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Ukraine shows inter-Korean peace meaningless absent state power: Yoon

Ukraine shows inter-Korean peace meaningless absent state power: Yoon

Conservative candidate says Seoul should learn lessons from ongoing developments in Ukraine

Ukraine shows inter-Korean peace meaningless absent state power: Yoon
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2022
Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
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Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report

Oil tanker acquired around the same time Pyongyang appeared to accelerate smuggling operations in May 2021

Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 24, 2022
Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea

Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea

US prosecutor says new policy will target DPRK cyber threats and ‘nefarious activity’ by ‘hostile’ states

Justice Department scraps Trump-era China program, expands focus to North Korea
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 24, 2022
Ukraine crisis could spark North Korean long-range missile testing, experts say

Ukraine crisis could spark North Korean long-range missile testing, experts say

Analysts tell NK News that DPRK will closely monitor US ability to coordinate international response to weapons tests

Ukraine crisis could spark North Korean long-range missile testing, experts say
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 24, 2022
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