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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
UN food program unable to provide aid to hungry North Koreans since March 2021
World Food Program says DPRK’s pandemic measures remain ‘key challenge,’ as country appears to face food shortages
Kim Jong Un guided North Korea’s third ‘hypersonic’ missile test: State media
It's the first missile launch Kim has publicly attended in nearly two years
Yoon Suk-yeol backs ‘preemptive strike’ to stop North Korean hypersonic attacks
North Korea claims to have tested two hypersonic missiles since September, with Tuesday’s test a probable third
UNSC meeting on North Korea missile launch falls flat, just ahead of new test
UN Security Council fails to condemn last week’s launch of ‘hypersonic’ weapon due to opposition from Russia and China
North Korea test-fires second missile of 2022: JCS
Seoul says projectile was likely ballistic, and test follows DPRK’s launch of ‘hypersonic’ missile last Wednesday
North Korea hints at more ‘advanced’ COVID policy after years of tight controls
State media says policy to be ‘people-oriented’ and less reliant on regulations, but offers few specifics
Unification ministry refutes report that 771 defectors have fled South Korea
Seoul says fraction of that number has emigrated to third country, amid concerns over North Korean defectors’ well-being
New Chinese data law creates more headaches for ship trackers in 2022
The law creates a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card for smugglers that hide AIS data, one expert said
Cake day? Kim Jong Un’s birthday comes and goes without state media celebration
Kim turned 38 on Saturday, but may be waiting until he’s older to make the day a national holiday, expert says
US seizes $2.4 million from four Pyongyang-linked front companies
The companies, which the U.S. does not name, have extensive ties to well-known sanctions busters, court records show
