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North Korea may use successful ROK rocket launch to justify own tests: Experts
Analysts expect Pyongyang to chafe at fact Seoul can test indigenous rocket when it can't due to dual-use concerns
Poor harvests loom in North Korea as drought hits crops: UN food program
World Food Programme predicts reduced production of winter and spring crops important for food security
Seoul pledges to push for talks with North Korea to improve ‘strained’ ties
Unification minister says he’s willing to meet DPRK counterpart ‘anytime, anywhere’ and won’t just wait for response
Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests
Gathering of officials to discuss ‘building up’ military comes as North Korea restores nuclear bomb testing tunnels
South Korean sanctions would fill gaps in UN measures against North Korea: Seoul
Yoon administration has warned it will announce unilateral designations if DPRK conducts another nuclear test
North Korea-China trade plunges in May as DPRK battles COVID outbreak
Zero official imports of medications, masks and ventilators suggests Beijing is providing aid for free, expert says
North Korea producing new open-air ‘tourist’ tramcars despite closed borders
Officials appear to be taking steps to expand travel sector, though COVID outbreak casts doubt over tourism this summer
Family of ROK official killed by North Korea to sue over claim he was defector
Announcement of intention to take legal action comes day after Seoul concludes no evidence Lee Dae-jun sought to defect
Freight ship visits North Korean port weeks after picking up cargo in Busan
Expert says movements point to rare direct shipment between Koreas, a likely violation of UN and South Korean sanctions
Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery
Activity at ‘space environmental test base’ suggests DPRK pushing forward plans for military reconnaissance satellite