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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year
Reasons for North Korean leader’s 16-day absence unclear, but it comes as he’s appeared more frequently in recent months
North Korea able to hit Japan with nuclear weapons, white paper warns
Tokyo defense ministry’s annual report lists DPRK as key threat, mentions counterstrike capabilities for first time
North Korean appeals 13-year sentence to Russian penal colony for 2019 attack
Fisherman was one of two sentenced to time for attack on Russian coast guard, and case will now go to higher court
Moon government provided ‘no info’ on North Koreans’ repatriation: Yoon official
Yoon administration says lack of documentation impeded efforts to investigate controversial 2019 case
Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police
Portraits of Kim leaders suggest body floated to South Korea from DPRK, fourth such suspected case this summer
Seoul preparing to allow access to North Korean media: Unification ministry
Move aims to encourage Pyongyang to open up to South Korean media and would relax ban on viewing DPRK propaganda
North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
Expert says tolls create incentive to increase vehicle traffic as pandemic restrictions funnel trade through port
Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies
Kwon Young-se talks inter-Korean policy with president as Yoon administration continues investigation into 2019 handover
US, South Korea to hold large-scale military exercises from late August: Seoul
Allies rename summer drills as they seek to ‘normalize’ training downscaled in recent years, ROK defense minister says
Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US
State Department spokesperson says talk of DPRK-Donbas cooperation is ‘affront to the sovereignty’ of Ukraine
