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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korean imports hit 20-month high as shipments of medicine jump
January resumption of rail trade appears to lift imports, though totals still well below pre-pandemic years
North Korea test fires multiple rocket launcher, says South Korea’s military
It's the DPRK's first known weapons test since it tried and failed to launch a ballistic missile last week
Yoon Suk-yeol kicks off transition team without dedicated inter-Korean section
South Korean president-elect excludes ‘unification’ from subcommittee name while appointing three North Korea hawks
UNICEF receives exemption to send North Korea equipment for ‘routine’ vaccines
Agency will have one year to deliver walk-in cold rooms used to store vaccines against childhood disease
UN official calls for ‘new way of thinking’ on North Korean human rights
In final report, UN point man on DPRK human rights suggests donating 60 million vaccines could be ‘gateway’ to talks
South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul
Unification ministry reports few inter-Korean goods transfers during second year of COVID-19 pandemic
Human rights groups defend fellow nonprofit against North Korean criticism
DPRK labeled US-based nonprofit a Washington front after receiving invitation to mock trial of Kim Jong Un
Missile launches from Pyongyang airport endanger aircraft and nearby residents
Debris on runways can cause significant plane damage, discouraging airlines from flying there in future
China’s Omicron surge shows risk of North Korea’s own zero-COVID strategy
Experts expect tighter border controls, warning virulent variant would wreak havoc on DPRK’s unvaccinated population
US bans import of Chinese sportswear brand due to use of North Korean labor
US border authorities says action seeks to ensure forced labor not used in goods that enter country
