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COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea

COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea

Delivery made via the Dandong-Sinuiju land route in mid-August

COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 21, 2020
North Korea working to influence November election, US intel official says

North Korea working to influence November election, US intel official says

Head of U.S. Counterintelligence short on specifics concerning the DPRK threat, however

North Korea working to influence November election, US intel official says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 21, 2020
China opens new customs office along border with North Korea

China opens new customs office along border with North Korea

The Changbaishan Customs Office will handle the only Sino-DPRK land passage at Shuangmu Peak land port

China opens new customs office along border with North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 21, 2020
Biden criticizes Trump for ‘cozying up to dictators’ in DNC speech

Biden criticizes Trump for ‘cozying up to dictators’ in DNC speech

Biden doesn’t mention Kim Jong Un by name, but it’s possible he is referring to the North Korean leader

Biden criticizes Trump for ‘cozying up to dictators’ in DNC speech
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 21, 2020
North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

DPRK citizens Pak Hwa Song and Hwang Kil Su set up shop in Congo and worked on construction projects, report says

North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020
New malware strain indicates North Korean cyber groups share malicious tools

New malware strain indicates North Korean cyber groups share malicious tools

Security firm sees “malware lineage” across hacking units as U.S. agencies link malicious code variant to DPRK

New malware strain indicates North Korean cyber groups share malicious tools
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee August 20, 2020
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