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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Top US diplomat to visit Seoul to discuss ‘serious situation’ on the peninsula
North Korea has launched at least one ICBM and a flurry of other short- and mid-range ballistic missiles since January
Sounds of midnight military parade heard in Pyongyang, sources say
Jets and helicopters heard flying over capital at night in sign of military parade, with fireworks heard around midday
Unification minister nominee calls anti-North Korea leafleting law ‘problematic’
Kwon Young-se suggests he may ‘drop’ leafleting policy, while saying Seoul must be ‘hawkish’ due to DPRK provocations
South Korean group receives exemption to ship briquette machines to North Korea
UN gives NGO one year to deliver coal briquette equipment to prevent water and food-borne disease in border area
Kim Jong Un opens ‘luxury’ homes for his elite supporters in Pyongyang
North Korean media touts project as loyalty reward, doesn’t mention ‘hardships’ like at earlier ceremony for new homes
Yoon names lawmaker who opposed abolishing unification ministry to lead it
President-elect lauds Kwon Young-se as ‘centrist’ and ‘pragmatist,’ while tapping lawmaker Park Jin for foreign minister
Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey
One in four reports enmity toward defectors, which experts say reflects growing prejudice toward minorities globally
North Korean hackers could boost country’s space program: US defense department
New US report finds DPRK cyberattacks on aerospace industries could strengthen weapons and space development
Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years
Judge chides Griffith as a wannabe ‘crypto hero’ whose actions seriously undercut US sanctions against North Korea
Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources
Midnight flyover comes just days before likely large-scale military parade to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday