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US seeks to hold North Korea ‘accountable’ after missile launches: Blinken
US Secretary of State cites new unilateral sanctions after three-way meeting with ROK and Japanese counterparts
North Korea kicks off elaborate new 10,000-home construction project in capital
Kim Jong Un tells workers to overcome hardships to build latest skyscraper street after repeated delays in recent years
Report alleges Taiwanese firm helped smuggle illicit oil into North Korea
UN experts say firm puppeteered phony shell companies to funnel oil and cash to and from Pyongyang
VIDEO: Why would anyone scour for North Korean trash on the beach?
A new mini-documentary from NK News explores what litter from the DPRK can reveal about changes inside the country
Aid for pregnant women in North Korea cleared for distribution, UNICEF says
Shipment released from disinfection amid concerns about DPRK’s worsening humanitarian situation during pandemic
North Korea begins demolishing military base to build greenhouse farm
Farm project comes amid nationwide food shortages and is latest military installation to be repurposed in recent years
Russian court extends detention of North Korean fishermen accused of attack
Yearslong trial continues of North Koreans who allegedly used ‘improvised’ weapons against Russian border guards
South Korean president doesn’t rule out eleventh-hour summit with Kim Jong Un
Moon Jae-in says summit may hinge on election result, while warning that long-range missile tests would cause ‘crisis’
North Koreans continue to work abroad in violation of UN sanctions: Report
Expert says workers can find informal employment, as the DPRK’s COVID-19 controls leave its citizens stranded overseas
Defector-poet Jang Jin-sung sentenced to six months in prison for sexual crime
Seoul court finds award-winning author guilty of 'indecent act by force' against a former female coworker