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North Korea Sees Strongest Economic Growth in Eight Years
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea's economy experienced its most significant expansion in eight years in 2024, driven by rising exports and progress in the construction and manufacturing sectors, as reported by South Korea's central bank on Friday. The North...
North Korea Accuses South Korea’s Leader of Hypocrisy
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea lashed out at South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday, accusing him of revealing his “true identity as a hypocrite” after he pushed for denuclearization during a visit to the United States. In a scathing commentary...
North Korea Rebukes U.S.-South Korea Joint Exercise
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Pyongyang has sharply criticized the joint war games conducted by the United States and South Korea, calling them a destabilizing threat to regional security. In a statement released by media on Tuesday, Kim Yong Bok, the first vice-chief...
North Korea Commemorates 101 Soldiers Killed in Ukraine War
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea publicly paid tribute to 101 soldiers who lost their lives while deployed alongside Russian forces in the Ukraine conflict, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing them as “great heroes,” according to state media reports Friday. Kim...
North Korea Claims South Fired at Border Soldiers
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August 23, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea accused South Korea on Saturday of firing at its soldiers along the border earlier this week, adding further criticism of Seoul’s ongoing joint military exercises with the United States. In a statement published by North...
South Korea’s Leader to Address U.S. Strategic Demands, North Korea with Trump
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced Sunday he will address a wide array of critical topics, including North Korea and Washington’s push for strategic flexibility regarding US forces stationed in South Korea, during his...
North Korea Criticizes South Korea’s “Deceptive Appeasement”
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea has issued strong remarks against South Korea’s recent diplomatic efforts, labeling them a “deceptive appeasement offensive,” according to a report published by a news agency on Wednesday. The criticism highlights ongoing...
North Korea Rules Out Diplomatic Talks with South Korea
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A top North Korean official has again ruled out the possibility of diplomatic talks with South Korea, lashing out at what she described as Seoul’s “appeasement offensive,” media reported on Wednesday. Kim Yo Jong, a senior figure in the...
South Korea Unveils Three-Phase Plan to Drive North Korea’s Denuclearization
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has outlined an urgent three-stage strategy aimed at compelling North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program. The initial phase focuses on freezing Pyongyang's nuclear and missile activities,...
Chinese National Sentenced for Acting at North Korea’s Direction to Export Firearms, Ammo, Tech to N. Korea
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 18, 2025
An illegal alien from China was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition, and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long...
South Korea Plans Revival of North Korea Agreements
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has instructed government departments to begin preparing for a step-by-step enactment of prior arrangements made with North Korea, as highlighted by media sources. "I ask the relevant ministries to...
North Korea Denounces Israel’s Plan to Take Over Gaza
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea sharply criticized Israel’s plan to militarily invade and fully occupy the Gaza Strip, labeling the move a blatant violation of international law, state media reported Tuesday. “A ‘decision’ of the Israeli Cabinet on the...
North Korea Condemns US, South Korea Military Drills
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea on Monday strongly criticized a major combined military exercise planned by the United States and South Korea, issuing a stern warning that it would invoke its "self-defense" rights if any hostile actions occurred, according...
North Korea Threatens Response as U.S.-S. Korea Drills Loom
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea issued a sharp rebuke Monday over upcoming joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, vowing to invoke its “self-defense” rights should any provocation occur, according to media. The statement,...
North Korea Begins Removing Border Loudspeakers
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea announced on Saturday that North Korea has begun dismantling its propaganda loudspeakers, signaling a potential reduction in hostilities with Seoul. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the dismantling process is underway...
North Korea Kicks Off Border Loudspeakers Removal
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN) In a potential thaw in cross-border hostilities, South Korea announced Saturday that North Korea has begun dismantling its front-line propaganda loudspeakers, signaling a possible easing of military tensions along the heavily fortified...
North Korea Unmoved as South Removes Border Loudspeakers
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea announced Tuesday that North Korea has not begun taking down its border loudspeakers, despite Seoul initiating the removal of its own in a gesture intended to de-escalate cross-border tensions, local media reported. According...
North Korea Criticizes Japan’s Plan
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, North Korea sharply criticized Japan for reportedly planning to station upgraded surface-to-ship missiles along its western coast in Kumamoto prefecture, near China, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency...
North Korean Leader Set to Join Beijing WWII Parade
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August 31, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will participate in a high-profile military parade in Beijing next week, marking his first-ever appearance at a multilateral diplomatic event since assuming power in 2011. Both Beijing and Pyongyang made...
Putin, Kim Jong Un Await Joining Ceremonies in China
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are set to take part in a grand military parade in China next week. This high-profile event is being held in honor of the 80th anniversary commemorating the...