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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
North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department

North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department

New US report finds DPRK cyberattacks on aerospace industries could strengthen weapons and space development

North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell April 13, 2022
Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years

Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years

Judge chides Griffith as a wannabe ‘crypto hero’ whose actions seriously undercut US sanctions against North Korea

Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell April 13, 2022
Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Midnight flyover comes just days before likely large-scale military parade to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Ethan Jewell April 12, 2022
Ananti to abandon golf resort in North Korea, concluding assets ‘impaired’

Ananti to abandon golf resort in North Korea, concluding assets ‘impaired’

Announcement comes a day after NK News analysis showed DPRK demolishing multimillion-dollar facility at Mount Kumgang

Ananti to abandon golf resort in North Korea, concluding assets ‘impaired’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 12, 2022
US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test

US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test

Joint exercises with USS Abraham Lincoln near Korean Peninsula ‘enhance credibility' of deterrence, US Navy says

US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung April 12, 2022
North Korea opens 10,000-home project amid ‘worst national crisis’: State media

North Korea opens 10,000-home project amid ‘worst national crisis’: State media

Kim Jong Un attends ribbon-cutting ceremony, but unclear when residents will move into new homes

North Korea opens 10,000-home project amid ‘worst national crisis’: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 12, 2022