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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea’s Air Koryo spent nearly $1 million on Russian plane parts in 2020
Pyongyang ordered maintenance tools and spare parts despite putting a hold on nearly all travel over COVID-19
North Korea reports zero confirmed COVID-19 cases after testing 21,663 people
The DPRK has tested 43,052 samples in total as of March 18, according to a new WHO report
Timeline: From Blinken’s Seoul visit to North Korea’s ballistic missile tests
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from March 1 to March 31
Contractors have six months to assess New Yalu River Bridge: PRC border gov.
Sources mixed on whether development means PRC-DPRK trade can resume any time soon
EU grants almost $590,000 to help North Koreans cope with climate disasters
Aid worker says projects by FAO and Concern Worldwide unlikely to go ahead while DPRK borders are closed
Japan extends unilateral sanctions regime on North Korea for two more years
Amid frozen bilateral relations, no end in sight to Japan's unilateral DPRK sanctions regime
UN Security Council takes no action on North Korean missile launches
Security Council issues no statement, takes no action in wake of March 25 missile testing
As of today, those who send flyers to North Korea can face three years in prison
The new law bans flyers, money and goods from being sent to the DPRK. Some activists say they’ll do it anyway.
Kim Yo Jong berates South Korean president and calls missile test ‘self defense’
The North Korean leader’s sister called Moon Jae-in a U.S. “parrot” and said the DPRK has a “right to self defense”
Biden does not ‘intend’ to sit down with Kim Jong Un, US press secretary says
A few days ago, the U.S. president had said that he was “prepared for some form of diplomacy” with North Korea
