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North Korea bans foreign children in restaurants and shops to combat COVID-19
The new rule is the latest in a long series of pandemic prevention measures, despite Pyongyang claiming to be virus-free
A UN treaty banned nukes, but the biggest nuclear powers didn’t sign it
A new U.N. treaty will have a symbolic significance at best when it comes to North Korea, experts say
North Koreans suffer from high-ranking hunger, but nearly a third are overweight
North Koreans have the highest rate of undernourishment out of any country in the Asia-Pacific, new U.N. report shows
South Korea desperately needs to upgrade its defense tech, experts say
Defense ministry rolled out a new plan to thwart and protect against the growing North Korea nuclear and missile threat
North Korea says it’s ‘gravely concerned’ about Australian human rights abuses
North Korea, a country widely criticized for human rights abuses, is on a campaign to call out other countries
Chinese ships in North Korea drop by 30% after years of rampant, illegal fishing
U.N. sanctions didn’t stop Chinese ships from plucking North Korean squid, but a new report suggests that COVID-19 did
COVID-19 crushed North Korea’s illegal poaching endeavors in Russia
North Korean fishing boats in Russian waters fell by 95% in 2020, a new report from the Global Fishing Watch says
With Trump gone, Moon hopes to fix the diplomatic deadlock with North Korea
On Biden’s first day, South Korea’s president urged him to help undo the Hanoi Summit’s long-lasting effects
Tainted with stigma, a North Korean defector school has nowhere to go
For years now, Yeomyung School has run into red tape while looking for a new spot
South Korea to replace Kang Kyung-wha, the nation’s first woman foreign minister
After three and a half years, Kang is stepping down and will be replaced by Chung Eui-yong
