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Antony Blinken, critic of Trump’s North Korea policy, becomes secretary of state
Blinken recently called North Korea “a hard problem that has plagued administration after administration”
Google accuses North Korean hackers of targeting cybersecurity pros with malware
Hackers posed as fellow researchers and built up trust through original blog content and private social media messages
North Korea suffered the worst natural disasters in all of Asia, new report says
Four out of 10 North Koreans were impacted by storms in 2019, the Asian Disaster Reduction Center concluded
North Korea aid workers faced their ‘biggest hurdles’ under Trump
Aid groups focused on North Korea urge President Biden to rescind Trump-era policies that slowed down their work
North Korean diplomat in Kuwait defected to South Korea, government sources say
Ryu Hyun-woo is reportedly the former chargé d'affaires at North Korea’s embassy in Kuwait
US hits North Korean official and Chinese firms with non-proliferation measures
The State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation last targeted a DPRK individual in 2016
North Korea claims no COVID-19 cases nearly one year after shutting its borders
The country shut down its borders in Jan. 2020 and also enacted two lockdowns to trade since
Seoul wants to reunite families separated by the Korean War for Lunar New Year
Unification minister Lee In-young calls for family reunions over video, but it’s unclear whether Pyongyang will respond
Biden administration taps diplomat who helped with historic North Korea summit
Sung Kim named the acting assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
North Korea dangerous but not unpredictable, says US intelligence official
Sydney Seiler says that North Korea engages in diplomacy only to further develop its nuclear weapons, not denuclearize
