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US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

Top defense officials from Seoul and Washington stressed the need to “dismantle” Pyongyang’s growing missile program

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 15, 2020
UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’

UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’

In a newly-released report, the U.N. urges both North and South Korea to divulge what they know about the case

UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis October 15, 2020
Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons

Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons

North Korean leader also urged winter supplies for party elite living in temporary tent cities

Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 14, 2020
Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM

Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM

Pompeo points to lack of long-range North Korean missile testing as an indicator of success

Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 14, 2020
‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters

‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters

Victim's family tells NK News both North and South Korea should investigate last month's shooting more "responsibly"

‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 14, 2020
Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

The North Korean leader reviews progress at apartment construction site

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jeongmin Kim October 13, 2020
‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association

‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association

A Spanish aristocrat and several North Koreans could suffer consequences after secretly-recorded footage aired on Sunday

‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 12, 2020
Singaporean given 3 weeks of jail for luxury goods smuggling to North Korea

Singaporean given 3 weeks of jail for luxury goods smuggling to North Korea

Chong “Richard” Hock Yen is third to face Singaporean jail for goods smuggling to DPRK, joining Leo Ng and Li Hyon

Singaporean given 3 weeks of jail for luxury goods smuggling to North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 12, 2020
‘Destroy the US’ slogans removed for North Korea’s latest military parade

‘Destroy the US’ slogans removed for North Korea’s latest military parade

Kim Jong Un may have made positive gestures towards U.S. by removing slogans and avoiding direct mention of Washington

‘Destroy the US’ slogans removed for North Korea’s latest military parade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 12, 2020
U.N. requested to investigate North Korea for sanctions breaches in documentary

U.N. requested to investigate North Korea for sanctions breaches in documentary

"The Mole" contains evidence on role of North Korean government representatives in brokering weapons deals

U.N. requested to investigate North Korea for sanctions breaches in documentary
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 12, 2020