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Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring

Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring

Key slogan of “five-year economic development strategy” also erased on state TV and phased out of print media

Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 27, 2020
Russia issues three more indictments against North Korean fishermen

Russia issues three more indictments against North Korean fishermen

DPRK nationals are accused of attacking border patrol agent while illegally fishing in Russian waters last September

Russia issues three more indictments against North Korean fishermen
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 27, 2020
UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

Move reportedly linked to DPRK government's coronavirus-prevention measures

UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea
South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

First payment of $720,000 set to be sent this year via UN commission

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 27, 2020
Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told

Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told

Instruction comes despite rules already in place to prevent DPRK nationals accessing web

Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 27, 2020
North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows
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North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows

China exported 15,000 kg of tetracycline derivatives, cited as a possible treatment for COVID-19, to the DPRK last month

North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 27, 2020
China’s food exports to North Korea remain abnormally low in April: data
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China’s food exports to North Korea remain abnormally low in April: data

For second consecutive month, China reports sending no fruit, vegetables, corn, rice, or meat to DPRK

China’s food exports to North Korea remain abnormally low in April: data
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 26, 2020
Mozambique denies North Korea sanctions violations, defends medical cooperation

Mozambique denies North Korea sanctions violations, defends medical cooperation

Almost 100 DPRK doctors remain in country, Maputo says in first UN sanctions report, though all agreements suspended

Mozambique denies North Korea sanctions violations, defends medical cooperation
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 26, 2020
Both Koreas violated armistice agreement in recent DMZ gunfire incident: UNC

Both Koreas violated armistice agreement in recent DMZ gunfire incident: UNC

May 3 incident saw North Korean soldiers fire on a South Korean guard post

Both Koreas violated armistice agreement in recent DMZ gunfire incident: UNC
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2020
Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

Fight against "invisible enemies" and bourgeois culture needed to ensure country's development, Rodong Sinmun says

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2020