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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korean crossed into South with help of ROK military, Seoul says
Authorities are investigating individual’s intention to defect, while reports say they crossed western maritime border
Washington bans use of US passports to travel to North Korea for eighth year
Extension of restrictions due to ‘serious risk’ of arrest comes as DPRK mulls tourism restart for ‘friendly’ countries
Suspected leak of military intel to North Korea referred to ROK prosecutors
Seoul alleges intel service employee engaged in DPRK espionage, but experts say conviction could be difficult
Seoul says Samsung phone giveaway at Olympics may violate North Korea sanctions
But IOC denies report that DPRK athletes also received $1200 smartphones given to athletes from all other countries
North Korea nabs bronze medals in diving and wrestling; Olympic tally up to 5
Kim Mi Rae becomes DPRK’s first double medalist in Paris, as Ri Se Ung wins country’s first wrestling medal in 12 years
Seoul says North Korea lured ethnic Koreans from Japan, violating human rights
DPRK misled victims by portraying country as a ‘Paradise on Earth,’ first government investigation into issue concludes
North Korea slams Germany for joining US-led UN Command overseeing armistice
DPRK foreign ministry claims move will upset peace on peninsula, threatening to accelerate military development
Kim Jong Un sends 300K young people to live and work in flood disaster zone
North Korean ‘youth shock brigade’ mobilized as part of state efforts to instill obedience to leader
North Korean band rocks out to national anthem in unusual show for Kim Jong Un
Face-melting rendition of ‘Aeugukka’ may be attempt to go viral but isn’t first DPRK experiment with rock, expert says
North Korea set to increasingly use ‘gray zone’ tactics to challenge US: Report
DPRK and others look to exploit space between diplomacy and conflict to threaten without provoking war, NIC warns
