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Mystery solved: Twitter users identify Kim Jong Un’s Swiss disinfectant wipes

Mystery solved: Twitter users identify Kim Jong Un’s Swiss disinfectant wipes

Blurry state media images show Kim Jong Un using Swiss sanitizer products in place of domestic DPRK alternatives

Mystery solved: Twitter users identify Kim Jong Un’s Swiss disinfectant wipes
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 22, 2020
North Korean man gets seven years of prison labor for Russian border assault

North Korean man gets seven years of prison labor for Russian border assault

Russia doled out its harshest sentence yet for a 2019 incident involving 17 North Korean fisherman

North Korean man gets seven years of prison labor for Russian border assault
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 21, 2020
US sanctions two Iranian officials for North Korea missile cooperation

US sanctions two Iranian officials for North Korea missile cooperation

Officials accused of working with North Korea on a space vehicle launch, but details of the cooperation are vague

US sanctions two Iranian officials for North Korea missile cooperation
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 21, 2020
North Koreans are drying corn — and you can literally see it from outer space

North Koreans are drying corn — and you can literally see it from outer space

Satellite images show this year’s grain drying season, which is especially important after recent typhoons and floods

North Koreans are drying corn — and you can literally see it from outer space
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 21, 2020
North Korean man accused of money laundering appeals US extradition order

North Korean man accused of money laundering appeals US extradition order

Mun Chol Myong’s appeal began in Kuala Lumpur High Court on Friday

North Korean man accused of money laundering appeals US extradition order
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 21, 2020
North Korea warns Seoul of a ‘miserable demise’ after US-ROK defense talks

North Korea warns Seoul of a ‘miserable demise’ after US-ROK defense talks

North Korean state media condemned the U.S. and South Korea for mentioning a hypothetical preemptive strike scenario

North Korea warns Seoul of a ‘miserable demise’ after US-ROK defense talks
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 21, 2020
North Korean defector arrested after trying to return to the DPRK

North Korean defector arrested after trying to return to the DPRK

The defector allegedly broke into a military training site during his attempt to return to North Korea

North Korean defector arrested after trying to return to the DPRK
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis September 19, 2020
North Koreans cry tears of joy over their new ‘socialist fairyland’ homes

North Koreans cry tears of joy over their new ‘socialist fairyland’ homes

After destructive floods, state media ran propaganda photos of citizens getting housing papers and vowing to grow crops

North Koreans cry tears of joy over their new ‘socialist fairyland’ homes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 18, 2020
North Korea may need to import more grains to survive COVID-19 and 2020 storms

North Korea may need to import more grains to survive COVID-19 and 2020 storms

Cereal crop production looks favorable for much of the world, but North Korea may still suffer from terrible shortages

North Korea may need to import more grains to survive COVID-19 and 2020 storms
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis September 18, 2020
Singaporean man admits to selling $580K of illegal luxury goods to North Korea

Singaporean man admits to selling $580K of illegal luxury goods to North Korea

Singaporean director implicated in illegal luxury goods exports between 2010-2016

Singaporean man admits to selling $580K of illegal luxury goods to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 17, 2020