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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says
North Korea tells remaining foreign missions they should leave soon, as no relief for staff rotations is planned
After several border crossings, South Korea opts for high-tech monitoring system
The system, which has been in the works for years, will detect ground vibrations and supplement a dwindling military
Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says
Former unification minister Kim Yeon-chul says Biden should be more “flexible” about easing sanctions against the DPRK
Hackers use fake media domains to trick North Korea researchers
Attackers impersonate reporters at Voice Of America to lure DPRK experts with legal documents out of Pyongyang
North Korean hackers steal corporate files in attacks against European firms
Lazarus Group reportedly used Tor network to hide tracks after highly persistent social engineering campaign
UN renews DPRK human rights resolution, raising routine ire from Pyongyang
South Korea did not cosponsor the resolution for the second year in a row, but still supported it in a U.N. meeting
Seoul foreign minister defends leaflet law, says free speech is ‘not absolute’
Kang Kyung-wha spoke up about a controversial new law that bans leaflets and other items from being sent to North Korea
Nine years after taking power, Kim Jong Un visits his father’s grave
North Korean leader makes only his second appearance in the last month in traditional visit to the Kumsusan Palace
Fewer international ships and aircraft monitoring North Korean smuggling in 2020
Overall foreign military deployments to the Japan area fell this year, and that means less monitoring of the DPRK
North Korea’s working women just suffered a really hard year
During labor marathons, women breadwinners must abandon the market for state projects — and still tend to the family
