March 2024 - North Korea Special Weapons News

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Central Cadres Training School of WPK under Construction KCNA 31 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance to the construction site of the Central Cadres Training School of the WPK nearing completion.
DPRK Foreign Minister Issues Press Statement KCNA 29 Mar 2024 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, issued the following press statement on Friday:
Why Russia Voted to End UN Panel That Monitors North Korea Sanctions VOA 29 Mar 2024 -- The future of international efforts to restrain Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program is in question after Russia voted on Thursday to dismantle a body meant to monitor the implementation of United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
Security Council Fails to Extend Mandate for Expert Panel Assisting Sanctions Committee on Democratic People's Republic of Korea UN Security Council 28 Mar 2024 -- The Security Council today failed to adopt a resolution that would have extended until 30 April 2025 the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea due to a veto cast by the Russian Federation — a permanent member of the Council — while numerous speakers underscored that Moscow's veto fuels suspicion and weakens the global non-proliferation architecture.
Russia Uses Veto to Shut Down UN Sanctions Monitors on North Korea VOA 28 Mar 2024 -- Russia used its U.N. Security Council veto Thursday to end monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea, after the monitors reported on Moscow's violations.
Joint Statement following Russia's veto of the mandate renewal of the UN Security Council's 1718 Committee Panel of Experts UK FCDO 28 Mar 2024 -- Joint Statement on behalf of the United States, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom.
Russia's veto is about its breaching of sanctions in pursuit of weapons to use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 28 Mar 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on nuclear non-non-proliferation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Treasury Sanctions Actors Financing the North Korean Weapons of Mass Destruction Program US Treasury 27 Mar 2024 -- Today, in coordination with the Republic of Korea (ROK), the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China, and the United Arab Emirates, that generate revenue and facilitate financial transactions for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Funds generated through these actors are ultimately funneled to support the DPRK's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs.
US Seeks Engagement With North Korea Amid Heightened Tensions VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- The Biden administration has been making a diplomatic push for talks with North Korea with more explicit public proposals for engagement than at any other time since taking office.
Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 26 Mar 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Tuesday:
Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 25 Mar 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Monday:
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of KPA KCNA 25 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected the headquarters of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People's Army (KPA) and the First Tank Armored Infantry Regiment under the direct control of the division on March 24.
Ryanggang province restores coronavirus emergency command as cases increase Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2024 -- A return to a Coronavirus Emergency Quarantine posture is underway in North Korea's Ryanggang province as cases of a respiratory disease with symptoms similar to COVID-19 increase, and at least one more child has died, residents told Radio Free Asia.
Japan proposes Kishida, Kim summit: North Korean leader's sister Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, said on Monday that Pyongyang has received a summit proposal from Japan. Her comments came a month after she said the hermit state was open to enhancing its ties with Tokyo.
Press Statement of DPRK Permanent Mission to UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva KCNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The DPRK permanent mission to the UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva issued the following press statement on March 24:
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Message of Sympathy to President of Russian Federation KCNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of sympathy to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on March 23.
Talks Held between DPRK and Chinese Party Officials KCNA 23 Mar 2024 -- Kim Song Nam, alternate member of the Political Bureau and director of the International Department of the C.C., Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) who is heading the WPK delegation on a visit to China, had talks with Liu Jianchao, head of the International Liaison Department of the C.C., Communist Party of China (CPC), in Beijing on March 21.
High level North Korean delegation visits China Radio Free Asia 22 Mar 2024 -- A North Korean diplomatic delegation is in China for talks on strengthening cooperation, marking the highest-ranking official talks between the two nations since Pyongyang lifted COVID-19 lockdown.
100,000 North Koreans work abroad, earning US$500 million a year: UN Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2024 -- Around 100,000 North Koreans worked overseas in 2023, earning about US$500 million for North Korea, indicating that Pyongyang has the means to get around sanctions, a report by the U.N. Security Council's Panel of experts said.
