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Kim Jong Un gives rare speech at first North Korean Party Congress in years
Kim spoke on the country’s “underachieved” economic plan for a massive political event that will take several days
Packed parking lot suggests North Korean Party Congress is underway: Satellite
Satellite imagery shows a full parking lot at the expected event venue, all while attendees' hotel looked empty
Once lush with products, North Korean supermarkets are now barren and deceptive
Photos obtained by NK News show scarce food items and products that don’t look anything like what’s advertised
North Korea tests 12,489 people for COVID-19, still claims zero confirmed cases
Border remains closed “for an uncertain period” with public gathering and movement partially banned, WHO says
Top US commander wants Biden to shoot for more North Korea diplomacy in 2021
United States Forces Korea commander urges Biden to continue military drills as well as ‘palpable’ reduction of tensions
North Korea could deploy more illegal workers abroad using new Russian e-visas
Russia rolled out a new visa program to 52 countries, experts say it could weaken the U.N. ban on DPRK workers
South Korea holds out hope for a major shout-out at North Korea’s Party Congress
Experts say that Kim Jong Un will inevitably bring up his Seoul counterparts, but will keep the message very vague
South Korea expects ‘positive’ message from North any day now
In a New Year’s speech, unification minister Lee In-young says he’s expecting an olive branch from Pyongyang
Pompeo touts success on North Korea, but a senior Russian official is skeptical
Pompeo publishes a 13-tweet thread promoting his personal role in Washington's North Korea policy
Ships openly admit to buying illegal fishing permits from North Korea
Chinese and South Korean-flagged ships said they’re involved in potential sanctions-violating acts, new documents show
