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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US
State Department spokesperson says talk of DPRK-Donbas cooperation is ‘affront to the sovereignty’ of Ukraine
US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’
DPRK one of six countries that may target US citizens for use ‘as a bargaining chip,’ State Department says
Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans
Public officials’ union says decision to release photos of 2019 handover turned case into ‘tool for political strife’
US recovers half million dollars stolen by North Korean hackers from hospitals
Justice Department links attack on medical centers in Kansas and Colorado to DPRK’s Maui ransomware campaign
North Korea makes US human trafficking blacklist for third straight year
DPRK one of 11 countries named as state sponsor of forced labor and trafficking in annual State Department report
Two more children found dead in waters near North Korean border
Authorities say it’s unclear whether bodies floated from DPRK, though 6-month-old baby had not received ROK vaccinations
Seoul to appoint first North Korea human rights envoy in five years
Foreign ministry’s intended nominee has expertise in multilateral diplomacy but limited background in DPRK human rights
North Korean defector numbers on pace to hit record low in 2022: Data
Seoul says COVID border controls make it difficult to escape DPRK, with just eight reaching ROK in second quarter
COVID outbreaks depress North Korea-China trade in June: Data
Trade in June just 20% of that in April, before DPRK implemented nationwide controls and two sides suspended rail trade
North Korean side of Panmunjom visibly unkempt as media tours to JSA restart
COVID-19 concerns appear to be cause of ‘abandoned’ state of DPRK side of inter-Korean border, tour guide says
