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Seoul willing to offer COVID vaccines to North Korea to help it resume dialogue

Seoul willing to offer COVID vaccines to North Korea to help it resume dialogue

Noh Kyu-duk, Seoul’s top DPRK nuclear negotiator, talks Korean Peninsula peace at Jeju Forum

Seoul willing to offer COVID vaccines to North Korea to help it resume dialogue
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 25, 2021
South Korea detains man suspected of spying for North Korea

South Korea detains man suspected of spying for North Korea

Seoul prosecutors announce arrest of left-leaning researcher, claim he met North Korean agent four times

South Korea detains man suspected of spying for North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 25, 2021
NATO looks East, but implications for the Koreas remain uncertain

NATO looks East, but implications for the Koreas remain uncertain

Alliance seeks greater cooperation in Asia, but experts see limited role for NATO in North Korea denuclearization talks

NATO looks East, but implications for the Koreas remain uncertain
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts June 25, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s new favorite band lives life of luxury in new music videos

Kim Jong Un’s new favorite band lives life of luxury in new music videos

Shiny new studios and Steinway pianos feature in videos for songs praising Kim and North Korea’s ruling party

Kim Jong Un’s new favorite band lives life of luxury in new music videos
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 24, 2021
South Koreans divided on whether to provide COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea

South Koreans divided on whether to provide COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has offered COVID aid to the North if it agrees to accept

South Koreans divided on whether to provide COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 24, 2021
Russia proposes civil aviation safety agreement with North Korea

Russia proposes civil aviation safety agreement with North Korea

Draft emerges after Russia provided DPRK with almost $1 million in jet parts in 2020

Russia proposes civil aviation safety agreement with North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 24, 2021
Moon calls Kim Jong Un ‘honest,’ pushes talks with North Korea as term nears end

Moon calls Kim Jong Un ‘honest,’ pushes talks with North Korea as term nears end

South Korean president reflects on Kim, denuclearization in new interview as Pyongyang continues to stonewall

Moon calls Kim Jong Un ‘honest,’ pushes talks with North Korea as term nears end
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts June 24, 2021
North Korea says it’s not interested in talks with US that will ‘get us nowhere’

North Korea says it’s not interested in talks with US that will ‘get us nowhere’

North Korean foreign minister’s hawkish remarks follow Kim Yo Jong’s statement the previous day

North Korea says it’s not interested in talks with US that will ‘get us nowhere’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 23, 2021
Masked heroes in new North Korean propaganda posters amid ‘prolonged’ pandemic

Masked heroes in new North Korean propaganda posters amid ‘prolonged’ pandemic

Three new posters released in state media encourage compliance with decisions made at last week’s party plenum

Masked heroes in new North Korean propaganda posters amid ‘prolonged’ pandemic
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 23, 2021
North Korea policy coordination to continue without working group, says US

North Korea policy coordination to continue without working group, says US

‘Close and constant’ engagement between U.S. and South Korea unchanged after the group’s termination this week

North Korea policy coordination to continue without working group, says US
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 23, 2021