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The following is a list of events from the year 2025 in North Korea.

## Incumbents

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| General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Jong Un
| Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly | Choe Ryong-hae
| Premier of North Korea | Pak Thae-Song

## Events

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### January

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* January 6 – According to reports by the South Korean military, North Korea launches an intermediate-range ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan.[1][2]
* January 11 – Ukraine announces the capture of two North Korean soldiers during fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast.[3]
* January 16 – Travel agencies announce the reopening of the border city of Rason and the Rason Special Economic Zone to foreign visitors following a prolonged closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.[4]

### February

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* February 13 – According to reports by the South Korean Ministry of Unification, North Korea begins the demolition of the Reunion Center for the Separated Families, which hosts reunions of families split by the Korean War, in Mount Kumgang.[5]
* February 27 – The United States formally accuses North Korea of responsibility over the theft of $1.5 billion in virtual assets from the cryptocurrency exchange ByBit, in what is reported to be the biggest such heist in history.[6]
* February 28 – North Korea announces that it had carried out test launches of strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea.[7]

### March

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* March 27 – The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) publishes pictures of what is believed to be North Korea's first airborne early warning and control aircraft.[8]

### April

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* April 6 – The Pyongyang Marathon is held for the first time since 2019 following a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
* April 8 – A group of North Korean soldiers enter the South Korean side of the eastern section of the DMZ, prompting warning shots from South Korean forces that force them to retreat.[11]
* April 25 – The Korean People's Navy launches its first destroyer, the Choe Hyon, at a ceremony in Nampo.[12]
* April 28 – North Korea admits to sending its military to fight alongside Russian forces in Kursk Oblast against Ukraine.[13]

## Deaths

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* 24 February – Jeong Su-il, 90, North Korean spy and defector to South Korea.[14]
* 31 March – Kim Shin-jo, 82, North Korean commando (Blue House raid) and defector to South Korea.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "North Korea fires first ballistic missile in two months - Seoul". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
2. ^ Hagstrom, Anders (2025-01-06). "North Korea carries out first missile launch test since Trump's election". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
3. ^ "Ukraine says it captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
4. ^ "Travel agencies say North Korea reopens border city to tourism". France 24. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
5. ^ "Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families". AP News. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
6. ^ McCurry, Justin (27 February 2025). "North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
7. ^ "North Korea says it launched cruise missiles in message to 'enemies'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
8. ^ "N. Korea releases photos of what appears to be airborne control aircraft for 1st time". The Korea Herald. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
9. ^ "N Korea holds first international marathon in six years". BBC. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
10. ^ "North Korea holds first Pyongyang marathon after pandemic". Reuters.
11. ^ "South Korea's military fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers cross the border". AP News. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
12. ^ Kim Tong-hyung (2025-04-26). "North Korean leader Kim touts new naval destroyer, blames US for tensions". AP News. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
13. ^ Daria Shulzhenko; Jean Mackenzie (2025-04-28). "N Korea confirms it sent troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine war". BBC. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
14. ^ "[Obituary] Jeong Su-il, ex-North Korean spy turned Silk Road scholar, dies at 90". The Korea Herald. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
15. ^ "Famous North Korean assassin who became a pastor in the South following failed 1968 mission dies". AP News. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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