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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea likely acquired ship that sailed from Busan to Nampho: Investigation
Expert says vessel’s new flag and owner suggest DPRK leveraged companies and foreign nationals to evade sanctions
41% of North Koreans face malnourishment during pandemic: Report
UN agencies say DPRK among the countries with highest rates of hunger as aid slows to a trickle
Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more
Park Sang-hak’s latest launch of medical aid toward DPRK includes poster blaming Kim Jong Un for virus outbreak
Efforts to stop North Korea from acquiring nukes a ‘collective failure’: IAEA
Chief of atomic energy agency says DPRK amassing sizable arsenal and that nuclear test could happen ‘any day’
North Korean hackers hold medical systems hostage in ransomware attacks, US says
Advisory states DPRK actors likely assume health sector willing to pay ransoms but does not reveal extent of damages
Kim Jong Un demands ‘absolute obedience’ at 5-day meeting on party life
Thousands gather from around country without masks or social distancing in show of confidence after COVID outbreak
North Korea eyes increased cooperation with Russia, Ukraine breakaway regions
Experts say DPRK likely seeks to send workers to Russia to earn money, as sanction concerns fade
South Korea to forge new ‘strategic command’ to counter North Korean threats
Defense ministry says command will oversee ‘precision strike’ system for responding to DPRK attacks
Seoul’s spy agency accuses Moon officials of abuse of power in North Korea cases
NIS alleges Park Jie-won and Suh Hoon subverted investigations into killed official and repatriated DPRK fishermen
Child found dead in river near inter-Korean border, identity unknown: ROK police
Investigators say they are ‘open to many possibilities’ amid speculation body floated from North Korea
