Martyn Williams
@martynw.bsky.social
North Korea-focused journalist/researcher at www.38North.org and NorthKoreaTech. Senior Fellow, Stimson Center. On air as KJ6SDF. UK to US via Japan.
Here's some video I shot of people working the fields in Rimhan-ri, North Korea, on Sunday afternoon.
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Here's some video I shot of people working the fields in Rimhan-ri, North Korea, on Sunday afternoon.
Kim Jong Un was second-to-last to be greeted by Xi, one ahead of Putin. Kim and Putin would have been next to each other as they waited in the receiving line. The two took the prime positions either side of Xi and his wife in the group photo shortly after.
September 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Kim Jong Un was second-to-last to be greeted by Xi, one ahead of Putin. Kim and Putin would have been next to each other as they waited in the receiving line. The two took the prime positions either side of Xi and his wife in the group photo shortly after.
Just In: Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin appear to share a discussion alongside Xi Jinping as they enter the viewing area for China's Victory Day parade. Kim and Putin were at the head of the group of foreign leaders.
September 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Just In: Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin appear to share a discussion alongside Xi Jinping as they enter the viewing area for China's Victory Day parade. Kim and Putin were at the head of the group of foreign leaders.
Just In: Kim Jong Un arrives to attend China's Victory Day commemorations. He was one of a string of foreign dignitaries that arrived Wednesday morning ahead of a military parade.
September 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just In: Kim Jong Un arrives to attend China's Victory Day commemorations. He was one of a string of foreign dignitaries that arrived Wednesday morning ahead of a military parade.
For the first time, North Korean state TV has shown its soldiers battling inside Ukraine. This came the same day it televised a ceremony where Kim Jong Un honored over 100 soldiers who were killed in the fighting.
August 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For the first time, North Korean state TV has shown its soldiers battling inside Ukraine. This came the same day it televised a ceremony where Kim Jong Un honored over 100 soldiers who were killed in the fighting.
Lots of action on North Korean TV this evening as it repeats the 2024 blockbuster, "72시간" (72 Hours). The movie was released in early 2024 and first shown on KCTV in January. It tells the historically inaccurate tale of how the South started the Korean war.
July 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Lots of action on North Korean TV this evening as it repeats the 2024 blockbuster, "72시간" (72 Hours). The movie was released in early 2024 and first shown on KCTV in January. It tells the historically inaccurate tale of how the South started the Korean war.
Reception is a bit scratchy here, but here's King Charles delivering a message to British scientists in the Antarctic over shortwave today on the 70th annual BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast. There are better ways to do this these days, but the tradition continues.
June 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reception is a bit scratchy here, but here's King Charles delivering a message to British scientists in the Antarctic over shortwave today on the 70th annual BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast. There are better ways to do this these days, but the tradition continues.
Radio Free Asia remains on the air at present, still broadcasting news and information to North Korea, but VOA's Korean service is silenced. Here is RFA signing on moments ago, as heard via a radio in South Korea. It puts a really strong signal into the Korean peninsula on shortwave.
March 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Radio Free Asia remains on the air at present, still broadcasting news and information to North Korea, but VOA's Korean service is silenced. Here is RFA signing on moments ago, as heard via a radio in South Korea. It puts a really strong signal into the Korean peninsula on shortwave.