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Unification Ministry hopes for prompt reopening of shuttered inter-Korean factory complex

The Unification Ministry on Tuesday expressed hope for a prompt reopening of the now-shuttered inter-Korean factory zone in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, pledging to take preparatory steps for the resumption.

2026-02-10

Spy agency, military intelligence unit raided over alleged drone flights to North Korea

Investigators on Tuesday raided the spy agency and a military intelligence command while booking three military officers as suspects over suspicions related to alleged drone flights to North Korea, officials said.

2026-02-10

Easing of censorship allows South Koreans a firsthand look at North’s propaganda

For the first time, South Korea has eased restrictions on access to the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party. A close reading shows how it glorifies the regime and shapes narratives on domestic and global events.

2026-02-10

'A revolutionary holiday': North leader Kim Jong-un congratulates soldiers in Army Day speech

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Ministry of National Defense on Sunday to encourage soldiers on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, also known as Army Day.

2026-02-09

North Korea's Kim visits defense ministry to celebrate army founding anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the defense ministry to mark the 78th founding anniversary of the military, saying that the North Korean army will further play an "outstanding" role in the next five years, state media reported Monday.

2026-02-09

North Korea's key ruling party congress set for late February, Pyongyang's state media reports

North Korea will hold a key party congress in late February, the North's state media reported Sunday, in a rare meeting where leader Kim Jong-un is expected to announce his ruling policy, including in the military, diplomacy and the economy.

2026-02-08

Blue House awaits North Korea's response after UN exempts sanctions on humanitarian aid

The Blue House, Korea's presidential office, said Saturday that it hopes North Korea will respond after the UN Security Council (UNSC) decided to give sanctions exemptions on humanitarian aid projects for Pyongyang.

2026-02-07

North Korea includes area near inter-Korean border in regional development plan

North Korea has included an area south of a city that once symbolized brisk inter-Korean exchanges in its 10-year regional development plan spearheaded by its leader Kim Jong-un.

2026-02-07

UN Security Council to grant sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to North Korea: Source

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee on North Korea has decided to grant a sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid projects in the reclusive state, a diplomatic source said on Friday.

2026-02-06

UN special rapporteur urges media restraint on North Korean POWs, dialogue with Pyongyang

Elizabeth Salmon, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, said on Friday that the two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured in Ukraine must be treated in accordance with international law.

2026-02-06