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Seoul’s North Korea human rights envoy calls for information blitz into DPRK

Seoul’s North Korea human rights envoy calls for information blitz into DPRK

Ordinary North Korean people have ‘full right’ to know what’s going on in the world, Lee Shin-wha says

Seoul’s North Korea human rights envoy calls for information blitz into DPRK
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 24, 2022
Kim Jong Un accelerates upgrades at luxury lake resort and party office HQ
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Kim Jong Un accelerates upgrades at luxury lake resort and party office HQ

Satellite imagery suggests DPRK has found new resources to pour into leader’s projects despite economic ‘hardships’

Kim Jong Un accelerates upgrades at luxury lake resort and party office HQ
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 24, 2022
North Korean propagandists condemn US-ROK military drills as prep for invasion

North Korean propagandists condemn US-ROK military drills as prep for invasion

Higher-level state media has yet to comment on Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, which allies say are defensive in nature

North Korean propagandists condemn US-ROK military drills as prep for invasion
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 23, 2022
US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year

US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year

State Department cites ‘imminent danger’ of detention for extension, which travel expert says could remain indefinitely

US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 23, 2022
Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media
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Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media

Pyongyang may push forward Sinuiju SEZ once land trade resumes with China, though no signs of progress are visible yet

Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 22, 2022
US, ROK begin largest joint drills in years after North Korea brandishes nukes

US, ROK begin largest joint drills in years after North Korea brandishes nukes

Military exercises will include scenarios for protecting against and repelling DPRK attacks on South Korean territory

US, ROK begin largest joint drills in years after North Korea brandishes nukes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 22, 2022
North Korea imported more than a million masks as COVID cases declined in July
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North Korea imported more than a million masks as COVID cases declined in July

Chinese trade data shows DPRK paid high per unit price, while also receiving 10 million kg of rice ahead of fall harvest

North Korea imported more than a million masks as COVID cases declined in July
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell August 22, 2022
North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation

North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation

Two sides pledge to align maintenance standards, a move an expert suggests aims to boost cooperation amid sanctions

North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 22, 2022
North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
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North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery

Kumgang Pension Town latest target of efforts to remove South Korea’s properties at former inter-Korean tourism zone

North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 21, 2022
Prosecutors raid Presidential Archives over forced repatriation of North Koreans

Prosecutors raid Presidential Archives over forced repatriation of North Koreans

Search seeks records that shine light on Moon administration’s decision-making process in controversial 2019 case

Prosecutors raid Presidential Archives over forced repatriation of North Koreans
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts | Sojin Jung August 19, 2022