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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea claims zero confirmed COVID-19 cases after testing 23,121 people
A new World Health Organization report states that the DPRK tested more than 700 people over the course of a week
North Korea traded just $124 worth of goods with Russia in February: New data
North Korea did not import any Russian goods, according to official trade data from Moscow
China appoints new special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs
Liu Xiaoming — formerly an ambassador to the U.K., Egypt and North Korea — will now handle both Seoul and Pyongyang
North Koreans are stranded in Nigeria or illegally working in local clinics
A 2019 U.N. ban ordered all North Korean workers home, but COVID-19 disruptions leave some still waiting for deportation
North Korea to receive 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses later than expected
A World Health Organization official said the 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses will not make it to the DPRK by May 2021
North Korean cybercriminals attacked South African logistics firm
Lazarus Group likely used access to infected computers for espionage, security researchers say
US and South Korea sign military cost-sharing deal after years of heated talks
Some analysts say the deal marks a return to a strong U.S.-ROK alliance after contentious negotiations with Trump
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea of hardship, referencing deadly 1990s famine
Kim wants to wage a “more difficult Arduous March” — a term used to describe a historic famine and survival measures
North Korea warns of political collapse if elites can’t find ideological ‘unity’
Officials at a Pyongyang conference stressed the importance of being “ardent loyalists” to leader Kim Jong Un
US open to ‘some form of diplomacy’ with North Korea: White House spokesperson
U.S. Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Washington has a “clear objective” to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula
