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North Korea must ‘show some good faith’ for sanctions to be lifted: US official

North Korea must ‘show some good faith’ for sanctions to be lifted: US official

After the Hanoi Summit ended in a no-deal two years ago, a US representative calls on Biden to be ‘more strategic’

North Korea must ‘show some good faith’ for sanctions to be lifted: US official
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis February 24, 2021
US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea

US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for “investigations into abuses in Syria and North Korea”

US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis February 24, 2021
Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle

Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle

First Central Military Commission meeting of the year held, two military commanders replaced

Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021
North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem

North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem

The DPRK is becoming increasingly mysterious as defectors and in-country foreigners plummet

North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 24, 2021
Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019

Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019

New court documents reveal the testimony of Christopher Ahn, who faces possible extradition to Spain

Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 24, 2021
More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out

More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out

The U.N. World Food Program warns that COVID-19-related restrictions may soon put a stop to its North Korea operations

More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021
North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official

North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official

Top US official warns that there’s a “real possibility” North Korea would actually launch a missile toward Americans

North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021
South Korea pushes for talks two years after Trump walked out on Kim Jong Un

South Korea pushes for talks two years after Trump walked out on Kim Jong Un

Top South Korean official urged North Korea to return to nuclear negotiations and asked for international support at UN

South Korea pushes for talks two years after Trump walked out on Kim Jong Un
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis February 23, 2021
Delegations traveling to and from North Korea flatlined in 2020, new tool shows

Delegations traveling to and from North Korea flatlined in 2020, new tool shows

A new NK Pro research tool tracked more than 7,500 groups that traveled to or from North Korea starting in 1997

Delegations traveling to and from North Korea flatlined in 2020, new tool shows
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 23, 2021
It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector

It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector

Human surveillance units only reported two out of 10 incidents where cameras recorded a man crossing the border

It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 23, 2021