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China resumes North Korea border tourism despite COVID restrictions on DPRK side

China resumes North Korea border tourism despite COVID restrictions on DPRK side

Reopened attractions could pose test to Pyongyang, which fears new variants could spread across the border

China resumes North Korea border tourism despite COVID restrictions on DPRK side
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 15, 2022
Kim Jong Un exchanges letters with Putin on bolstering North Korea-Russia ties

Kim Jong Un exchanges letters with Putin on bolstering North Korea-Russia ties

Letters come after DPRK recognized Moscow-backed breakaway states in Ukraine and drew up plans to send workers there

Kim Jong Un exchanges letters with Putin on bolstering North Korea-Russia ties
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 15, 2022
Yoon floats new details of ‘audacious’ plan to revitalize North Korea’s economy

Yoon floats new details of ‘audacious’ plan to revitalize North Korea’s economy

ROK president promises aid if DPRK disarms, but expert says Pyongyang won’t be interested without sanctions relief

Yoon floats new details of ‘audacious’ plan to revitalize North Korea’s economy
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell August 15, 2022
North Korea accuses UN chief of ‘pouring gas over flames’ of peninsula tensions

North Korea accuses UN chief of ‘pouring gas over flames’ of peninsula tensions

Pyongyang’s foreign ministry alleges Guterres sided with US ‘hostile policy’ by endorsing DPRK’s denuclearization

North Korea accuses UN chief of ‘pouring gas over flames’ of peninsula tensions
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 15, 2022
North Korea lifts COVID-19 restrictions across country — but not near borders

North Korea lifts COVID-19 restrictions across country — but not near borders

State media announces rollback of masking, social distancing rules after Kim Jong Un announces “victory” over virus

North Korea lifts COVID-19 restrictions across country — but not near borders
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2022
Seoul police probe Christian activist for spreading pro-North Korea materials

Seoul police probe Christian activist for spreading pro-North Korea materials

Jung Dae-il decries witch hunt against him after he posted Juche explainers and helped sell Kim Il Sung memoirs

Seoul police probe Christian activist for spreading pro-North Korea materials
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Sojin Jung August 12, 2022
FULL TEXT: Kim Yo Jong’s obscenity-laced denunciation of South Korean ‘enemies’
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FULL TEXT: Kim Yo Jong’s obscenity-laced denunciation of South Korean ‘enemies’

NK Pro translates Kim’s speech in which she threatens to ‘exterminate’ ROK leaders and implies Kim Jong Un caught COVID

FULL TEXT: Kim Yo Jong’s obscenity-laced denunciation of South Korean ‘enemies’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 12, 2022
Breakaway Luhansk republic seeks North Korea’s help to rebuild from Ukraine war

Breakaway Luhansk republic seeks North Korea’s help to rebuild from Ukraine war

Self-declared state says it held talks with DPRK on issue after Pyongyang confirmed plans to send laborers to Donetsk

Breakaway Luhansk republic seeks North Korea’s help to rebuild from Ukraine war
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 12, 2022
North Korea’s ‘strengthened rhetoric’ around nukes concerning, US says

North Korea’s ‘strengthened rhetoric’ around nukes concerning, US says

State Department comments follow DPRK threats to ‘exterminate’ South Korean leaders and use nuclear weapons if attacked

North Korea’s ‘strengthened rhetoric’ around nukes concerning, US says
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca August 12, 2022
Refuting China, South Korea says THAAD interceptors not up for ‘negotiation’

Refuting China, South Korea says THAAD interceptors not up for ‘negotiation’

Presidential office says missile battery to defend against North Korean threats a matter of ‘security and sovereignty’

Refuting China, South Korea says THAAD interceptors not up for ‘negotiation’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 11, 2022