First NK defectors enter SK Unification Ministry (Daily NK) South Korea’s Ministry of Unification announced last week that five defectors from North Korea have been selected to work in the ministry as full time employees.

N.Korea calls for increasing output for party congress​ North Korea is trying to increase its output in preparation for the 7th Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) congress next May, according to the reports from the state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper. Visit NK News for more Imagining N. Korea’s secret police post-unification, By Dr. Andrei Lankov Dr. Andrei Lankov follows up on last week's piece about reunification by absorption by arguing that this is the only realistic reunification scenario, and thus it is important to think through the implications.  Visit NK News for more S. Korea ups compensation for injured troops The South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) has decided to broaden its compensation provided to injured South Korean troops.  Visit NK News for more

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Korean foreign minister visits Iran for first time in 14 years (Arirang News)
South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se is due in Iran this Satursday to meet with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iranian FM Says Nukes Can't Guarantee Regime Security (Chosun Ilbo)
Nuclear weapons can never guarantee the security of a regime, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se in Tehran on Saturday.

45 countries sponsor new U.N. resolution on North Korea human rights (Korea Herald)
A total of 45 countries sponsored a new U.N. General Assembly resolution that centers on calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for human rights violations.

N.Koreans Take to Social Media (Chosun Ilbo)
North Koreans are increasingly taking to social media, be it in an official capacity to spread propaganda or to communicate with the outside world away from prying eyes.