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UN urges North Korea to reopen borders for aid and humanitarian workers

UN urges North Korea to reopen borders for aid and humanitarian workers

The U.N. Human Rights Council expressed its concerns in an annual resolution on DPRK human rights abuses

UN urges North Korea to reopen borders for aid and humanitarian workers
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 24, 2021
North Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year

North Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year

Kim Jong Un said the project will fix the “housing problem” in the capital city “once and for all”

North Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 23, 2021
North Korea fired off two missiles in first-known test since Biden took office

North Korea fired off two missiles in first-known test since Biden took office

Some experts say that North Korea is trying to lightly provoke the US. Others say the tests have no hidden message.

North Korea fired off two missiles in first-known test since Biden took office
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 23, 2021
Rare North Korean flight from Pyongyang spotted amid COVID-19 halt to air travel
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Rare North Korean flight from Pyongyang spotted amid COVID-19 halt to air travel

Air Koryo aircraft appears to be heading towards North Korea’s east coast

Rare North Korean flight from Pyongyang spotted amid COVID-19 halt to air travel
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy March 23, 2021
EU hits North Korea with human rights-related sanctions for the first time

EU hits North Korea with human rights-related sanctions for the first time

Sanctions name heads of North Korea’s police for state-sponsored murder, torture and forced labor

EU hits North Korea with human rights-related sanctions for the first time
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 22, 2021
North Korea reports zero confirmed COVID-19 cases, but key data is still missing

North Korea reports zero confirmed COVID-19 cases, but key data is still missing

For 10 weeks in a row now, the World Health Organization has not published testing or quarantine numbers for the DPRK

North Korea reports zero confirmed COVID-19 cases, but key data is still missing
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 22, 2021
Top White House adviser says diplomacy is key to North Korea denuclearization

Top White House adviser says diplomacy is key to North Korea denuclearization

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke on Biden’s recent, unanswered backchannel outreach to the DPRK

Top White House adviser says diplomacy is key to North Korea denuclearization
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis March 22, 2021
For the first time ever, a North Korean man is brought to the US to stand trial

For the first time ever, a North Korean man is brought to the US to stand trial

DPRK citizen accused of money laundering to supply luxury goods — a violation of rules meant to stop the country’s nukes

For the first time ever, a North Korean man is brought to the US to stand trial
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis March 22, 2021
North Korea-China trade further plummets in the second year of COVID-19
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North Korea-China trade further plummets in the second year of COVID-19

China only exported electricity to the DPRK in Feb. 2021, with total trade values sliding under a mere $2 million

North Korea-China trade further plummets in the second year of COVID-19
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy March 22, 2021
Chinese president promises to work with North Korea to ‘preserve peace’

Chinese president promises to work with North Korea to ‘preserve peace’

Xi Jinping delivered the message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un through a designated diplomat in Beijing

Chinese president promises to work with North Korea to ‘preserve peace’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Kelly Kasulis March 22, 2021