North Korean
adjective
: of, relating to, or characteristic of North Korea or its people
North Korean
noun
plural North Koreans
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North Korea last sent athletes to the South in December 2018 for a table tennis event, part of a brief period of diplomatic engagement that included the participation of North Korean athletes and a high-level delegation at that year’s Winter Olympics in the South.
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ABC News, 20 May 2026
North Korean players at a training session in Suwon, South Korea, on Monday.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 20 May 2026
North Korean athletes last came to the South in December 2018, when a joint North-South team competed in the International Table Tennis Federation World Grand Finals.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Trump groused last year about a massive military parade Xi hosted with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, accusing them of conspiring against America.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Two others charged, Jin Sung-il and Pak Jin-Song, are North Korean and remain at large.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Solemn North Korean soldiers, marching alongside Russians, provided the only novelty.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Those same officials say the forces suffered staggering losses, with more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers believed killed in some of the war’s most intense fighting.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Russia’s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov visited North Korea on Sunday for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about future military cooperation between the countries.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 20 May 2026
North Korean players at a training session in Suwon, South Korea, on Monday.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 20 May 2026
North Korean athletes last came to the South in December 2018, when a joint North-South team competed in the International Table Tennis Federation World Grand Finals.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Trump groused last year about a massive military parade Xi hosted with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, accusing them of conspiring against America.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Two others charged, Jin Sung-il and Pak Jin-Song, are North Korean and remain at large.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Solemn North Korean soldiers, marching alongside Russians, provided the only novelty.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Those same officials say the forces suffered staggering losses, with more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers believed killed in some of the war’s most intense fighting.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Russia’s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov visited North Korea on Sunday for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about future military cooperation between the countries.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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