NK News

NK News

NK News is a dedicated and privately owned platform that provides specialized information about North Korea. The website aims to gather reliable news, opinions, analysis, research tools, data, and experts on the subject all in one easy-to-access location. Founded in April 2010, NK News has team members located in Washington DC, Seoul, and London.

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North Korea dismantles inter-Korean reunions hotel despite Lee’s engagement push

1 week ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea dismantles inter-Korean reunions hotel despite Lee’s engagement push Work to tear down the ROK-owned tower at Mt. Kumgang resort appears to signal DPRK will maintain anti-South policies North Korea has begun dismantling a 12-story hotel on the east coast used for inter-Korean family reunions and owned by the ROK government, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, months after starting to take down some nearby buildings. Planet Labs imagery shows the work at the...
North Korea starts work on what could become country’s largest military factory

1 week ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea starts work on what could become country’s largest military factory Buildings dismantled in path of planned production hall for weapons-manufacturing machines after Kim visit North Korea has started a large-scale project to build better machines for manufacturing weapons, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, soon after leader Kim Jong Un visited the site last month. State media reported on May 7 that Kim inspected the Huichon Ryonha General Machine Plant in Jagang...
Kim Jong Un promotes rocket production at factory likely making arms for Russia

1 week ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

Kim Jong Un promotes rocket production at factory likely making arms for Russia North Korean media still hiding purpose of expansion at Tonghungsan Machine Plant after Kim’s third visit in two years North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured an artillery shell factory on the east coast for the third time in two years amid mass exports of the weapons to Russia, according to NK News analysis of state media, though the weekend report continued to omit the purpose of the factory’s extensive...
North Korea scrubs navy commander from photos in sign of widening warship purge

2 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea scrubs navy commander from photos in sign of widening warship purgeDeletion of commander and shipyard manager from state media appears linked to failed destroyer launch last monthNorth Korea has deleted the country’s top navy commander and the manager of the shipyard where a warship launch disaster occurred from images in state media, according to NK News analysis, suggesting purges related to the failed launch have been wider than previously reported.
North Korea launches warship at major ceremony weeks after disaster, repairs

2 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea launches warship at major ceremony weeks after disaster, repairsKim Jong Un attends ceremony on east coast for Naval destroyer that capsized during first attempted launch last monthThis is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
North Korea opens another luxury mall with bootleg Ikea and Starbucks copycat

2 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea opens another luxury mall with bootleg Ikea and Starbucks copycat Signs point to likely Japanese investment in newest Pyongyang shopping center for well-off in ‘communist’ DPRK Another new bootleg Ikea store and a copycat Starbucks coffee shop have opened in North Korea’s capital in a new luxury mall, in what appears to be the latest shopping center with ties to Japan. The eight-story Rangrang Aeguk Kumgang Service Complex (락랑애국금강관) features a furniture store selling real or...
North Korea building new site resembling uranium enrichment facility: IAEA

2 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea building new site resembling uranium enrichment facility: IAEAUN watchdog says its monitoring new building at Yongbyon complex, which could boost DPRK nuclear warhead productionNorth Korea is building a new facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex that resembles a known uranium enrichment site, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), possibly as part of plans to boost the country’s nuclear warhead production capability.
Kim Jong Un blames poor hospital construction on use of unskilled military labor

2 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

Kim Jong Un blames poor hospital construction on use of unskilled military laborNorth Korean leader schedules major conference next month to address ‘obsolete’ customs holding back state projectsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a hospital construction site in Kusong on Monday, according to state media, where he criticized the skill level of the military conscripts he frequently mobilizes for major state projects.
North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade

2 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade Naval destroyer arrived in Rason on east coast on Sunday as Kim Jong Un’s 'late June' deadline looms North Korea’s damaged destroyer has arrived at a shipyard in the northeast to begin repairs ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s deadline for restoration later this month, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery. The warship, which was damaged when it partially capsized at a launching ceremony at Chongjin...
North Korea will move damaged warship to other shipyard for repairs: State media

3 weeks ago | nknews.org | Colin Zwirko

North Korea will move damaged warship to other shipyard for repairs: State mediaNew satellite imagery confirms destroyer relaunched Thursday after capsizing at ceremony in May North Korea will move its damaged warship to a different shipyard on the east coast for repairs, state media reported Friday, after successfully lifting it out of the water this week and relaunching it on Thursday.

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