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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Obscure vessels conduct likely ship-to-ship transfer in North Korean waters
Activity aligns with trend of illegal transfers well outside ports due to COVID-19 and sanctions concerns, expert says
North Korea has assembled 20 nuclear warheads, think tank estimates
Expert says figure is relatively conservative, noting estimates can vary widely depending on method of calculation
China disputes claim it endangered aircraft monitoring North Korea sanctions
Beijing accuses Canadian plane of threatening China and undermining its sovereignty through sanctions mission
Seoul says it will unilaterally sanction North Korea if it tests nuclear weapon
DPRK’s pandemic isolation means targeted sanctions could have significant impact, expert tells NK News
North Korea has finished preparations for a nuclear test, Seoul says
Foreign minister Park Jin states DPRK only needs to make ‘political decision’ to conduct test
‘Nobody would want’ US nuclear weapons in South Korea: ROK defense minister
Lee Jong-sup’s statement comes as US, South Korea and Japan meet in Singapore to discuss North Korean threats
Opposition party slams Yoon Suk-yeol for not announcing North Korean rocket test
South Korean president says administration did not initially publicize launches because they were ‘not missiles’
ASEAN urges North Korea to ‘exercise self-restraint’ and stop missile tests
Southeast Asian nations use tougher language to condemn DPRK launches than in statement earlier this year
Kim Jong Un watches death of mentor who backed his rule in new North Korean film
Documentary boosting leader’s personality cult features new photos of young Kim and eulogizes late military official
Kim Jong Un orders crackdown on ‘abuse of power’ among North Korean officials
DPRK leader discusses struggle against ‘unsound’ acts with top party secretaries in follow-up to last week’s plenum
