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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Kim Jong Un visits grandfather’s mausoleum on death anniversary
Visit follows conspicuous absence from Kumsusan Palace in April, comes amid heightened COVID-19 measures
North Korean schools close one month into new term, sources say
Earlier reports indicated COVID-19 is to blame for ending an already-delayed school year
North Korea-affiliated hackers linked to credit card skimming sites: report
SanSec says Lazarus group hijacked retail sites with a “higher level of preparation and planning than most”
UK sanctions North Korean state security, police for human rights abuses
Britain slaps asset freezes on DPRK ministries of State Security and People’s Security in first post-Brexit sanctions
North Korea says it doesn’t want talks with U.S., slams South Korean mediation
DPRK foreign ministry statement comes as U.S. point man Steve Biegun set to arrive in Seoul
North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings
Footage of sanitizing public facilities, other prevention efforts had mostly disappeared from state media in March
Defiant activist promises to continue leaflet launches to North Korea
Controversial launches will continue as long as North Korea "threatens" the South, says defector-activist Park Sang-hak
North Korea has no interest in more talks with the U.S., senior diplomat says
First vice foreign minister says Pyongyang now unwavering in plan to deal with "long-term threat" from Washington
North Korean media hails 2017 ICBM launch on anniversary
Pyongyang had previously refrained from open praise for the "historic" July 4 Hwasong-14 test
South Korea reshuffles top officials dealing with North Korea
Moon appoints new unification minister, NIS chief, and national security adviser following spat with North
