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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Reporters question independence of AP’s North Korea bureau after new interview
Transcript published by DPRK features apparently biased questions, in what one reporter calls a ‘journalistic scandal’
Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties
Robert King says South Korea no longer willing to place DPRK human rights on back burner, calls on US to do the same
Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces
North Korean leader slams US-ROK military drills, defends ‘routine’ weapons buildup in speech at war anniversary event
Korean War memorial in Washington adds names of fallen soldiers
US dedicates new addition honoring nearly 44,000 Americans and Koreans killed during 1950-1953 conflict with North Korea
North Korean prisoner of war dies in South without realizing repatriation wish
ROK authorities refused to allow DPRK partisan Ri Tu Hwa to return to North after she was captured during Korean War
Prosecutors raid unification ministry over suspected Moon-era wrongdoing
Investigation into hiring practices latest example of ROK presidents' ‘vindictive hounding’ of predecessors, expert says
South Koreans divided on 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, polls show
Opinions fall along party lines, with conservatives more likely to see handover by progressive government as mistake
North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
Cross-country trips absent from flight trackers but typical of those that occur around major events in Pyongyang
First stop, North Korea: Chinese ship makes apparent maiden voyage to Nampho
Lack of history and registration raises possibility Pyongyang has acquired vessel or that it’s using cover identity
Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread
Participants forgo masks at event to mark end of Korean War, as Pyongyang vows conflict ‘not over’
