SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
N. Korea touts 'invincible' comradeship with Russia at diplomatic event
SEOUL -- North Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening relations with Russia at a diplomatic event, calling its ties with Moscow an "invincible" comradeship, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday.
The North Korean Embassy in Russia hosted a reception marking the 78th anniversary of forming diplomatic relations between the two nations last Tuesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
N.K. leader's sister calls situation at southern border 'very unstable'
SEOUL -- Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said Monday the situation at the southern border is "very unstable," noting the North is reviewing a possible resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts along the border.
The remarks came after Pyongyang has repeatedly denied responsibility for a land mine explosion last month that injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously, and dismissed Seoul's findings that land mines deliberately planted by North Korea were the cause of the blast.
N. Korea, Russia discuss ways to expand exchanges in education
SEOUL -- The education ministers of North Korea and Russia have met in Pyongyang and discussed ways to expand exchanges in the education field, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid deepening cooperation between the two nations.
North Korean Education Minister Ri Yong-chol and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Kravtsov, held talks the previous day, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). A Russian delegation, led by Kravtsov, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday.
N. Korea's Kim tours light industry expo, touts regional policy achievements
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a garment and footwear exhibition, highlighting achievements in light industry production under his signature regional development policy, state media reported Tuesday.
Kim toured the 2026 National Garment and Footwear Exhibition the previous day and expressed satisfaction that products on display showed "rapid and substantial" development in light industry, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
N. Korea vows 'tit-for-tat' action against S. Korea-U.S. military exercise
SEOUL -- North Korea on Tuesday denounced South Korea's ongoing joint military drills with the United States and a separate exercise between the U.S. and Japan, calling them "muscle flexing" by "enemy states."
In an English-language commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the North warned that a "tit-for-tat principle based on strong power will be applied" in response to the military exercises.
N.K. leader's sister, military marshal inspect border fortification site
SEOUL -- Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister, and a military marshal have inspected fortification work along the border with South Korea, according to state media Wednesday.
Pak Jong-chon, an adviser to the North's Ministry of National Defense, inspected key positions along the southern border the previous day to review progress on a project to fortify the border, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
N. Korea to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward S. Korea: N.K. leader's sister
SEOUL -- Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister, said Wednesday that Pyongyang will resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea later this month, state media reported.
"Our tactical hunting teams are taking new positions, and within October, the loudspeakers for psychological warfare against the ROK will be in operation along the whole border," Kim said in a statement carried in an English-language dispatch by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). ROK stands for the Republic of Korea, South Korea's official name.
N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea
SEOUL -- Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Thursday of "new counter means" at her country's border with South Korea.
"Our new counter means will get into the alert for duty at all the southern border line and the loudspeakers against the ROK will be on standby in a matter of days," the leader's sister said in a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
