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N. Korea Reveals Leader Kim’s Daughter for First Time

N. Korea Reveals Leader Kim’s Daughter for First Time

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea revealed leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter for the first time Saturday in photos showing them attending the test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day. The North’s state media reported that Kim inspected the launch of a Hwasong-17, the country’s largest ballistic missile, at Pyongyang International [...]

S. Korea, U.S. Seek Ways to Thwart N.K. Cryptocurrency Theft in Seoul Symposium

S. Korea, U.S. Seek Ways to Thwart N.K. Cryptocurrency Theft in Seoul Symposium

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States held a joint government-private forum Thursday on how to counter cryptocurrency theft and other illegal cyber activities of North Korea, a presumed main source of Pyongyang’s financing for its missile and nuclear programs. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State [...]

N. Korea’s Missile Flies Across NLL for 1st Time; S. Korea Sends Missiles Northward in Its Show of Force

N. Korea’s Missile Flies Across NLL for 1st Time; S. Korea Sends Missiles Northward in Its Show of Force

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea launched a barrage of missiles Wednesday, including one that flew across its de facto maritime border with South Korea for the first time since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, according to the South’s military. In response, South Korea’s fighter jets fired three precision-guided missiles into [...]

76 pct of N. Korea’s Missile Tests Since 1984 Successful: Data

76 pct of N. Korea’s Missile Tests Since 1984 Successful: Data

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three quarters of North Korea’s missile tests conducted since 1984 were deemed to be successful, data showed Thursday, in an apparent sign of progress in Pyongyang’s relentless push for advanced weapons systems. The U.S.-based James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies produced the data on the North’s testing [...]

N. Korea Claims to Develop Cloud Computing and Face Recognition Technology

N. Korea Claims to Develop Cloud Computing and Face Recognition Technology

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s official newspaper claimed that the country has developed and partially commercialized a string of state-of-the-art technologies. The Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the North’s ruling Worker’s Party, on Tuesday published an article covering the National Informatization Achievement Exhibition 2022, noting that a variety of Internet of Things (IoT), big [...]

N. Korean Department Store Sells Counterfeit Foreign Luxury Brands

N. Korean Department Store Sells Counterfeit Foreign Luxury Brands

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — It was found that a North Korean department store is openly selling counterfeits of global luxury brands. According to a recent report by DPRK Today, a Chinese-based North Korean propaganda outlet, a variety of counterfeit foreign luxury items were showcased at a consumer goods exhibition held at the Pyongyang [...]