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South Korea Lifts Ban on North Korea's Rodong Sinmun! Citizens can now access Pyongyang's state newspaper—once special restricted material. Dovish President eases Cold War-era censorship, trusts public discernment amid propaganda fears. Critics warn normalization risks, especially for youth without Korean War memory. Step toward inter-Korean dialogue?

Ever since North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006, the United Nations has been slapping multiple sanctions on them for their nuclear and ballistic programmes. But since about 2018, Pyongyang seems to have found a new way to evade the repercussions of these sanctions and continue to deal with nukes - crypto theft through cyberattacks. Watch to know more

Kim said that ‘almost all sectors fell a long way short of the set objectives’ under a previous five-year development plan established at the 2016 congress

Kim Jong Un said the country is under 'an intensive struggle' to recover from the floods and typhoonsWhile extreme weather events have disrupted farming around the world, North Korea is especially vulnerable

Speaking at a military parade on Saturday, Kim became emotional as he paid tribute to troops for their response to national disasters and preventing a coronavirus outbreak and apologised to citizens for failing to raise living standards

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has offered a glimpse of a different image: emotional and apologeticAt a weekend military parade, Kim's voice trembled momentarily as he spoke of 'tears of gratitude' for his people's efforts

Ties between the Koreas remain strained amid the deadlocked nuclear diplomacy between Pyongyang and WashingtonNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he would fully mobilize his nuclear force if threatened but avoided direct criticism of Washington

The parade featured North Korea's ballistic missiles for the first time since Kim began meeting with international leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, in 2018.

Parade features long-range missiles for first time since 2018North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blamed international sanctions, typhoons, and the coronavirus for preventing him from delivering on promises of economic progress

North Korea has not reported any domestic infections, an assertion that South Korea and the United States have questionedWhile attendees at other holiday events were shown wearing masks, no one at the parade appeared to be wearing any masks