South Korea last year totaled 196...

U.S., Japan, South Korea Join Forces in Seoul to Tackle North Korea's Provocation 2024.01.18 Representatives from South Korea, the United States, and Japan discussed provocations on the Korean Peninsula and North Korea-Russia relations, expressed concern over North Korea's backtracking, and decided to strengthen cooperation with the international community...

Kim Jong-un Signals War Intentions: Different Era from the Korean War 2024.01.17 Despite the analysis that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is dangerous, Tae Young Ho argues that it is too much. He said that the relationship between North and South Korea is different from the time of the Korean War, and that comparisons are excessive because there is the ROK-U.S. Alliance and the U.S. Forces Korea...

Kim Jong-un's 'Enemy Country' Statement Raises Concerns 2024.01.17 AsiaToday Reporter Park Young-hoon = The government said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's designation of the Republic of Korea as the "No. 1 hostile country" is due to "anxiety over the country's absorption into a liberal democratic system.

Kim Jong-un Threatens War Again Declaring South Korea as Permanent Enemy 2024.01.17 North Korea decides to abolish the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, the National Economic Cooperation Organization, and the Kumgangsan International Tourism Organization. Kim Jong-un declares the DPRK to be the main enemy and orders the constitution to reflect annexation in case of war. Accelerated cleanup of inter-Korean organizations, emphasizing military confrontation framing. Suspended direct phone lines and hotlines between the two Koreas...

Train Accident in North Korea's Results Over 400 Deaths 2024.01.17 More than 400 people were killed in a passenger train derailment in Dancheon, South Hamgyong Province. The train derailed due to aging railroad tracks and power shortages. Executives on the upper level of the train survived, but all of the passenger cars crashed, killing most of them.

Elections Under Threat: North Korea's Provocation Strategy Revealed 2024.01.17 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's provocations are straining the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and experts are concerned that North Korea's provocations may be influencing the South Korean general election and the U.S. presidential election. They emphasize the need for dialogue and deterrence, and the need to balance the U.S.-ROK alliance and trilateral cooperation...

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