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North Korea student punished for birthday party, parents and teacher hauled in too

Daily NK English

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June 28, 2026

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A high school student in Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, was subjected to a public criticism session in June 2026 after inviting classmates home for a birthday party, with the student’s homeroom teacher and parents also called in for reprimand. School authorities characterized the gathering as an act of “decadent behavior” incompatible with a socialist []

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Yonhap News Agency

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· Jul 11, 2026

(News Focus) Lee seeks closer ties with NATO as Seoul pushes to expand arms exports to Europe

ULAANBAATAR, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's attendan...

NK News

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· Jun 25, 2026

Chinese kids set to visit UK-sanctioned North Korean Songdowon camp: tour firm

Chinese children are set to visit North Korea’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp this summer, according to a Russian tour agency, weeks after the U.K. blacklisted the camp and prompted Pyongyang to recall its ambassador from London. The Russian travel firm Vostok Intur flagged the “expected arrival of Chinese schoolchildren” at Songdowon this year in a []

The Hankyoreh

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· Jul 6, 2026

[Deep dive] Korea’s Democrats soul-search after losing the youth vote

[Deep dive] Korea’s Democrats soul-search after losing the youth vote

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 22, 2026

Bekas menteri kehakiman Korea Selatan dipenjara 25 tahun

SEOUL: Mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman penjara 25 tahun terhadap bekas Menteri Kehakiman Korea Selatan, Park Sung-jae atas peranannya dalam pelaksanaan singkat undang-undang tentera di negara itu dua tahun lalu. Sung-jae didapati bersalah kerana terlibat dalam pemberontakan, lapor agensi berita Yonhap dari Mahkamah Daerah Pusat Seoul. Pengisytiharan undang-undang tentera tersebut oleh bekas presiden, Yoon Suk-yeol pada Disember ... Read more The post Bekas menteri kehakiman Korea Selatan dipenjara 25 tahun appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

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· Jul 1, 2026

South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed

The Seoul Metropolitan Council has approved two key ordinances providing official institutional support for the 41st World Youth Day, scheduled for August 3–8, 2027. The measures establish the legal and administrative framework necessary for cooperation between the Archdiocese of Seoul, local government and public agencies responsible for welcoming an event expected to attract as many as two million pilgrims from around 190 countries The post South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed appeared first on ZENIT - English.

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Related coverage for "North Korea student punished for birthday party, parents and teacher hauled in too": Yonhap News Agency — (News Focus) Lee seeks closer ties with NATO as Seoul pushes to expand arms exports to Europe. NK News — Chinese kids set to visit UK-sanctioned North Korean Songdowon camp: tour firm. The Hankyoreh — [Deep dive] Korea’s Democrats soul-search after losing the youth vote. Utusan Malaysia — Bekas menteri kehakiman Korea Selatan dipenjara 25 tahun. ZENIT — South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed