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Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea
Analysts are split on whether Kim Yo Jong could have been demoted following back-to-back absences from major meetings
North Korea’s expat community shrinks as more diplomats and NGO workers leave
COVID-19 prevention measures and tough lifestyle restrictions are squeezing out Pyongyang's foreign community
Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars
North Korea is violating sanctions by using advanced smuggling networks to acquire even more rare, custom-armored rides
North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says
Plenum meeting reveals details ahead of Eighth Congress in Jan. 2021, where a new five-year economic plan will emerge
Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors
Lee In-young stressed the need for peace and denuclearization to ambassadors Harry Harris and Xing Haiming this week
Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain
The inspection is Premier Kim Tok Hun's first since joining the exclusive Politburo Presidium last week
North Korea may be closing a key sea route for humanitarian aid deliveries
The move likely followed Kim Jong Un's order on July 25 to strengthen measures against potential COVID-19 risks
North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation
IT workers under the Munitions Industry Department likely raised over $1.2 million in 2019: UN report
‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics
After leaflets raised ire in Pyongyang, Seoul police are investigating activist groups — but some say it's going too far
South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
Medical Aid for Children (MAC) gets sanctions exemptions to send dental equipment to the DPRK within the next six months