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North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low
Yearly new arrivals dropped by more than 800 people amid the COVID-19 pandemic and stricter border measures
Biden’s secretary of state nominee vows to ‘increase pressure’ on North Korea
Antony Blinken said he’s “reviewing options” on North Korea, which he calls a “hard problem” that’s “getting worse”
Trade between China and North Korea plummeted by 81% in 2020
Total official trade in 2020 fell significantly, but Chinese exports modestly rose at the end of the year
‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters
Kim Jong Un opts for simplicity instead of “flashy” rallying cries of recent years
‘Hope alone is not a course of action’: US official gives parting words on DPRK
U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris is set to leave Seoul on Thursday and weighed in on diplomacy and U.S.-ROK military drills
Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital
The country’s political Party Congress came and went without any ribbon-cutting party, despite hints of a debut
Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines
An Indonesian firm was hit with two back-to-back fines for violating sanctions with cigarette papers
New year, same claims: North Korea says it has zero cases of COVID-19
North Korean borders continue to remain on lockdown, with many modes of transit reportedly banned
Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes
In a New Year’s press conference, President Moon Jae-in says Kim Jong Un is willing to continue denuclearization talks
North Korea vows to assert more control over the economy and fix past woes
DPRK leaders promised to take more control of the economy at the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sunday, state media says
