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Water levels rise in South as North Korea opens dam floodgates without warning

Water levels rise in South as North Korea opens dam floodgates without warning

Risk to South Korea low according to ministry, but opening Hwanggang Dam in past has led to flash floods and deaths

Water levels rise in South as North Korea opens dam floodgates without warning
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 9, 2022
Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery
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Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery

State media reports over 4 inches of rain in region Sunday that may have disrupted work on construction camp, warehouse

Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 9, 2022
Foreign cigarettes on sale in North Korean capital despite COVID border controls

Foreign cigarettes on sale in North Korean capital despite COVID border controls

New photos show American, Chinese and Japanese brands at Pyongyang shops, raising questions about how they entered DPRK

Foreign cigarettes on sale in North Korean capital despite COVID border controls
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 9, 2022
South Korean navy sailor arrested for praising North Korean regime

South Korean navy sailor arrested for praising North Korean regime

Active-duty conscript collected DPRK army songs and books and shared pro-regime posts online, prosecutors say

South Korean navy sailor arrested for praising North Korean regime
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Sojin Jung August 8, 2022
North Korea to hold meeting to review virus policy as it reports no COVID cases

North Korea to hold meeting to review virus policy as it reports no COVID cases

Announcement raises possibility DPRK could further loosen epidemic restrictions following outbreak earlier this year

North Korea to hold meeting to review virus policy as it reports no COVID cases
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 8, 2022
North Korea calls Pelosi ‘worst destroyer’ of peace after her visit to DMZ

North Korea calls Pelosi ‘worst destroyer’ of peace after her visit to DMZ

DPRK foreign ministry slams House speaker’s Asia tour and says inter-Korean border trip displays US ‘hostile policy’

North Korea calls Pelosi ‘worst destroyer’ of peace after her visit to DMZ
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 8, 2022
North Korean hackers modify tactics after Microsoft Office update: Analyst
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North Korean hackers modify tactics after Microsoft Office update: Analyst

Recent phishing attacks show DPRK cyber actors shifting away from Word documents after Microsoft nerfs feature

North Korean hackers modify tactics after Microsoft Office update: Analyst
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell August 8, 2022
North Korea enacts medicine laws after death penalty decree on COVID supplies

North Korea enacts medicine laws after death penalty decree on COVID supplies

Supreme People’s Assembly also passes aerospace development law ahead of full session announced for Sept. 7

North Korea enacts medicine laws after death penalty decree on COVID supplies
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 8, 2022
North Korea’s official oil imports hit zero in May amid COVID-19 outbreak
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North Korea’s official oil imports hit zero in May amid COVID-19 outbreak

But imagery tells different story, as expert says Nampho has received at least 30 oil deliveries from China this year

North Korea’s official oil imports hit zero in May amid COVID-19 outbreak
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell August 5, 2022
North Korea completes hydroelectric power project, 41 years after announcing it

North Korea completes hydroelectric power project, 41 years after announcing it

Final stage of Orangchon Power Station large by DPRK standards but won’t solve country’s energy problems, expert says

North Korea completes hydroelectric power project, 41 years after announcing it
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 5, 2022