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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea eyes China border trade resumption as quarantine center cleared
Imagery shows movement at freight intake platforms after Kim Jong Un ordered ‘reexamination’ of COVID border policies
US, ROK, Japan wrap up missile tracking drills in response to DPRK threats
Expert says Seoul’s willingness to share intel with Tokyo a ‘breath of fresh air’ after years of mutual animosity
Prosecutors raid ex-defense chief’s home over North Korea’s killing of official
Searches targeting Suh Wook and two other former Seoul officials follow allegations they mishandled 2020 case
Japanese donations likely funded Unification Church projects in North Korea
Former Tokyo intelligence officer tells NK News the church built Pyeonghwa Motors factory in Nampho with Japanese money
Washington backs Yoon’s plan to provide aid to North Korea if it disarms
US also voices support for trilateral cooperation with Japan after Yoon calls Tokyo a ‘common partner’ in speech
China resumes North Korea border tourism despite COVID restrictions on DPRK side
Reopened attractions could pose test to Pyongyang, which fears new variants could spread across the border
Kim Jong Un exchanges letters with Putin on bolstering North Korea-Russia ties
Letters come after DPRK recognized Moscow-backed breakaway states in Ukraine and drew up plans to send workers there
Yoon floats new details of ‘audacious’ plan to revitalize North Korea’s economy
ROK president promises aid if DPRK disarms, but expert says Pyongyang won’t be interested without sanctions relief
North Korea accuses UN chief of ‘pouring gas over flames’ of peninsula tensions
Pyongyang’s foreign ministry alleges Guterres sided with US ‘hostile policy’ by endorsing DPRK’s denuclearization
North Korea lifts COVID-19 restrictions across country — but not near borders
State media announces rollback of masking, social distancing rules after Kim Jong Un announces “victory” over virus
