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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
US, ROK conduct live-fire drills in simulated response to North Korean invasion
Exercises are largest ever by combined army division and featured tanks, Hellfire missiles and multiple rocket launchers
Defector lawmaker backs plan to end censorship of North Korean state media
Tae Young-ho rejects concerns that DPRK content would sway South Koreans to support Kim Jong Un
UN chief calls for prosecuting human rights violators in North Korea
António Guterres says DPRK has further repressed rights and freedoms in last year, including through COVID restrictions
North Korean paramilitary leaders gather for training amid ‘constant’ war threat
Top official says civil defense force needs to modernize and improve command structure at two-day meeting
Yoon Suk-yeol seeks record defense budget to counter North Korean threats
4.6% increase in South Korean military spending comes despite administration’s belt-tightening policy
South Korea to cut unification ministry budget for first time in five years
Drop in funding for ministry overseeing North Korea due to broader austerity push and fewer defector arrivals
North Korea has up to 5K tons of cyanide and other chemical weapons: Report
US and South Korea must adjust war plans to focus on 'actual' chemical, cyber and nuclear threats, think tanks say
NGOs urge new North Korean human rights envoy to focus on accountability
Open letter calls for Elizabeth Salmón to prioritize victims over engagement, as she visits Seoul for first time in role
Otto Warmbier’s family awards North Korean defector $15,000 to study in US
Court previously ruled family should receive seized DPRK assets over son’s death following detention in North Korea
US, ROK kick off second phase of drills on ‘counterattack’ against North Korea
DPRK slams practice against invasion as ‘grave provocation,’ though allies reiterate exercises are defensive in nature
