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4d ago

South Korea Moves to Reclassify Rodong Sinmun for Public Access

Agencies reached consensus to shift the paper out of restricted status, with administrative steps expected next week.

This undated file photo shows the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Worker's Party. (Yonhap)
A man reads North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper on a digital monitor at a metro station in Pyongyang
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Overview

  • After a consultative meeting, the Unification Ministry said the government will proceed next week to allow easier public access to paper copies of the Rodong Sinmun.
  • Online access to North Korean websites remains blocked for now, though the National Intelligence Service said it will proactively review lifting those bans.
  • The NIS stated it will support pending bipartisan legislation that would revise how North Korean information is handled.
  • The agency also outlined plans to abolish its 1970 guideline and transfer management of North Korea–related materials to the Unification Ministry.
  • President Lee Jae Myung’s criticism of the existing ban spurred the review of rules that currently confine access to designated facilities under national security guidelines.