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Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
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Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea

U.N. sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid projects to North Korea have slowed down since August

Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry

North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry

A Russian researcher attributed more 2020 phishing attempts to a North Korea-linked group called Kimsuky

North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 20, 2020
North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

The DPRK claims that it has no cases of COVID-19, but the new law addresses what to do in an infectious disease outbreak

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
‘The Mole’ director talks North Korean weapon sales, the film’s fallout and more

‘The Mole’ director talks North Korean weapon sales, the film’s fallout and more

Director Mads Brügger shares behind-the-scenes details on 'The Mole,' the Korean Friendship Association and more

‘The Mole’ director talks North Korean weapon sales, the film’s fallout and more
NK News
NK News October 20, 2020
Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls

Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls

Director Mads Brügger spills details on what it’s like to secretly record North Korea for a decade

Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls
NK News
NK News October 20, 2020
North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

DPRK state media said that Washington and Seoul’s joint military exercises are “foul,” calling them “war practices”

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails

Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails

A new Human Rights Watch report recounts human rights abuses in North Korean pre-trial detention

Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 19, 2020
Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’

Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’

The Warmbiers sent a letter to the family of the South Korean man shot and killed by North Korean soldiers on Sept. 22

Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 19, 2020
North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program

North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program

DPRK official tells UN committee that Pyongyang ‘will make steady efforts for outer space development’

North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 19, 2020
Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline
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Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline

The North Korean leader previously alluded to construction delays due to the recent spate of natural disasters

Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 16, 2020