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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Chinese ambassador thanks North Korea for allowing ‘special’ entry in March
Remark appears to confirm DPRK made one-off exception to COVID controls to allow Wang Yajun to take up post in Pyongyang
North Korea protests denial of Dutch visas for women’s football tournament
Statement implies DPRK intended to send team in June, though expert says this doesn’t mean it will ease border controls
Japan issues warning about impending North Korean satellite launch
Notice comes after DPRK reportedly told International Maritime Organization it plans to conduct launch as soon as May 31
North Korean hackers hit Microsoft servers with ‘reconnaissance’ malware: Report
Cybersecurity firm says Lazarus Group targeted ‘poorly managed’ devices in possible effort to steal system credentials
North Korea slams US-ROK-Japan radar link plan as step toward nuclear ‘alliance’
Condemnation comes as Seoul delivers mixed messages about Tokyo’s involvement in nuclear coordination group with US
Russian envoy to North Korea says diplomats preparing to leave, cites shortages
Alexander Matsegora throws cold water on rumors of imminent border reopening, decries ‘isolation’ and ‘health problems’
1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report
Global Slavery Index finds DPRK to blame for forced labor, human trafficking and other constraints on individual freedom
US-ROK forces roll out big guns for ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korea
Over 2,500 personnel and 600 assets feature in first day of ‘largest-ever’ joint live-fire drills by inter-Korean border
ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul
Exercises come as military has sought to boost defenses after DPRK drone incursion near presidential office last year
South Korean gets 3 years in prison for ‘lobbying’ North Korea with over $450K
Court says An Bu-soo sent money to Pyongyang in effort to bring DPRK beer and cold noodles to South