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US Treasury names 490 North Korea-linked entities in new regulatory prohibitions

US Treasury names 490 North Korea-linked entities in new regulatory prohibitions

Move retroactively signals that certain individuals cannot do business with the 490, per an April revision to the NKSR

US Treasury names 490 North Korea-linked entities in new regulatory prohibitions
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 22, 2020
North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19

North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19

Foreigners in Pyongyang say the government asked them to stay inside, while outdoor construction was banned on Thursday

North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 22, 2020
North Korean defectors to Seoul on the rise, but nowhere near last year’s count

North Korean defectors to Seoul on the rise, but nowhere near last year’s count

At least 1,000 North Koreans came to the South every year for the last two decades. But so far, only 195 arrived in 2020

North Korean defectors to Seoul on the rise, but nowhere near last year’s count
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis October 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un honors fallen Chinese soldiers in a bid to get closer with Beijing

Kim Jong Un honors fallen Chinese soldiers in a bid to get closer with Beijing

To honor the 70th anniversary of Chinese soldiers entering the Korean War, Kim visited a cemetery and gifted flowers

Kim Jong Un honors fallen Chinese soldiers in a bid to get closer with Beijing
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis October 21, 2020
Unusually quiet ports before and after North Korea’s major Oct. 10 holiday
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Unusually quiet ports before and after North Korea’s major Oct. 10 holiday

Chinese fishing season dominates the DPRK’s west coast, but at least one very suspicious vessel was spotted in the east

Unusually quiet ports before and after North Korea’s major Oct. 10 holiday
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 21, 2020
North Korea debuts new propaganda ‘vloggers’ to attract foreign viewers

North Korea debuts new propaganda ‘vloggers’ to attract foreign viewers

State media outlets introduced their first Russian-speaking and male ‘individual broadcasters’ last week

North Korea debuts new propaganda ‘vloggers’ to attract foreign viewers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 21, 2020
Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade

Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade

The newly-revealed train locomotive is part of a greater national effort to modernize the country's transit

Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 20, 2020
Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
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Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea

U.N. sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid projects to North Korea have slowed down since August

Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry

North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry

A Russian researcher attributed more 2020 phishing attempts to a North Korea-linked group called Kimsuky

North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 20, 2020
North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

The DPRK claims that it has no cases of COVID-19, but the new law addresses what to do in an infectious disease outbreak

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020