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A Seoul court sentenced three people to prison for helping North Korean cyber actors create illegal gambling websites.

The defendants conspired with a man who built 16 illicit sites and funneled $5.2M to DPRK cybercriminals, the court found.

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North Korea reinforced ties with the Chinese Communist Party as senior official Kim Song Nam wrapped up a Beijing visit focused on party-to-party cooperation.

At home, leader Kim Jong Un pushed rural development and naval modernization.

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Russia and North Korea plan to operate 14 daily bus trips between Vladivostok and Rason via their new border bridge, per Russian government records.

Experts say the route will likely support sanctioned DPRK labor exports.

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South Korea’s top diplomat said there is little chance Kim Jong Un will attend next week’s APEC summit in China, departing for talks about North Korea with his Chinese counterpart.

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Huanghai’s bus factory in Dandong says it is now running at full capacity, weeks after Kim Jong Un toured the plant.

The production turnaround raises questions about possible plans to export vehicles to both North and South Korea.

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The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI moved to disrupt North Korean crypto theft, seizing infrastructure behind a $400M cybercrime campaign.

Authorities also won court approval to seize over $1.2 billion from the record $6.36 billion Binance heist.

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NK Pro analysis shows North Korea faked its claimed Nov. 4 cluster warhead test, using doctored images of Riwon Air Base runway photos from 2022 and manipulating explosions to promote dubious new missile capabilities.

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North Korea's top diplomat Choe Son Hui denounced a G7 statement reaffirming denuclearization as a vicious criticism of the DPRK's constitutional rights.

The statement comes amid speculation Trump could meet Kim Jong Un around the APEC summit this month.

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North Korea has changed its national flag's proportions for the first time since 1948, breaking with a design credited to founder Kim Il Sung.

The new 1:1.65 ratio makes the DPRK the only country in the world using those dimensions.

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South Korea's unification minister said North Korean shows of force are a "kind of signal" about openness to engagement.

Chung Dong-young defended Seoul's efforts to ease tensions despite Pyongyang ignoring its offer of military talks.

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A Trump-Kim meeting at next week's APEC summit in China appears unlikely, a senior South Korean presidential official said, amid widespread speculation about potential contact on the sidelines.

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NK Pro analysis confirms North Korea is building a second major new naval base on its east coast at Thongchon, tied to Kim Jong Un’s navy modernization push.

Imagery also shows renewed work at the long-stalled Munchon naval project.

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The South Korean military still holds the upper hand over North Korea but Pyongyang is closing the gap in science and tech, Seoul's Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said.

He cited the flow of drones and tech to the DPRK since the Ukraine war began.

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A large-scale North Korean troop dispatch to Russia is unlikely this winter, an ex-Ukrainian official said, despite Zelensky's past warnings.

He suggested Pyongyang has shifted to restraint, avoiding offensive operations in the Donbas.

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Kim Jong Un inspected major naval base construction on North Korea's east coast Wednesday, state media reported.

NK News analysis shows some photos were taken in Munchon, where work restarted in August amid Kim's naval modernization push.

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North Korea has published the full text of its revised constitution for the first time since March amendments.

It confirms changes defining DPRK territory as bordering South Korea and expanding Kim Jong Un's powers, including nuclear command.

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North Korea has put its embassy building in Mexico up for sale for $2.12 million, NK News has confirmed, though it's unclear if the mission will move or shut down entirely.

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South Korea's top diplomat Cho Hyun discussed North Korea with his U.S. and Ukrainian counterparts at the G7 meeting in Paris on Tuesday.

His talks with Ukraine's FM were the first since Seoul recalled its ambassador over the North Korean POW dispute.

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NK News Lead Correspondent Shreyas Reddy joins the podcast to discuss North Korea's record $6.36B crypto heist from Binance, the automated laundering of stolen funds and his exclusive interviews with former North Korean IT workers.

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The Czech Republic has appointed a new ambassador to North Korea, more than five years after Prague suspended embassy operations in Pyongyang during the pandemic.

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