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Chinese ships in North Korea drop by 30% after years of rampant, illegal fishing
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Chinese ships in North Korea drop by 30% after years of rampant, illegal fishing

U.N. sanctions didn’t stop Chinese ships from plucking North Korean squid, but a new report suggests that COVID-19 did

Chinese ships in North Korea drop by 30% after years of rampant, illegal fishing
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 21, 2021
COVID-19 crushed North Korea’s illegal poaching endeavors in Russia
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COVID-19 crushed North Korea’s illegal poaching endeavors in Russia

North Korean fishing boats in Russian waters fell by 95% in 2020, a new report from the Global Fishing Watch says

COVID-19 crushed North Korea’s illegal poaching endeavors in Russia
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 21, 2021
With Trump gone, Moon hopes to fix the diplomatic deadlock with North Korea

With Trump gone, Moon hopes to fix the diplomatic deadlock with North Korea

On Biden’s first day, South Korea’s president urged him to help undo the Hanoi Summit’s long-lasting effects

With Trump gone, Moon hopes to fix the diplomatic deadlock with North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 21, 2021
Tainted with stigma, a North Korean defector school has nowhere to go

Tainted with stigma, a North Korean defector school has nowhere to go

For years now, Yeomyung School has run into red tape while looking for a new spot

Tainted with stigma, a North Korean defector school has nowhere to go
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung January 21, 2021
South Korea to replace Kang Kyung-wha, the nation’s first woman foreign minister

South Korea to replace Kang Kyung-wha, the nation’s first woman foreign minister

After three and a half years, Kang is stepping down and will be replaced by Chung Eui-yong

South Korea to replace Kang Kyung-wha, the nation’s first woman foreign minister
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung January 20, 2021
North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low

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

North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 20, 2021
Biden’s secretary of state nominee vows to ‘increase pressure’ on North Korea

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”

Biden’s secretary of state nominee vows to ‘increase pressure’ on North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 20, 2021
Trade between China and North Korea plummeted by 81% in 2020
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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

Trade between China and North Korea plummeted by 81% in 2020
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 19, 2021
‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters

‘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

‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2021
‘Hope alone is not a course of action’: US official gives parting words on DPRK

‘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

‘Hope alone is not a course of action’: US official gives parting words on DPRK
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 19, 2021