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North Korea slams ‘The Mole’ documentary as ‘nonsense’ and demands raw footage

North Korea slams ‘The Mole’ documentary as ‘nonsense’ and demands raw footage

North Korea’s Embassy in Stockholm is calling out the documentary series in a privately circulated note seen by NK News

North Korea slams ‘The Mole’ documentary as ‘nonsense’ and demands raw footage
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis | Min Chao Choy October 16, 2020
North Korea spent $965,000 on a mysterious Russian item in August: Trade data
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North Korea spent $965,000 on a mysterious Russian item in August: Trade data

Aside from the mystery item category, the DPRK also spent serious cash on two powerful turbine engines

North Korea spent $965,000 on a mysterious Russian item in August: Trade data
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 15, 2020
North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’

North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’

North Korean official says "everything will be cleared" once Nordic countries complete their investigations

North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 15, 2020
US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

Top defense officials from Seoul and Washington stressed the need to “dismantle” Pyongyang’s growing missile program

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 15, 2020
UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’

UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’

In a newly-released report, the U.N. urges both North and South Korea to divulge what they know about the case

UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis October 15, 2020
Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons

Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons

North Korean leader also urged winter supplies for party elite living in temporary tent cities

Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 14, 2020
Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM

Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM

Pompeo points to lack of long-range North Korean missile testing as an indicator of success

Pompeo: DPRK-US diplomacy ‘absolutely’ successful despite North Korea’s new ICBM
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 14, 2020
‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters

‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters

Victim's family tells NK News both North and South Korea should investigate last month's shooting more "responsibly"

‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 14, 2020
Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

The North Korean leader reviews progress at apartment construction site

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jeongmin Kim October 13, 2020
‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association

‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association

A Spanish aristocrat and several North Koreans could suffer consequences after secretly-recorded footage aired on Sunday

‘The Mole’ documentary could spell end of Korea Friendship Association
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 12, 2020