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North Korea purges anti-South propaganda from official websites as tensions ease

North Korea purges anti-South propaganda from official websites as tensions ease

Move follows Kim Jong Un's order to suspend military plans against South Korea

North Korea purges anti-South propaganda from official websites as tensions ease
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 24, 2020
North Korean receives four-week jail sentence in Singaporean luxury goods case

North Korean receives four-week jail sentence in Singaporean luxury goods case

Li Hyon charged with four counts of conspiracy to supply illicit goods to Pyongyang department store

North Korean receives four-week jail sentence in Singaporean luxury goods case
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy June 23, 2020
Kim Jong Un suspends plans for “military action” against South Korea: KCNA

Kim Jong Un suspends plans for “military action” against South Korea: KCNA

North Korea leader reported to have assessed "prevailing situation," moved to de-escalate rising tensions with Seoul

Kim Jong Un suspends plans for “military action” against South Korea: KCNA
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy June 23, 2020
Defector group likely failed to send leaflets into North Korea, South says

Defector group likely failed to send leaflets into North Korea, South says

FFNK also may have spread false information about the number of balloons they have used, and items they carried: MOU

Defector group likely failed to send leaflets into North Korea, South says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 23, 2020
North Korea, Nigeria agree to expand cooperation in public health

North Korea, Nigeria agree to expand cooperation in public health

Nigerian health minister says country has a "desire to learn" from the DPRK

North Korea, Nigeria agree to expand cooperation in public health
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis June 23, 2020
Sentenced to life five years ago, status of South Koreans in North Korea unclear

Sentenced to life five years ago, status of South Koreans in North Korea unclear

Choe Chun-gil and Kim Kuk-gi were charged with espionage, sentenced to hard labor on June 23, 2015

Sentenced to life five years ago, status of South Koreans in North Korea unclear
North Korea returns propaganda loudspeakers to inter-Korean border: report

North Korea returns propaganda loudspeakers to inter-Korean border: report

Move would represent a violation of the 2018 inter-Korean agreement, if confirmed

North Korea returns propaganda loudspeakers to inter-Korean border: report
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 22, 2020
Activists say they launched thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea

Activists say they launched thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea

Fighters for a Free North Korea said they defied a ban from Seoul and will continue the "struggle for justice"

Activists say they launched thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 22, 2020
As expat community in North Korea shrinks, new arrivals are suspended

As expat community in North Korea shrinks, new arrivals are suspended

Hardliners in Pyongyang may be working to limit the number of resident foreigners, sources say

As expat community in North Korea shrinks, new arrivals are suspended
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 22, 2020
Former official’s memoir paints chaotic picture of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy

Former official’s memoir paints chaotic picture of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy

"The Room Where It Happened" lays bare deep divisions within the Trump administration over policy towards the DPRK

Former official’s memoir paints chaotic picture of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 22, 2020