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Kim Jong Un honors fallen Chinese soldiers in a bid to get closer with Beijing

Kim Jong Un honors fallen Chinese soldiers in a bid to get closer with Beijing

To honor the 70th anniversary of Chinese soldiers entering the Korean War, Kim visited a cemetery and gifted flowers

Kim Jong Un honors fallen Chinese soldiers in a bid to get closer with Beijing
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis October 21, 2020
Unusually quiet ports before and after North Korea’s major Oct. 10 holiday
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Unusually quiet ports before and after North Korea’s major Oct. 10 holiday

Chinese fishing season dominates the DPRK’s west coast, but at least one very suspicious vessel was spotted in the east

Unusually quiet ports before and after North Korea’s major Oct. 10 holiday
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 21, 2020
North Korea debuts new propaganda ‘vloggers’ to attract foreign viewers

North Korea debuts new propaganda ‘vloggers’ to attract foreign viewers

State media outlets introduced their first Russian-speaking and male ‘individual broadcasters’ last week

North Korea debuts new propaganda ‘vloggers’ to attract foreign viewers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 21, 2020
Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade

Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade

The newly-revealed train locomotive is part of a greater national effort to modernize the country's transit

Photos: North Korea unveils sleek and modern train locomotive upgrade
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 20, 2020
Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
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Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea

U.N. sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid projects to North Korea have slowed down since August

Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry

North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry

A Russian researcher attributed more 2020 phishing attempts to a North Korea-linked group called Kimsuky

North Korean group accused of phishing attack against Russian defense industry
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 20, 2020
North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

The DPRK claims that it has no cases of COVID-19, but the new law addresses what to do in an infectious disease outbreak

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
‘The Mole’ director talks North Korean weapon sales, the film’s fallout and more

‘The Mole’ director talks North Korean weapon sales, the film’s fallout and more

Director Mads Brügger shares behind-the-scenes details on 'The Mole,' the Korean Friendship Association and more

‘The Mole’ director talks North Korean weapon sales, the film’s fallout and more
NK News
NK News October 20, 2020
Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls

Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls

Director Mads Brügger spills details on what it’s like to secretly record North Korea for a decade

Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls
NK News
NK News October 20, 2020
North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

DPRK state media said that Washington and Seoul’s joint military exercises are “foul,” calling them “war practices”

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020