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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

South Korea calls test ‘grave provocation’ and vows closer cooperation with US as aircraft carrier arrives on peninsula

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim September 25, 2022
US aircraft carrier arrives in ROK in show of force against North Korean threats

US aircraft carrier arrives in ROK in show of force against North Korean threats

USS Ronald Reagan to join joint drills with South Korea as allies boost deterrence against DPRK threats

US aircraft carrier arrives in ROK in show of force against North Korean threats
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 23, 2022
UN report betrays infighting over humanitarian impact of North Korea sanctions

UN report betrays infighting over humanitarian impact of North Korea sanctions

Disagreements on Panel of Experts result in no analysis on how sanctions affect DPRK’s people, advance draft states

UN report betrays infighting over humanitarian impact of North Korea sanctions
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 23, 2022
US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

Three countries’ top diplomats meet in New York and express concern about DPRK’s new law on weapons of mass destruction

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022
Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’

Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’

Unification ministry says it seeks to avoid ‘unnecessary danger’ ahead of series of human rights events

Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022
Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest
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Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest

Propaganda and architecture show facility next to Kim Il Sung University may support aerospace or missile development

Giant new campus in Pyongyang is military institute, exclusive images suggest
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 23, 2022
Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech

Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech

Expert says US president’s brief mention of DPRK sanctions violations reflects poor prospects for denuclearization talks

Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 22, 2022
North Korean tankers skipping COVID quarantine to deliver oil: UN report
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North Korean tankers skipping COVID quarantine to deliver oil: UN report

DPRK ships ‘rapidly’ conducting illicit transfers outside Nampho before returning to port, according to Panel of Experts

North Korean tankers skipping COVID quarantine to deliver oil: UN report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 22, 2022
Coffee and shampoo prices in North Korea fall to Earth after soaring last year

Coffee and shampoo prices in North Korea fall to Earth after soaring last year

Source reports decline from pandemic highs, but expert says foreign good costs may not reflect broader economic trends

Coffee and shampoo prices in North Korea fall to Earth after soaring last year
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 22, 2022
North Korea denies it’s selling weapons to Russia but defends right to do so

North Korea denies it’s selling weapons to Russia but defends right to do so

Defense ministry statement comes after US said Moscow seeks DPRK rockets and artillery shells for Ukraine war

North Korea denies it’s selling weapons to Russia but defends right to do so
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 22, 2022