Asia North Korea A Russian military aircraft flew unannounced to Pyongyang this week, just days after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's high-profile visit and talks with leader Kim Jong Un, according to NK News analysis of flight tracking data and satellite imagery
Asia North Korea The revelation of new models from DPRK brands Samthaesong and Manmulsang reportedly proofs that the domestic electronics industry has recovered after being overshadowed at the start of the pandemic
Asia North Korea A US citizen crossed the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea during a visit to the Joint Security Area on Tuesday 18th July according to the United Nations Command
Asia North Korea ‘We have neither been informed […] nor known about it and we have no intention to examine it’ would reportedly be the official the answer to the request of the chief of South Korea's Hyundai Group to visit the North's Kumgangsan next month
Asia North Korea Concerns about worsening food shortage have increased in recent months and, if South Korean media report with alleged testimony of disertors is to be believed, the situation has become so bad that people are resorting to any means to survive
Asia North Korea Hackers linked to Kimsuky group have reportedly attempted to steal NK Pro subscribers' login credentials and gather technical details that ccould be used in future cyber attacks
Asia North Korea The country's first military reconnaissance satellite will be launched in June to monitor live US military activities, state media KCNA reported
Asia North Korea A large-scale memorial event for the late military officer Hyon Chol Hae was held in the country in a ceremony described as "surprising" by analysts, with honours typically reserved exclusively for members of the Kim family
Asia North Korea A South Korean non-governmental organisation announced that it recently sent bottles full of rice and USB sticks to North Korea, the first time it has made such an activity public since the COVID-19 outbreak
Asia North Korea According to NK News' analysis of state media, for the first time in five years the country has begun to widely display propaganda posters against the US and South Korea
Asia North Korea Two of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's megayachts have undergone repairs and upgrades at a newly renovated shipyard in recent weeks, according to NK Pro's analysis of satellite images
Asia North Korea According to state media, ambitious designs for new Air Koryo aircraft, passenger quadcopters, cars 'of the future' and unmanned tractors were displayed at a North Korean industrial art exhibition last week
Asia North Korea The country is unlikely to open its borders to new travellers any time soon, several diplomats, aid workers and staff of international organisations told NK News, calling the entry of Chinese Ambassador Wang Yajun a one-off event