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China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months

China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months

Unification ministry confirms first crossing since late April, as two sides report no COVID cases near border

China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 26, 2022
North Korean hackers using NFTs to steal and launder funds: UN report
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North Korean hackers using NFTs to steal and launder funds: UN report

DPRK has been linked to multiple NFT schemes, and expert says it could manipulate token values to drive illicit gains

North Korean hackers using NFTs to steal and launder funds: UN report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 26, 2022
North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages

North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages

State media short on details about policy as Kim Jong Un skips Politburo meeting for second straight time

North Korea adopts ‘crucial’ farm policy weeks after warning of food shortages
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 26, 2022
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

South Korea calls test ‘grave provocation’ and vows closer cooperation with US as aircraft carrier arrives on peninsula

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim September 25, 2022
US aircraft carrier arrives in ROK in show of force against North Korean threats

US aircraft carrier arrives in ROK in show of force against North Korean threats

USS Ronald Reagan to join joint drills with South Korea as allies boost deterrence against DPRK threats

US aircraft carrier arrives in ROK in show of force against North Korean threats
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 23, 2022
UN report betrays infighting over humanitarian impact of North Korea sanctions

UN report betrays infighting over humanitarian impact of North Korea sanctions

Disagreements on Panel of Experts result in no analysis on how sanctions affect DPRK’s people, advance draft states

UN report betrays infighting over humanitarian impact of North Korea sanctions
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 23, 2022
US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

Three countries’ top diplomats meet in New York and express concern about DPRK’s new law on weapons of mass destruction

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022
Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’

Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’

Unification ministry says it seeks to avoid ‘unnecessary danger’ ahead of series of human rights events

Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022
Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest
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Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest

Propaganda and architecture show facility next to Kim Il Sung University may support aerospace or missile development

Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 23, 2022
Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech

Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech

Expert says US president’s brief mention of DPRK sanctions violations reflects poor prospects for denuclearization talks

Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 22, 2022