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Ukraine recovers combat instructional documents from killed North Korean soldier

Jan 14, 2025 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

Read a version of this story in KoreanThe Ukrainian military has recovered combat instructions and personal photos from a North Korean soldier killed in action in Russia’s war with Ukraine, a human rights organization that assisted in translating the documents told Radio Free Asia.
Ukraine drones kill 50 North Koreans in battle in Kursk region

Dec 18, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

Read a version of this story in KoreanAround 50 North Korean soldiers were killed in a battle against Ukrainian army drones in the Kursk region this week, video of the battle shared on social media revealed. It’s the latest evidence that North Korean forces are participating in Russia’s war with Ukraine, a fact that Moscow and Pyongyang are trying to hide, including by allegedly burning the faces off of North Koreans who are killed in action.
North Korean taekwon-do to change name of ‘unification’ pattern for political reasons

Nov 18, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

North Korean taekwon-do to change name of ‘unification’ pattern for political reasonsSports reflects politics as Pyongyang distances itself from the South. By Park Jaewoo for RFA Korean2024.11.18
North Korea beats Japan, US to win third U-20 Women’s World Cup

Sep 24, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo |Cho Jinwoo

North Korea’s Under-20 women’s national soccer team defeated both the United States and Japan on its way to winning its third World Cup – a victory that authorities used to boost morale in the country still suffering from floods this summer. Monday’s 1-0 victory over Japan in the final in Bogota, Colombia, was splashed on the front page of the Rodong Sinmun.
Experts: North Korea’s Chinese-made soccer uniforms might violate sanctions

Sep 4, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

Read a version of this story in Korean. North Korea’s national soccer team will kick off the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, but their Chinese-made uniforms might be part of a sanctions violation, experts told Radio Free Asia. Chinese sportswear maker Inlang Sports posted on social media last week that the North Korean team would be wearing uniforms bearing Inlang’s logo for the first time in Thursday’s match vs Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
North Korea dominates the Asian taekwon-do championship. Notably absent: South Korea

Sep 3, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

Read a version of this story in KoreanThe North Korean taekwon-do team dominated the competition at the 10th Asian ITF Taekwon-do Championships in Bengaluru, India, last month, coming away with 80 gold medals, 24 silver, and 9 bronze. That easily surpassed host nation India, with 52 golds, and third-place Kazakhstan with 32 golds.
Kim Jong Un shocks listeners by using South Korean terms in speech

Aug 16, 2024 | rfa.org | Ahn Chang Gyu |Park Jaewoo

Kim Jong Un recently shocked North Korean flood victims when he addressed them in a speech that contained words and phrases commonly used by South Koreans – terms that would get ordinary citizens in hot water, residents told Radio Free Asia.
8/17/24 Korean News and Commentary

Aug 16, 2024 | myemail-api.constantcontact.com | Young Kim |Ahn Chang Gyu |Park Jaewoo

Quotes of the Day:"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." – Eleanor Roosevelt"It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting."– Aristotle"The last of the human freedoms, to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, is to choose one's own way." – Dr. Viktor E. Frankl1. S. Korea, U.S., Japan leaders to announce joint statement Sunday to mark Camp David summit2.
North Korea draws navigable group in round 3 of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers

Jun 28, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the North Korean team will go through three Middle Eastern countries and two former Soviet republics, the Asian Football Confederation decided in a drawing for the third round of qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur Thursday. North Korea was drawn into Group A along with Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Kyrgyzstan.
Upbeat video casts Kim Jong Un as North Korea’s father figure

May 1, 2024 | rfa.org | Park Jaewoo

An upbeat and unusually high quality propaganda music video coming out of North Korea purports to show a prosperous, modern society full of happy people who love their leader. Titled “Friendly Father,” the rousing song depicts soldiers, students, steel workers and others singing Kim Jong Un’s praises. “He is holding his 10 million children in his arms and taking care of us with all his heart,” go the lyrics.