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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea makes US human trafficking blacklist for third straight year
DPRK one of 11 countries named as state sponsor of forced labor and trafficking in annual State Department report
Two more children found dead in waters near North Korean border
Authorities say it’s unclear whether bodies floated from DPRK, though 6-month-old baby had not received ROK vaccinations
Seoul to appoint first North Korea human rights envoy in five years
Foreign ministry’s intended nominee has expertise in multilateral diplomacy but limited background in DPRK human rights
North Korean defector numbers on pace to hit record low in 2022: Data
Seoul says COVID border controls make it difficult to escape DPRK, with just eight reaching ROK in second quarter
COVID outbreaks depress North Korea-China trade in June: Data
Trade in June just 20% of that in April, before DPRK implemented nationwide controls and two sides suspended rail trade
North Korean side of Panmunjom visibly unkempt as media tours to JSA restart
COVID-19 concerns appear to be cause of ‘abandoned’ state of DPRK side of inter-Korean border, tour guide says
Russian envoy says North Korea could send workers to breakaway Ukrainian states
Suggested cooperation between DPRK and Moscow-backed Donbas republics would undermine UN sanctions, some experts say
Former national security adviser defends 2019 repatriation of North Koreans
Seoul releases video of handover after Chung Eui-yong criticizes reopening of case, says ‘felons’ posed risk to society
Sailing in the dark: North Korean ship reappears after vanishing for 5 years
Dae Bong 1’s disappearance from tracking system suggests it sailed under false identity for years, expert says
North Korea says Kyiv has no right to oppose its recognition of breakaway states
Statement comes two days after Pyongyang recognized self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk republics in eastern Ukraine
