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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea appears to rip up Pyongyang airfield just years after construction
Satellite imagery shows demolition of what would be at least the eighth airfield cleared from map since 2019
North Korean radio equipment shipped to Ethiopian military last year: UN report
Panel of Experts indicates DPRK’s Glocom Corp. has also expanded its online offering despite global sanctions pressure
UN report calls for sanctioning North Korean spy chief to counter cybercrime
Panel of Experts highlights growing DPRK cyber threat, but researcher says findings largely retread old ground
New Chinese ambassador becomes first to enter North Korea in nearly 3 years
Beijing’s foreign ministry says Wang Yajun arrived in DPRK on Monday, though implications for COVID controls unclear
South Korean president tells ministry to ‘stop throwing money’ at North Korea
Unification ministry says it has not been involved with government-level payments to DPRK under current administration
UN human rights office ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korean prison camps
Report based on defector interviews says DPRK continues to execute prisoners and stonewall UN investigations
North Korea’s illicit fuel imports jumped 70% in 2022, UN data suggests
Member states tell Panel of Experts that DPRK imported nearly 800K barrels through August, exceeding annual cap
North Korea shows off smaller nuke warhead it says fits on missiles aimed at ROK
State media shows leader Kim Jong Un inspecting warhead, reports on airburst missile test and tests of undersea drone
Cuban ambassador to North Korea set to leave country after 7 years: State media
NHK also reports new Chinese ambassador allowed to enter DPRK, in possible sign of reopening to diplomatic travel
North Korea ‘exaggerated’ about new undersea nuclear drone, Seoul says
DPRK claimed Haeil system can trigger ‘radioactive tsunami’ against US and South Korean forces