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Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police

Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police

Portraits of Kim leaders suggest body floated to South Korea from DPRK, fourth such suspected case this summer

Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 25, 2022
Seoul preparing to allow access to North Korean media: Unification ministry

Seoul preparing to allow access to North Korean media: Unification ministry

Move aims to encourage Pyongyang to open up to South Korean media and would relax ban on viewing DPRK propaganda

Seoul preparing to allow access to North Korean media: Unification ministry
North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
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North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery

Expert says tolls create incentive to increase vehicle traffic as pandemic restrictions funnel trade through port

North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 22, 2022
Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies

Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies

Kwon Young-se talks inter-Korean policy with president as Yoon administration continues investigation into 2019 handover

Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 22, 2022
US, South Korea to hold large-scale military exercises from late August: Seoul

US, South Korea to hold large-scale military exercises from late August: Seoul

Allies rename summer drills as they seek to ‘normalize’ training downscaled in recent years, ROK defense minister says

US, South Korea to hold large-scale military exercises from late August: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 22, 2022
Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US

Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US

State Department spokesperson says talk of DPRK-Donbas cooperation is ‘affront to the sovereignty’ of Ukraine

Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 22, 2022
US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’

US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’

DPRK one of six countries that may target US citizens for use ‘as a bargaining chip,’ State Department says

US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca July 22, 2022
Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans

Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans

Public officials’ union says decision to release photos of 2019 handover turned case into ‘tool for political strife’

Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 21, 2022
US recovers half million dollars stolen by North Korean hackers from hospitals
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US recovers half million dollars stolen by North Korean hackers from hospitals

Justice Department links attack on medical centers in Kansas and Colorado to DPRK’s Maui ransomware campaign

US recovers half million dollars stolen by North Korean hackers from hospitals
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell July 20, 2022
North Korea makes US human trafficking blacklist for third straight year

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

North Korea makes US human trafficking blacklist for third straight year
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca July 20, 2022