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Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
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Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships

Construction adds to group of four new mansions built in Workers' Party compound last fall

Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 23, 2022
North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery
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North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery

Trucks appear to gather at key military parade training base as signs point to April event

North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 23, 2022
South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea

South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea

Provincial official sent letter and spoke on phone about idea with DPRK ambassador to China at Winter Games

South Korean border province proposes co-hosting Youth Olympics with North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 23, 2022
Technical disputes over North Korea sanctions violations return in UN report

Technical disputes over North Korea sanctions violations return in UN report

Different interpretations of UN resolutions create space for countries to trade possibly banned goods with Pyongyang

Technical disputes over North Korea sanctions violations return in UN report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 23, 2022
China, not North Korea, driving major South Korean support for nukes: Poll

China, not North Korea, driving major South Korean support for nukes: Poll

A wide majority of South Koreans want their country to go nuclear as perceptions of China worsen

China, not North Korea, driving major South Korean support for nukes: Poll
Arius Derr
Arius Derr February 22, 2022
North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022
North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un

North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader says two countries strengthening ‘strategic cooperation’ in note to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol says Ukraine crisis creates space for North Korean ‘provocations’

Yoon Suk-yeol says Ukraine crisis creates space for North Korean ‘provocations’

Experts dubious about linking the two situations, say Ukraine has ‘little impact' on North Korea’s calculations

Yoon Suk-yeol says Ukraine crisis creates space for North Korean ‘provocations’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 21, 2022
North Korea continues to export sanctioned coal, import Chinese humanitarian aid

North Korea continues to export sanctioned coal, import Chinese humanitarian aid

UN draft report suggests several ships sent coal to China in exchange for aid cargos during second year of pandemic

North Korea continues to export sanctioned coal, import Chinese humanitarian aid
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 21, 2022
Kim Jong Un attends groundbreaking ceremony for veggie greenhouse megaproject

Kim Jong Un attends groundbreaking ceremony for veggie greenhouse megaproject

Latest effort to solve food shortages in North Korea overlooks incentives for farmers, says expert

Kim Jong Un attends groundbreaking ceremony for veggie greenhouse megaproject
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 19, 2022