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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea appears to partially lift COVID-19 lockdowns in regional cities
News broadcasts show people walking and vehicles driving, even as state media continues to push restrictions
Yoon hails peace ‘through strong might’ on anniversary of North Korea’s invasion
South Korean president’s call for enhancing security posture follows DPRK’s revision of front-line military plans
US pledges to curtail landmine use, except in standoff with North Korea
Experts say exception for Korean Peninsula in new policy is because landmines vital to maintaining military balance
UK’s Rwanda plan will deter North Korean defectors from seeking asylum, NGO says
Expert tells NK News that deal to fly asylum seekers to African country will increase scrutiny on DPRK refugees
North Koreans vow ‘revenge’ on US in revival of anti-American holiday
State media celebrates ‘Day of Anti-US Struggle’ for first time in 5 years, signaling shift in policy toward Washington
North Korea adopts ‘major military action plan’ for units facing South Korea
Experts point to possibility of tactical nuke policy shift as Kim Jong Un wraps up three-day military meeting
New US ambassador to South Korea to arrive in Seoul next month: Source
Phillip Goldberg, who is scheduled to land on July 10, has stressed need to push for North Korea’s denuclearization
Seoul needs new weapons for ‘crushing defeat’ of Kim Jong Un: Munitions chief
New head of South Korea’s arms procurement agency says national security situation unstable despite defense budget spike
Australia and Canada to join US-ROK-Japan missile detection drills: Sources
Participants will publicize biennial Pacific Dragon exercises for the first time since 2016, sources tell NK News
North Korean military talks ‘front-line’ operations with ROK map on display
Kim Jong Un leads high-level military meeting on ‘revising operational plans’ amid preparations for possible nuke test