North Korea's Efforts to Portray Kim Jong Un as the 'Father of the Socialist Family' 2024.02.16 Since the beginning of this year, it has been seen that North Korea has been stepping up its attempts to solidify the regime through the use of the late Kim Il Sung and to idolize Kim Jong Un. According to the Ministry of Unification’s assessment in the “Recent Political and Economic Trends in North Korea,” […]

Russian Support? North Korea's New Missile Poses Naval Threat 2024.02.16 Reverse-engineering of Russian anti-ship missile Uran(Kh-35)Considering the flight time, the range is about to be 124 miles North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised an acceptance firing of the new ground-to-sea missile Badasuri-6, which will be equipped in the navy, on the morning of the 14th, according to the Korean Central News Agency reported on […]

South Korea's Midnight Surprise: Diplomatic Ties with Cuba Shake Up International Relations 2024.02.16 Cuba is the only communist country in the Western Hemisphere and the so-called brother country of North KoreaSouth Korean government “Cuba seemed to want to establish a diplomatic relationship without letting know North Korea” Flags of Cuba and South Korea / iunewind-shutterstock.com Late at night on the 14th (Korean time, 10 PM), news of […]

Obesity Crisis in South Korea's Military, Soldiers Battle Alarming Abdominal Obesity Rates 2024.02.16 Abdominal obesity among South Korean soldiers is severe. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 16.9% in soldiers and 48.27% in officers, and the prevalence of abdominal obesity based on visceral fat was 18.3% in soldiers and 49.8% in officers...

North Korea's New Military Tactics: Cruise Missiles on Land and Sea 2024.02.16 Pursuing strategic and tactical objectivesDifferentiating cruise missilesUtilizing submarines and TELStriving to diversify launch origins On the 15th, the North Korean state-run media, Korean Central News Agency, revealed photos stating that Kim Jong Un, the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, supervised the test firing of the “ground-to-sea missile Badasuri-6” the previous morning. ⓒKorean Central News […]

Korean Public Divided: 73% Support Nuclear Armament Amid North Korean Threats 2024.02.16 Amid escalating North Korean nuclear threats, seven out of ten Koreans believe that South Korea needs to develop nuclear weapons independently, according to a survey. According to the results of a “public opinion survey on the perception of the North Korean nuclear crisis and security situation,” conducted on 1,043 adults aged 18 years and older […]

South Korea's Cuba Tie-Up Sends Shockwaves to North Korea 2024.02.16 South Korea’s Long Diplomatic GoalsEvaluated as “A Final Form of Diplomacy with Socialist Countries” Upon South Korea’s official establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba, often referred to as “North Korea’s brother,” the presidential office analyzed on the 15th that a “political blow to North Korea is inevitable.” Regarding establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, which was […]

North Korea Conducts Ground-to-Sea Missile Test under Kim Jong Un's Directive 2024.02.15 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has reportedly supervised a test-fire of the ground-to-sea missile Pukguksong-6, according to the Rodong Sinmun on the 15th. “The launched missiles flew in the East Sea airspace for about 23 minutes and 20 seconds and accurately hit the target ship,” the newspaper reported. “General Secretary Kim expressed great satisfaction with […]

South Korea and Cuba Establish Diplomatic Relations After 20 Years of Effort 2024.02.15 On the 14th, South Korea and Cuba announced the establishment of diplomatic relations, marking the fruition of the South Korean government’s long-standing diplomatic efforts towards Cuba, a country with no diplomatic ties. UN Headquarters in New York / AP-Yonhap News Agency File Photo The news that the two countries’ permanent representatives to the UN in […]

Gender Equality in the Military? Survey Reveals Views on Female Conscription 2024.02.15 In response to the decline in military forces due to low birth rates, it has been revealed that more than half of the population agrees with the implementation of female conscription. Soldier-related image / Yeongsik Im-Shutterstock.com On the 12th, KBS announced the results of a public opinion poll conducted over the Lunar New Year holiday. […]

New North Korean Rocket Launcher Takes Aim at Seoul with Enhanced Accuracy 2024.02.14 North Korea’s National Defense Science Institute has successfully developed a new guided multiple rocket launcher and ballistic guidance system. On the 11th, they conducted a firing test of a 240mm guided multiple rocket launcher to evaluate its accuracy and verify its superiority, according to the Korean Central News Agency on the 12th. / Yonhap News […]

North Korea Boasts New Rocket Technology: What It Means for Regional Stability 2024.02.14 Unlike existing shells, they have control wingsTargeting the metropolitan area, their accuracy and range were improved North Korea announced on the 12th that it had successfully test-fired new 240 mm-caliber controllable multiple rocket launcher shells. North Korea’s 240 mm-caliber controllable multiple rocket launcher shells constitute a significant weapon aimed at Seoul and the metropolitan area. […]

Russia Warns of Possible 7th Nuclear Test by North Korea, South Korea Reacts 2024.02.14 Last September, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin met and shook hands at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia./AP Yonhap News Lim Soo Suk, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is holding a regular briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of […]

North Korean YouTuber Yumi Returns: Sharing Life with Luxury and King Crab 2024.02.14 North Korean YouTuber Yumi from Pyongyang, whose account was closed, has started her activities again. On July 10, it was confirmed that North Korean YouTuber Yumi opened a new channel 'Olivia Natasha' on July 17, 2023, and continued her activities...

North Korea's Ongoing Threat: What's Kim Really Up To? Separating Fact from Fiction - Part 3 2024.02.14 Must Prepare Thoroughly for North Korea’s Local and Strategic Provocation Possibilities At the joint seminar 2024 Outlook on Inter-Korean Relations and Strategic Reinforcement of K-Defense hosted by the Northeast Asia Diplomacy and Security Forum and the Yangji Association, composed of former National Intelligence Service employees, on the 6th, Nam Joo Hong, a counselor at the […]

North Korea's Ongoing Threat: What's Kim Really Up To? Separating Fact from Fiction - Part 2 2024.02.14 Is North Korea that Supplied Over 2.3 Million Rounds of Ammunition to Russia Preparing a Full-Scale War? Considering the importance of ammunition, which has been highlighted in the Ukraine war, it is reported that North Korea has exported over 5,000 containers and more than 2.3 million rounds of 152mm shells to Russia. It has also […]

North Korea's Ongoing Threat: What's Kim Really Up To? Separating Fact from Fiction - Part 1 2024.02.14 The peninsula war theory is spreading domestically and abroad, as Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, defined South Korea as an immutable primary enemy and openly mentioned territorial occupation and pacification in case of emergencies, also continuing the provocation with the test launching of new weapons such as hypersonic missiles and long-range cruise missiles. […]

North Korea's War Drums: Experts Weigh In on Kim Jong Un's Strategic Calculations 2024.02.14 Former US and Korean officials express “skepticism” over North Korea’s potential decision to go to warExperts, “Unless Kim Jong Un makes a suicidal level decision, war is unlikely” Opinions vary on the possibility of North Korea’s public declaration of “Occupation of South Korea” and the potential outbreak of war. While some foreign experts express the […]

Half of Nuclear Carriers Headed to the Korean Peninsula, What's the Plan? 2024.02.13 Five U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are likely to gather near the Korean Peninsula in April and May. The move is seen as a response to the threat of provocations from North Korea and China...

North Korea's Trade Deficit Pushes Arms Trade with Russia 2024.02.13 It has been revealed that North Korea recorded its largest deficit in four years in trade with China, which accounts for the majority of its trade. There are concerns that North Korea may actively trade arms with Russia to solve its foreign currency shortage problem. According to a report on “The Status of North Korea’s […]

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