News | NK News
NK News Logo
November 20, 2024

News

Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents

After UN worker ban took effect, Russia granted 753 work visas to North Koreans
NK PRO

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

After UN worker ban took effect, Russia granted 753 work visas to North Koreans
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 21, 2020
Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes

Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes

State media warns against loosening quarantine measures, however, to avoid "self-destruction"

Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2020
Kim Jong Un staying in provinces, no sign of “peculiar” activity: Blue House

Kim Jong Un staying in provinces, no sign of “peculiar” activity: Blue House

South Korean government seeks to play down report of North Korean leader's health emergency

Kim Jong Un staying in provinces, no sign of “peculiar” activity: Blue House
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Oliver Hotham April 21, 2020
Life continues as normal in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un health rumors swirl

Life continues as normal in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un health rumors swirl

Sources report nothing unusual in DPRK capital amid claims of leader in "grave danger"

Life continues as normal in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un health rumors swirl
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham April 20, 2020
China’s reported oil exports to North Korea plunge in early 2020: data
NK PRO

China’s reported oil exports to North Korea plunge in early 2020: data

Just 11.91 tons of refined petroleum reported in March; lowest ever recorded since UN oil sanctions took effect in 2017

China’s reported oil exports to North Korea plunge in early 2020: data
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 20, 2020
South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows

South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows

Private sector organizations sent $13.95 million in assistance, highest since 2010: MOU

South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 20, 2020
Austria moves to deport one of North Korea’s few international footballers

Austria moves to deport one of North Korea’s few international footballers

SKN St. Pölten, where Pak Kwang Ryong has played since 2017, insists he still holds a "valid contract," however

Austria moves to deport one of North Korea’s few international footballers
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 20, 2020
North Korean workers stuck in Vietnam following COVID-19 border closures: Hanoi

North Korean workers stuck in Vietnam following COVID-19 border closures: Hanoi

Vietnamese government reports DPRK laborers on temporary visas, efforts being made to repatriate them

North Korean workers stuck in Vietnam following COVID-19 border closures: Hanoi
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 20, 2020
North Korean cyber attacks “increasingly sophisticated,” report warns

North Korean cyber attacks “increasingly sophisticated,” report warns

UN panel says hacker groups now work together on malicious tools to steal funds for weapons programs

North Korean cyber attacks “increasingly sophisticated,” report warns
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee April 19, 2020
North Korea denies Kim Jong Un sent a “nice note” to President Trump

North Korea denies Kim Jong Un sent a “nice note” to President Trump

DPRK foreign ministry official insists no letter was sent recently, accuses U.S. President of "baseless" claims

North Korea denies Kim Jong Un sent a “nice note” to President Trump
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Oliver Hotham April 19, 2020