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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim meets Russian culture minister

Yonhap News Agency · June 30, 2025

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in 12th para) By Park Boram SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Russia's Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova in Pyongyang and discussed ways to further deepen cooperation in...

Russian, North Korean culture ministers sign two-year cooperation plan

TASS · June 30, 2025

SEOUL, June 30. /TASS/. Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova and her North Korean counterpart Sung Jong Gyu held a meeting during which they signed a cooperation plan between the ministries for 2025-2027, the Korean Central News Agency...

Americans Detained After Trying to Send Over 1,000 Bibles to North Korea

Newsweek · June 29, 2025

Six Americans were initially detained on Friday in South Korea for trying to throw more than a thousand plastic bottles filled with food, religious texts, money, and USB sticks in the sea to be carried to North Korea, the Associated Press...

UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Afghanistan, Russia abstains

TASS · July 7, 2025

UNITED NATIONS, July 7. /TASS/. During its plenary session on Monday, the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution expressing concern about human rights in Afghanistan, a TASS correspondent reported. The 67-point document was drafted by...

Smuggled, expired, and deadly: Inside N. Korea’s contraceptive underground

Daily NK · June 29, 2025

Last year, Daily NK reported that black market merchants in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, were secretly selling expired Chinese-made contraceptives to teenagers and young adults. Our follow-up investigation reveals that high demand has...

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry introduces new structure: disarmament unit dropped, NATO unit added

Ukrainska Pravda ·

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Facebook Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has announced the introduction of a new structure for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which took effect...

N. Korean smartphone spills state secrets

Daily NK · June 27, 2025

A fascinating glimpse into North Korea’s technology sector has emerged through analysis of the Samtaesong 8, a North Korean smartphone. Daily NK’s examination of the device uncovered database files containing information about 435...

North Korea: A future tourist destination?

Euro Weekly News · June 26, 2025

In a rare display of ambition and optimism, North Korea has unveiled its most significant tourism project in decades: the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, a vast beach resort designed to accommodate up to 20,000 guests. The sprawling...

Meet man, impersonator of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un, who earns a living by..., recognised as the world's...

DNA India · June 29, 2025

Howard Lee, more popular as Howard X is a professional Kim Jong Un impersonator who belongs to Hong Kong. Since 2011, Howard X has been impersonating North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Howard Lee, more popular as Howard X is a professional Kim...

North Korea just opened a beach resort for 20,000 people. But who will visit?

CNN · June 27, 2025

Seoul CNN — Kim Jong Un personally cut the ribbon of a new resort hailed by state media as a “national treasure-level tourism city” — a lavish seaside development set against what human rights observers describe as stark realities of hunger and...

North Korea Launches Tourism Campaign with New Beachside Resort Featuring a Water Park. Who Can Visit?

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW In an attempt to develop a tourist economy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the impending launch of Wonsan Kalma, a beachside resort with attractions including a water park The park is set to open to North Koreans on July 1...

Russian culture minister visits North Korea amid deepening ties

Korea JoungAng Daily · June 29, 2025

Published: 29 Jun. 2025, 14:18 Russia's Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova arrives in Pyongyang on June 28, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 29. [YONHAP] Russia's Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has...

War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities

The Conversation · July 3, 2025

People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings. In fact, human cultural practices can influence evolution in wildlife. This influence is...

North Korea set to open up beach resort as part of tourism drive

The London Economic · June 26, 2025

North Korea is set to open up a beach resort as Kim Jong Un bets on tourism. State media has reported that the secretive communist regime will open a resort next month. Six years after it was meant to be completed, Wonsan Kalma on the east coast...

Russian culture minister visits N. Korea amid deepening ties

The Korea Times · June 29, 2025

Russia's Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has visited North Korea to mark the first anniversary of the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership treaty, the North's state media reported Sunday. A Russian culture ministry delegation led by...

Today-History-Jul08

Pique Newsmagazine · July 8, 2025

Today in History for July 8: On this date: In 1629, Spain's King Philip III sent England's King Charles the First an elephant and five camels. Included were instructions that the elephant be given a gallon of wine each day. Today in History for...

North Korea set to open 'world class' tourist resort on July 1

Gulf Today · June 26, 2025

North Korea has completed construction on a massive tourist resort boasting colourful water slides and swimming pools, state media said on Thursday, a pet project of leader Kim Jong Un. Kim was an enthusiastic visitor this week to the sprawling...

world Russian culture minister in North Korea praises 'unprecedented' co-operation

Asiaone · June 29, 2025

Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova arrived in North Korea on Saturday (June 28) with a 125-strong delegation of performers and praised cultural co-operation between Moscow and Pyongyang for achieving "unprecedented heights". Lyubimova,...

N. Korean Group BlueNoroff Uses Deepfake Zoom Calls in Crypto Scams

Security Boulevard · June 26, 2025

The notorious North Korean hacking group BlueNoroff is using deepfakes and deceptive Zoom calls in a sophisticated social engineering campaign designed to steal cryptocurrency by convincing company employees to unknowingly download malware onto...

Russian culture minister arrives in North Korea on working visit

TASS · June 29, 2025

MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has arrived in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on a working visit. "I have arrived in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on a working visit. Thanks to Russian...