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North Korean diplomats lash out at US in interviews with foreign media

North Korean diplomats lash out at US in interviews with foreign media

Experts say DPRK seeks to legitimize its position abroad, as ambassadors to China, Russia, Syria criticize US-ROK drills

North Korean diplomats lash out at US in interviews with foreign media
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung August 17, 2021
Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week

Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week

After brief reconnection, hotlines go dead from the North Korean side as Pyongyang fumes over routine US-ROK drills

Hotline fling? North Korea ignores Seoul’s calls for more than a week
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 17, 2021
Kim Jong Un takes 6th extended break from public this year amid national crises
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Kim Jong Un takes 6th extended break from public this year amid national crises

Absence also coincides with the start of US-ROK exercises, which Kim has often answered with missile tests

Kim Jong Un takes 6th extended break from public this year amid national crises
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 16, 2021
North Korea may soon receive textbooks, medical equipment from US-based NGO

North Korea may soon receive textbooks, medical equipment from US-based NGO

Group plans to send South Korean medical equipment to Pyongyang hospital after UN extends another sanctions waiver

North Korea may soon receive textbooks, medical equipment from US-based NGO
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 16, 2021
North Korea reports no COVID cases amid rumblings of humanitarian aid

North Korea reports no COVID cases amid rumblings of humanitarian aid

DPRK tells WHO it tested 693 people as UNICEF renews sanctions exemption for medical assistance

North Korea reports no COVID cases amid rumblings of humanitarian aid
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts August 16, 2021
US-ROK joint military drills to kick off on Monday for nine-day run: JCS

US-ROK joint military drills to kick off on Monday for nine-day run: JCS

Seoul stresses computer simulation training is defensive in nature, after DPRK recently denounced the annual drills

US-ROK joint military drills to kick off on Monday for nine-day run: JCS
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung August 15, 2021
South Korean president once more pitches COVID-19 cooperation to Pyongyang

South Korean president once more pitches COVID-19 cooperation to Pyongyang

In his speech on Korean independence, Moon calls Korean division ‘the greatest obstacle’ to prosperity

South Korean president once more pitches COVID-19 cooperation to Pyongyang
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung August 14, 2021
Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea

Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea

Sanctions exemption extended for UN agency to send millions of dollars of medical and other aid to DPRK

Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2021
Amid food crisis, North Korea promotes elite homes with too much to eat

Amid food crisis, North Korea promotes elite homes with too much to eat

Children should never skip breakfast and stop using computers and phones late into the night, state TV says

Amid food crisis, North Korea promotes elite homes with too much to eat
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 12, 2021
Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker reappears after more than yearlong absence
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Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker reappears after more than yearlong absence

Appearance of the ship near Nampho suggests sanctioned ship-to-ship oil transfers, experts say

Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker reappears after more than yearlong absence
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung August 11, 2021