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  • Kim and Putin's Tourism Push: A Gateway to North Korean Adventures Russia Promotes Tourism to North KoreaTourism Cooperation is Following Arms CooperationMass Appeal f ...
  • North Korean Workers in Russia: UN Sanctions Dodged via Student Visas? Russia's Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) Announces CooperationPast Records of North Korean Stu ...
  • North Korea Revealed Shocking Truth About Tourist Traps Since February, North Korea has welcomed tourists, starting with Russian nationals. This comes as a surprise as North Korea has reopened tourism post-COVID-19. Citizens of all countries, excluding the U.S. and South Korea, can visit North Korea. However, strict regulations apply to tourists in North Korea. Even a slight deviation from these regulations could lead […]
  • Kim Jong Un's Housing Dream: 10,000 Homes Completed in North Korea's Mega Project Completion of Phase 2 in Hwasong DistrictCreation of Works on a Home Construction ProjectMethod of Assigning Homes North Korea is making headlines for revealing a large-scale home construction project with 10,000 units, part of its ambitious housing construction push. According to the Korean Central News Agency, on the 16th, Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the […]
  • Kim Jong Un's Vision for North Korea: A Glimpse Into the New Smart City The construction site of the second phase of North Korea’s version of a “new city,” the Hwasong District, has been unveiled. Kim Jong Un also visited to draw attention. According to North Korea’s state-run media, the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of 10,000 households in the second phase of […]
  • North Korea's Soccer Snub: FIFA Slaps Fine for Unilateral Game Cancellation North Korea Refuses to Host Home Game Fined 10,000 Swiss FrancsDeclared a 0-3 Forfeit Loss The North Korean Football Association, which unilaterally canceled a home game hosting, is known to have been fined by the International Football Federation (FIFA). On the 3rd, FIFA announced on its official website that it would fine the North Korean […]
  • North Korea Keeps South Korean, U.S., and Japanese Journalists Out of Japan-DPRK Match Consecutive recent military provocations and hereditary succession On March 19 (local time), NK NEWS, a U.S. media outlet with a branch in Seoul and a specialization in North Korean affairs, reported that North Korea denied entry and coverage to six media outlets from South Korea and the U.S. among the 28 foreign media outlets that […]
  • Russians Who Traveled to North Korea: 'It Feels Like They're Trying To Hide What It's Really Like' North Korea looked like the old Soviet era.Only slogans and flags were displayed, without any billboard advertisements. “When you look at North Korea, you can see how grandparents lived during the old Soviet era. It’s like time-traveling to the past. There are no advertisements in the city, only party slogans and flags are displayed.” Ilya […]
  • North Korea Removes 'Unification' from Pyongyang Subway Station Name The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang has changed the name "Unification Station" to simply "Station" on a subway line in the capital, Pyongyang, as North Korea embarks on a massive "erasure of the South."The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang posted on Facebook on Tuesday that embassy staff had toured the Pyongyang subway system, along with photos of the tour.A photo of the route map on a monitor in the Pyongyang subway showed that "Unification Station," located between the Seungri and Yeonghwa stations on the Cheonryima line, was simply labeled "Station."...
  • F-4 Phantoms: The Strategic Secret Weapon U.S. Readers Should Know About - Part 2 The F-4 Phantom was the world’s best fighter in the late 1960s and 1970s. It demonstrated overwhelming performance in all abilities, including flight performance in air-to-air and air-to-ground, among contemporary fighters. It was so powerful that it could be compared to the 5th generation stealth fighters F-22 and F-35, currently regarded as the world’s most […]
  • North Korea's Shocking Announcement: Kim Jong Un's Battle Plan for South Korea Kim Jong Un calls for constitutional amendment to support complete occupation of South Korea, emphasizes South as a hostile country.
  • North Korea's Radio Signals to South Korea Suddenly Cut Off: What's Behind the Move? North Korea stops South-directed radio broadcasts and reorganizes institutions as part of a new unification strategy.
  • North Korean Foreign Minister's Visits Russia: Talks on Arms Trade and Putin's Visit on the Agenda North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sun-hee embarks on a solo visit to Russia for talks on cooperation and possibly arms trade.
  • North Korea's Aggressive Behaviour: Fires Most Powerful Long-Range Missile North Korea conducts missile provocations following U.S.-South Korean joint exercise; launches long-range ballistic missile towards East Sea.
  • Singer Baek Ji Young Reveals Surprising Details About Her North Korea Concert Singer Baek Ji Young shared stories from her 2018 concert in North Korea, impressions of Kim Jong Un, and surveillance suspicions.
  • North Korea's Air Koryo Resumes China Flights for First Time in Years Air Koryo reopens Pyongyang-Shenyang flights after four years, marking the resumption of North Korea-China travel amid COVID-19.
  • Kim Jong Un Breaks Down: Cries While Begging Women to Have More Kids Kim Jong Un sheds tears, stressing the urgency of addressing North Korea's declining birth rate and ensuring socialism's internal solidarity.
  • North Korea Continues to Claim Satellite Image Capture of US Military Bases North Korea alleges capturing images of U.S. naval base in San Diego and Air Force base in Okinawa through its reconnaissance satellite.

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