News | NK News
July 24, 2024

News

Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents

South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul

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

South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 17, 2022
Human rights groups defend fellow nonprofit against North Korean criticism

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

Human rights groups defend fellow nonprofit against North Korean criticism
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer March 17, 2022
Missile launches from Pyongyang airport endanger aircraft and nearby residents

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

Missile launches from Pyongyang airport endanger aircraft and nearby residents
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 17, 2022
China’s Omicron surge shows risk of North Korea’s own zero-COVID strategy

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

China’s Omicron surge shows risk of North Korea’s own zero-COVID strategy
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts March 16, 2022
US bans import of Chinese sportswear brand due to use of North Korean labor

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

US bans import of Chinese sportswear brand due to use of North Korean labor
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung March 16, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean projectile debris fell near Pyongyang after test failure

EXCLUSIVE: North Korean projectile debris fell near Pyongyang after test failure

Photo and eyewitness accounts suggest Wednesday’s unsuccessful launch put civilians at serious risk

EXCLUSIVE: North Korean projectile debris fell near Pyongyang after test failure
Arius Derr
Arius Derr March 16, 2022
North Korea tries and fails to launch another projectile: JCS

North Korea tries and fails to launch another projectile: JCS

Test attempt from Pyongyang's Sunan area follows two reported ICBM-related tests from the same spot in recent weeks

North Korea tries and fails to launch another projectile: JCS
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 16, 2022
Kim Jong Un visits mega skyscraper project in Pyongyang ahead of April opening

Kim Jong Un visits mega skyscraper project in Pyongyang ahead of April opening

Construction of 10,000 homes in capital’s southeast has been beset by delays since starting last year

Kim Jong Un visits mega skyscraper project in Pyongyang ahead of April opening
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 16, 2022
What North Korean defectors think of president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol

What North Korean defectors think of president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol

Some in defector community welcome Yoon’s policy ideas on human rights, while emphasizing need for pragmatic approach

What North Korean defectors think of president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer March 15, 2022
US Forces Korea intensifies missile defense exercises after North Korea launches

US Forces Korea intensifies missile defense exercises after North Korea launches

Simulated combat operations come after DPRK tested long-range missile system and US called for ‘enhanced readiness’

US Forces Korea intensifies missile defense exercises after North Korea launches
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts March 15, 2022