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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
U.S. objectives remain the same whoever leads North Korea, Pompeo says
Comments come amid a storm of media speculation over Kim Jong Un's health
North Koreans asked Singaporean contacts for help sourcing COVID-19 test kits
Request from DPRK diplomats reportedly hampered by Pyongyang's "no cases" claims, however
740 people in North Korea tested for COVID-19, still no confirmed cases: WHO
New WHO figures suggest just 31 have been tested since the beginning of the month
10.4 million North Koreans in “urgent” need of humanitarian assistance: UN
New UN report issues warning on lack of nutrition, healthcare, clean water in DPRK
North Koreans “panic buying” at Pyongyang shops, sources say
Some sources don't connect recent surge in demand to Kim Jong Un health rumors, however
North Korean state media goes a month without showing domestic COVID-19 work
Frequent updates in text articles continue but directive likely made in late March to halt use of domestic imagery
North Korea experiencing economic hardship, “lagging behind”: state media
Cabinet newspaper also warns against taking aid from "blabbering" imperialists
“We don’t know” if Kim Jong Un health rumors are true, Trump says
Comments follow widespread reports suggesting North Korean leader had undergone heart operation
After UN worker ban took effect, Russia granted 753 work visas to North Koreans
Data reveal flow of DPRK nationals into Russia despite UN sanctions, strict border controls during COVID-19 pandemic
Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes
State media warns against loosening quarantine measures, however, to avoid "self-destruction"
