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North Korean military parade training continued Friday morning: Imagery

North Korean military parade training continued Friday morning: Imagery

Satellite imagery suggests DPRK didn't hold military parade overnight, but unclear when event will take place

North Korean military parade training continued Friday morning: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 15, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol says overfocus on North Korea undercut Seoul’s global diplomacy

Yoon Suk-yeol says overfocus on North Korea undercut Seoul’s global diplomacy

South Korean president-elect reaffirms intention to boost ties with Washington and Tokyo in interview with US newspaper

Yoon Suk-yeol says overfocus on North Korea undercut Seoul’s global diplomacy
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 15, 2022
US ‘closely watching’ for North Korean ‘provocations’: State Department

US ‘closely watching’ for North Korean ‘provocations’: State Department

North Korea may choose to celebrate its biggest holiday of the year with more missile or nuclear tests

US ‘closely watching’ for North Korean ‘provocations’: State Department
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung April 15, 2022
Top US diplomat to visit Seoul to discuss ‘serious situation’ on the peninsula

Top US diplomat to visit Seoul to discuss ‘serious situation’ on the peninsula

North Korea has launched at least one ICBM and a flurry of other short- and mid-range ballistic missiles since January

Top US diplomat to visit Seoul to discuss ‘serious situation’ on the peninsula
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung April 15, 2022
Sounds of midnight military parade heard in Pyongyang, sources say

Sounds of midnight military parade heard in Pyongyang, sources say

Jets and helicopters heard flying over capital at night in sign of military parade, with fireworks heard around midday

Sounds of midnight military parade heard in Pyongyang, sources say
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 15, 2022
Unification minister nominee calls anti-North Korea leafleting law ‘problematic’

Unification minister nominee calls anti-North Korea leafleting law ‘problematic’

Kwon Young-se suggests he may ‘drop’ leafleting policy, while saying Seoul must be ‘hawkish’ due to DPRK provocations

Unification minister nominee calls anti-North Korea leafleting law ‘problematic’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 14, 2022
South Korean group receives exemption to ship briquette machines to North Korea

South Korean group receives exemption to ship briquette machines to North Korea

UN gives NGO one year to deliver coal briquette equipment to prevent water and food-borne disease in border area

South Korean group receives exemption to ship briquette machines to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 14, 2022
Kim Jong Un opens ‘luxury’ homes for his elite supporters in Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un opens ‘luxury’ homes for his elite supporters in Pyongyang

North Korean media touts project as loyalty reward, doesn’t mention ‘hardships’ like at earlier ceremony for new homes

Kim Jong Un opens ‘luxury’ homes for his elite supporters in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 14, 2022
Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it

Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it

President-elect lauds Kwon Young-se as ‘centrist’ and ‘pragmatist,’ while tapping lawmaker Park Jin for foreign minister

Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 13, 2022
Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey

Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey

One in four reports enmity toward defectors, which experts say reflects growing prejudice toward minorities globally

Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 13, 2022