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North Korea further relaxes restrictions on resident diplomats, embassy says

North Korea further relaxes restrictions on resident diplomats, embassy says

Foreigners in DPRK now permitted to visit several previously-restricted department stores, MFA tells diplomats

North Korea further relaxes restrictions on resident diplomats, embassy says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 18, 2020
Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media

Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media

Rodong Sinmun special article also emphasizes the leader's decision to take an "iron mace" against corrupt officials

Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 18, 2020
North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper

North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper

KINU report says public executions in North Korea become less frequent, but still commonplace

North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 15, 2020
Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works

Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works

Changes come ahead of 75th anniversary of North Korea's ruling party in October

Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 15, 2020
New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

Notice calls for industry assistance in countering DPRK sanctions evasion

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 14, 2020
Russia sends wheat aid shipment to North Korea, embassy in Pyongyang says

Russia sends wheat aid shipment to North Korea, embassy in Pyongyang says

Report of 25,000-tonne shipment comes as UN warns of widespread food insecurity in DPRK, U.S. warns of potential famine

Russia sends wheat aid shipment to North Korea, embassy in Pyongyang says
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 14, 2020
Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed
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Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed

Ships now regularly traversing Dalian-Nampho water route, data shows, with an average three-day wait at port

Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 14, 2020
First coronavirus-related private aid from South Korea arrives in the North: MOU

First coronavirus-related private aid from South Korea arrives in the North: MOU

Hand sanitizers worth $80,887 arrived in the DPRK early May, with 20,000 hazmat suits yet to be sent

First coronavirus-related private aid from South Korea arrives in the North: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 14, 2020
Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. banks must enforce North Korea sanctions: Treasury

Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. banks must enforce North Korea sanctions: Treasury

Treasury Department announcement is requirement of U.S. sanctions law passed late last year

Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. banks must enforce North Korea sanctions: Treasury
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 13, 2020
Yanggakdo football stadium undergoing major refurbishment, recent imagery shows

Yanggakdo football stadium undergoing major refurbishment, recent imagery shows

Stadium built in 1989 appears to be undergoing slow renovation process

Yanggakdo football stadium undergoing major refurbishment, recent imagery shows
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 13, 2020