Chinese residents of North Korea worry about returning from China Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2024 -- Chinese residents of North Korea who went to China during the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to return, but some are wondering if they should have stayed in China given all the restrictions on bringing things into the country, sources told Radio Free Asia.
Talks Held between DPRK and Russian Officials KCNA 20 Mar 2024 -- Talks between Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Maritime Territory Administration of the Russian Federation, took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall here on March 19.
Top DPRK leader oversees ground jet test of solid-fuel engine for hypersonic missile People's Daily 20 Mar 2024 -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) oversaw a ground jet test of multi-stage solid-fuel engine for an intermediate-range hypersonic missile, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Wednesday.
Accountability essential to counter human rights abuse in DPR Korea UN News 20 Mar 2024 -- The UN's deputy human rights chief on Wednesday underscored the need to ensure accountability for ongoing serious violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), stressing that it would also benefit long-term peace and security across the region.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Ground Jet Test of Solid-fuel Engine for New-type Intermediate-range Hypersonic Missile KCNA 20 Mar 2024 -- A ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which is of another strategic value, was successfully conducted in the era when eye-opening sci-tech achievements have been simultaneously made in the course of steady development in bolstering up the national defence capability.
Federal Foreign Office comments on the reported North Korean missile test Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Mar 2024
UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on human rights in Democratic People's Republic of Korea UK FCDO 19 Mar 2024 -- Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Statement delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French.
Are Sanctions Worsening Conditions for North Koreans? VOA 19 Mar 2024 -- International sanctions have contributed to the worsening of human rights in North Korea, according to the nongovernmental group Human Rights Watch, while the U.S. State Department, which supports the sanctions, said the regime is mainly to blame.
North Koreans shocked as Cuba establishes ties with South Korea Radio Free Asia 19 Mar 2024 -- North Koreans reacted in shock when they learned that their "socialist brethren" in Cuba established official relations with capitalistic South Korea, residents in the North told Radio Free Asia.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Firing Drill of Artillery Units in Western Area KCNA 19 Mar 2024 -- In the stirring period when the trainings for strengthening the combat capability to bolster up the national defence capability in every way are being hotly staged at all the training grounds of the entire army amid the flame of effecting a revolution in the training kindled by the Party Central Committee, there was a firing drill of the artillery units in the western area, which are in charge of an important firing, equipped with super-large multiple rocket launchers, one of the core striking means of the new generation of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Congratulatory Message to President of Russian Federation KCNA 18 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on March 18 sent a congratulatory message to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Extends Congratulations to Russian President KCNA 18 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Monday extended congratulations to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on his reelection to the presidency of the Russian Federation.
COVID symptoms kill 5 North Korean children, schools and daycares shuttered Radio Free Asia 18 Mar 2024 -- At least five North Korean children have died as a resurgence of a respiratory disease believed to be COVID-19 has caused authorities to enact quarantine procedures in Ryanggang province, residents told Radio Free Asia.
DPRK missile launch on 18 March: FCDO statement UK FCDO 18 Mar 2024 -- Following the DPRK's ballistic missile launch on Monday 18 March, an FCDO spokesperson gave a statement.
VOA Interview | US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia VOA 18 Mar 2024 -- The United States disclosed Monday that North Korea has dispatched at least 10,000 containers loaded with military munitions to Russia in support of its war in Ukraine. This number surpasses the 7,000 containers estimated by the South Korean defense chief earlier in the day.
North Korean leader calls army for war readiness IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un has called on the country's armed forces to remain fully prepared for any possible conflict.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Training of KPA Paratroopers KCNA 16 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, guided training of air-borne units of the Korean People's Army on March 15.
Great Socialist Wealth Born of Devoted Service for People's Wellbeing Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Attends Commissioning Ceremony of Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm KCNA 16 Mar 2024 -- The world's biggest vegetable farm has been successfully built and inaugurated in the Kangdong area of Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, at a stirring time when a new world of socialist cultural efflorescence and a new era of grandiose changes - the Korean people's long-cherished ideal - is being brought under the guidance of the great Party Central Committee.
Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 16 Mar 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on March 16:
North Korean leader inspects drills with call for war preparation Press TV 16 Mar 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen paratroop drills, urging the nation's military to make preparations for war.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Tankmen's Training Match KCNA 14 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, guided a training match between the large combined tankmen's units of the Korean People's Army on March 13.
Despite Sanctions, North Korea Runs More Than 50 Restaurants in China VOA 14 Mar 2024 -- North Korea is operating more than 50 restaurants staffed by its citizens in more than 10 Chinese cities in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to a diplomatic source.
Analysis: Does North Korea's Kim Want Another Summit With Trump? VOA 12 Mar 2024 -- A re-elected U.S. President Donald Trump could well awaken the following day to a phone call inviting him to Pyongyang for a summit with Kim Jong Un, says a veteran of the two previous Trump-Kim summits in 2018 and 2019.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Artillery Firing Drill of KPA Large Combined Units KCNA 08 Mar 2024 -- The large combined units of the Korean People's Army (KPA) conducted an artillery firing drill at a time when the high fighting spirit of the entire army has been boosted day by day to dynamically usher in a new heyday of bolstering up the military capability for self-defence.
China calls for moving out of the spiral of escalating confrontation on Korean Peninsula issue Global Times 07 Mar 2024 -- The Korean Peninsula issue has been lingering for years. It has a clear root cause. That is, Cold war vestiges persist, a peace mechanism remains absent and the security issue is yet to be fundamentally resolved, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a press conference on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing second session of the 14th National People's Congress.
North Korea's leader orders heightened military preparation amid South Korea-US military drills Press TV 07 Mar 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered heightened readiness for potential war, during his visit to a military training base in the country's western region amid recent joint South Korea-US military drills.
North Korean political prisoners forced to work at nuke sites: escapee Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2024 -- A North Korean escapee's recent account has shed light on Pyongyang's enforcement of forced labor at nuclear sites.
What's on Pyongyang's Weapons Shopping List in Moscow? VOA 06 Mar 2024 -- Moscow has a range of military technologies that it could offer Pyongyang in exchange for munitions to sustain its war in Ukraine, with advanced missile technologies high on the list, analysts say.
North Korea slams South Korea-US drills, warns of consequences Press TV 05 Mar 2024 -- North Korea has strongly denounced South Korea for its joint military drills with the United States while warning there would be dire consequences for Seoul for such actions.
North Korea Condemns Joint US-South Korean Military Drills Sputnik 05 Mar 2024 -- North Korea strongly condemns the joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, calling them provocative, a spokesman for the North Korean Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Ukraine military official: half of all North Korean shells are duds Radio Free Asia 04 Mar 2024 -- Russia has imported more than 1.5 million artillery shells from North Korea to cover its insufficient arms production as the war with Ukraine rages on, but about half of the shells are duds, a Ukrainian military official said.
Warmonger at the gates: S Korea, US launch war games near North Press TV 04 Mar 2024 -- South Korea and the United States have kicked off joint spring military drills, doubling the number of participating troops compared to last year.
South Korea, US Launch Joint Fighter Jet Exercise - Reports Sputnik 04 Mar 2024 -- South Korea and the United States have launched a joint Buddy Squadron fighter jet exercise as part of the broader annual military drills Freedom Shield on Monday to boost combat readiness amid allegedly rising threats from North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean air force.
Spokesman for Ministry of National Defence of DPRK Issues Press Statement KCNA 05 Mar 2024 -- A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK released the following press statement on March 4:
Ford vans seen in Kim Jong Un's entourage Radio Free Asia 01 Mar 2024 -- North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency released at least two photos of vans used in Kim Jong Un's motorcade that appeared to be made by Ford Motor Co., suggesting that Pyongyang has again evaded U.N. sanctions.

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March 2024 - North Korea Special Weapons News