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List every article · Times in UTC| Oct 15 17:57 |
South Korea |
Rice prices climb again in North Korea as fresh corn drives grain prices down
Rice prices in North Korean markets turned upward again in early October 2026, even as corn prices kept falling. The split shows how slowly this year’s rice harvest is reaching market stalls …
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| Oct 15 14:34 |
South Korea |
New Yalu River Bridge opening sparks last-minute cargo surge on old crossing
Chinese traders are rushing cargo across the aging Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge ahead of the New Yalu River Bridge’s expected opening on Oct. 15, 2026. Many fear the new crossing will charge steep …
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| Oct 15 12:02 |
South Korea |
Newly opened bridge signals revival of North Korea-China economic ties |
| Oct 15 12:02 |
South Korea |
USFK chief says 'conditions have changed' while stressing OPCON transfer requirements
U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson said Wednesday that "conditions have changed" while stressing the requirements in the transfer of a conditions-based wartime operation control (OPCON) from the United States …
Same story: 1 more article · 2 outlets
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| Oct 15 10:35 |
China |
Chinese Premier hails new bridge as landmark of China-DPRK friendship
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday called on China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to take the opening of the new China-DPRK Yalu River bridge as an opportunity to …
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| Oct 15 09:35 |
China |
Seoul to maintain Ukraine aid despite spat over North Korea prisoner transfer
South Korea will continue supporting Ukraine “as a responsible member of the international community” despite a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war being repatriated to the …
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| Oct 15 08:57 |
China |
New Yalu River Bridge opens to traffic
New Yalu River Bridge opens to traffic
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| Oct 15 08:48 |
North Korea |
Chinese travel agents advertising North Korea business trips on social media
Chinese travel agents are openly promoting North Korea trips for business delegations on social media, NK News has found, highlighting what appear to be growing opportunities to enter the country despite the …
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| Oct 15 07:46 |
South Korea |
N. Korea accuses Japan of 'sinister intention' over nuclear-powered submarines
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) - North Korea on Thursday called Japan's push for nuclea...
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| Oct 15 06:32 |
North Korea |
North Korea opens dozen barbecue restaurants in push to promote meat
North Korea has opened a dozen new barbecue restaurants across the country in recent weeks, according to state media, part of a propaganda campaign aimed at promoting meat availability and the regime’s …
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| Oct 15 05:57 |
South Korea |
DNA breakthrough returns Korean War soldier home after 7 decades
In the scorched summer of 1950, as North Korean forces pushed deep down the Korean Peninsula, a 20-year-old soldier took his final stand on a rugged mountain ridge in Gunwi, a county …
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| Oct 15 05:12 |
South Korea |
Seoul seeks to turn Trump-Kim summit into four-way peace talks: minister
South Korea aims to expand a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un into four-party talks involving the two Koreas, the US and China, with the …
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| Oct 15 05:09 |
South Korea |
(2nd LD) N. Korea fires strategic cruise missiles, possibly from nuclear attack submarine
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it test-fired two types of ...
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| Oct 15 04:06 |
North Korea |
Bosnian arms dealer gets prison time over plan to buy North Korean missiles
A U.S. court has sentenced a Bosnian arms dealer to five years in prison over his role in a scheme to procure anti-aircraft missiles from North Korea, according to the Department of …
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| Oct 15 02:15 |
North Korea |
How North Korean missiles found their way into Houthi hands
Houthi rebels in Yemen have made their largest gains in years since last month, capturing strategic islands along the Red Sea that allow them to threaten global shipping and carrying out a …
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| Oct 14 23:07 |
South Korea |
Russia vows closer ties with N. Korea at diplomatic anniversary reception
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Russia has pledged to deepen ties with North Korea at...
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| Oct 14 22:13 |
South Korea |
N. Korea could bolster drone capabilities through workers at Russian factory: report
North Korea could strengthen its military drone capabilities by gaining technical expertise through workers deployed to a major Russian drone production facility, potentially posing a new security threat to South Korea and …
Same story: 1 more article · 2 outlets
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| Oct 14 20:20 |
South Korea |
Hamhung teachers ordered to wear skirts during School Support Month
Hamhung teachers must now wear skirts in the classroom during North Korea’s October 2026 School Support Month, a rule that has angered female educators who still have to change into work clothes …
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| Oct 14 17:49 |
South Korea |
North Korea’s largest power plant forces workers to pay for mandatory loyalty tours
Workers at North Korea’s largest power plant are fuming after being ordered on mandatory ideological tours for Party Foundation Day in 2026. The catch is that they have to pay for the …
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| Oct 14 14:30 |
South Korea |
North Korean workers sent to Russia with no say and no destination
North Korea is sending more workers to Russia in 2026, but many recruits leave without knowing their destination or their jobs. A posting to Russia once looked like a rare chance to …
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| Oct 14 11:57 |
South Korea |
Parliamentary committee adopts resolution denouncing N. Korea over DMZ mine blast
A parliamentary committee on Wednesday passed a resolution led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) to condemn North Korea over recent land mine explosions near the inter-Korean border that left …
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| Oct 14 10:37 |
Taiwan |
US cracks down on North Korean remote IT fraud network; raids over 40 residences in Texas, 14 people indicted including 10 Chinese nationals ZH美掃蕩北韓遠端IT詐騙網絡 德州搜逾40住宅、14人遭起訴含10中國人
Newtalk新聞 美國司法部(DOJ)13 日宣布,聯邦執法人員針對北韓利用遠端資訊科技(IT)工作人員滲透美國企業、盜用美國公民身分牟利的非法網絡展開打擊行動。聯邦調查局(FBI)在德州搜查超過 40 處住宅,查獲 187 台筆記型電腦及其他設備,並對 14 名涉案人士提出刑事指控,其中 10 人為中國籍人士,另有 2 名美國公民遭到逮捕。 美國司法部表示,此次行動代號為「孤星圍捕行動」(Operation Lonestar Roundup),於 9 月 21 日至 25 日間執行。聯邦特工針對已知或疑似用於協助北韓 IT 工作人員的「筆記型電腦農場」(laptop farms)展開搜查及其他執法行動,查獲的設備據信供替北韓政府工作的 IT 人員使用。 調查指出,這些北韓 IT 工作人員涉嫌與身在美國的協助者合作,透過欺詐手段取得美國企業的遠端 IT 職位,藉此賺取收入,為北韓政權籌集資金,進而支持受到國際制裁的武器計畫。調查人員另發現,涉案人士疑似利用由十多個詐欺電子郵件帳戶組成的網絡,協助執行相關犯罪活動。 …
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| Oct 14 10:33 |
China |
New bridge linking China, DPRK opens to traffic Thursday
A new bridge across the Yalu River – the natural border between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – will further facilitate trade and people-to-people exchanges between the two …
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| Oct 14 09:22 |
North Korea |
UN special envoy calls for North Korea to declare moratorium on death penalty
The U.N. special envoy on North Korean human rights has called for Pyongyang to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step toward abolishing the death penalty, criticizing the country’s reliance …
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| Oct 14 09:10 |
North Korea |
All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum
North Korea’s new National Defense Revolution Museum (국방혁명박물관) features over 25 missile launch vehicles and 15 types of drones and naval weapons, NK Pro analysis has found, while it may be located …
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| Oct 14 08:37 |
North Korea |
Kamala Harris slams Trump’s cuts to US-ROK drills on countering North Korea
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to shorten a major military exercise with South Korea, while calling for strengthening extended deterrence in response to deepening …
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