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N. Korea holds dog meat cooking contest, touts it as summer health food

N. Korea holds dog meat cooking contest, touts it as summer health food

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has reported, touting it as a traditional source of energy for the summer season. The "sweet meat"...

North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South

North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South

An unidentified North Korean man has crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military says. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday said the military identified and...

N. Korea targets farm corruption as legal violations surge

N. Korea targets farm corruption as legal violations surge

The justice department of Ryanggang province’s people committee has launched intensive inspections of farms throughout the province. While officials claim their goal is to root out corruption, many remain skeptical about whether these efforts can...

World News | North Korean Crosses Heavily Fortified Border to South Korea

World News | North Korean Crosses Heavily Fortified Border to South Korea

Seoul, Jul 4 (AP) An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military said Friday. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified...

Satellite evidence points to heightened operations at N. Korean nuclear site

Satellite evidence points to heightened operations at N. Korean nuclear site

I took another look at North Korea’s uranium refinery in Pyongsan county, North Hwanghae province, using various satellite images. I utilized thermal IR and nighttime light photography, along with high-resolution satellite imagery, to assess the...

Kim Jong-un Honors Fallen North Korean Soldiers Killed in Russia’s Kursk Region

Kim Jong-un Honors Fallen North Korean Soldiers Killed in Russia’s Kursk Region

Kim Jong-un Honors Fallen North Korean Soldiers Killed in Russia’s Kursk Region North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to his country’s soldiers who were killed in combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region. Footage released by...

North Korea’s Plastic Surgery Law: A Socialist Beauty 

North Korea’s Plastic Surgery Law: A Socialist Beauty 

(Source: Korean Central News Agency) North Korea quietly passed a law in 2016 that regulates where and under what conditions plastic surgery can be attempted, and puts limits on some elective cosmetic procedures. The law was included in a database...

War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities

War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities

People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings. In fact, human cultural practices can influence evolution in wildlife. This influence is...

North Korea opens massive beach resort

North Korea opens massive beach resort

North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests next month. Dubbed "North Korea's Waikiki" by South Korean media,...

Pyongyang police crackdown on teen mobile payments

Pyongyang police crackdown on teen mobile payments

Police in Pyongyang have started an emergency crackdown after discovering that high school students in the capital’s central districts made over 150 mobile payments in just six months. Authorities worry that easy access to electronic payments is...

North Korea to send 30,000 more troops to help Russia fight Ukraine: report

North Korea to send 30,000 more troops to help Russia fight Ukraine: report

North Korea is set to ship off 30,000 more troops to help Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tripling the number of soldiers it has given Moscow, Kyiv’s intelligence network warned. After sending nearly 12,000 soldiers to help Russia regain the Kursk...

China steps in as US pulls back from North Korea

China steps in as US pulls back from North Korea

As the United States appears to be stepping back from its strategy of promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is quietly moving to fill that void. Recent reports from Daily NK show China’s gradual efforts to reshape...

N Korea touts beach resort despite tourist ban

N Korea touts beach resort despite tourist ban

North Koreans swam, rode water park slides and enjoyed other water activities at a newly opened mammoth beach resort, state media reported yesterday, as the country largely maintains a ban on the entry of foreign tourists. The tourism pet project...

North Korea opens beach resort with slides, swimming pool to boost tourism

North Korea opens beach resort with slides, swimming pool to boost tourism

North Koreans enjoyed water activities including, swimming and riding water park slides amid ban on entry of foreign tourists at the newly opened Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, state media reported. This photo provided on July 2, 2025,...

North Korea ‘offers 30,000 MORE troops’ for Putin’s meatgrinder war after tyrant Kim Jong-un wept over soldiers’ coffins

North Korea ‘offers 30,000 MORE troops’ for Putin’s meatgrinder war after tyrant Kim Jong-un wept over soldiers’ coffins

NORTH Korea is reportedly planning to send 30,000 more troops to fight alongside the Russians against Ukraine. It comes just a day after tyrant Kim Jong-un wept over the coffins of his soldiers whom he sent to die in Vladimir Putin's meatgrinder...

North Korea’s Waikiki: North Korea Opens Luxury Beach Resort for Russians

North Korea’s Waikiki: North Korea Opens Luxury Beach Resort for Russians

North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests later this month. Dubbed “North Korea’s Waikiki” by South Korean...

Over 100 US companies infiltrated by North Korean workers, raids seize 29 "laptop farms"

Over 100 US companies infiltrated by North Korean workers, raids seize 29 "laptop farms"

North Korea is said to have operated numerous laptop farms in the US. (Image source: Micha Brändli) The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed that raids were recently carried out at a total of 29 North Korean "laptop farms" operating in 16 US...

North Korea's 'concentration camp' revealed as new satellite images show grim reality

North Korea's 'concentration camp' revealed as new satellite images show grim reality

A rare glimpse inside the closed-off walls of North Korea has been given – and it shows one of the country's most notorious hell zones. Located inside the mountainous part of Kim Jong-un's isolated land is the Jongori Detention Camp, near Hoeryong...

North Koreans swim at huge new beach resort touted as boost for country’s tourism

North Koreans swim at huge new beach resort touted as boost for country’s tourism

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N. Korea Launches Wonsan Kalma Coastal Resort to Revitalize Tourism

N. Korea Launches Wonsan Kalma Coastal Resort to Revitalize Tourism

(MENAFN) North Korea has launched the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on its eastern coastline in a strategic move to revitalize tourism and generate vital foreign revenue amidst ongoing international sanctions, state-controlled media reported...

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