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Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea

Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea

Analysts are split on whether Kim Yo Jong could have been demoted following back-to-back absences from major meetings

Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 20, 2020
North Korea’s expat community shrinks as more diplomats and NGO workers leave

North Korea’s expat community shrinks as more diplomats and NGO workers leave

COVID-19 prevention measures and tough lifestyle restrictions are squeezing out Pyongyang's foreign community

North Korea’s expat community shrinks as more diplomats and NGO workers leave
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 20, 2020
Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars

Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars

North Korea is violating sanctions by using advanced smuggling networks to acquire even more rare, custom-armored rides

Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020
North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says

North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says

Plenum meeting reveals details ahead of Eighth Congress in Jan. 2021, where a new five-year economic plan will emerge

North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim August 19, 2020
Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors

Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors

Lee In-young stressed the need for peace and denuclearization to ambassadors Harry Harris and Xing Haiming this week

Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Kelly Kasulis August 19, 2020
Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain

Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain

The inspection is Premier Kim Tok Hun's first since joining the exclusive Politburo Presidium last week

Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 19, 2020
North Korea may be closing a key sea route for humanitarian aid deliveries

North Korea may be closing a key sea route for humanitarian aid deliveries

The move likely followed Kim Jong Un's order on July 25 to strengthen measures against potential COVID-19 risks

North Korea may be closing a key sea route for humanitarian aid deliveries
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 19, 2020
North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation

North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation

IT workers under the Munitions Industry Department likely raised over $1.2 million in 2019: UN report

North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 18, 2020
‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics

‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics

After leaflets raised ire in Pyongyang, Seoul police are investigating activist groups — but some say it's going too far

‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 18, 2020
South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
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South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea

Medical Aid for Children (MAC) gets sanctions exemptions to send dental equipment to the DPRK within the next six months

South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 18, 2020