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Despite impasse, MOU approved over 600 inter-Korean contacts in 2019
2019 contact data only around 15% lower than 2018
38 aid exemptions, no designations from UN’s DPRK sanctions committee in 2019
Annual report by UNSC sanctions committee points to continuing standstill in new enforcement actions
Han Kwang Song, star North Korean footballer, moving to Qatar
Unclear how transfer to Al-Duhail SC is in compliance with UN sanctions, however
North Koreans pledge to “break through the barriers” at country-wide rallies
Citizens, officials also reported to have assessed mistakes made in economic development last year
North Korea seeks scrap tires, $500,000 in foreign investment for rubber plant
Request for outside funding comes despite UN ban on joint ventures with DPRK companies
Ahead of Paektu trip, horse tracks replaced two of Kim Jong Un’s private runways
New infrastructure may have served as a riding practice ground before December's highly-publicized mountain trek
South Korea seeking to “independently” advance relations with the North: MOU
Unification ministry appears to rebuff comments by U.S. ambassador, stresses Seoul's "stakeholder" role
U.S. remains “hopeful” about North Korean denuclearization, Pompeo insists
Secretary of State says Washington still open to talks with Pyongyang
Moon says he’s willing to meet Kim again, work to resume inter-Korean tourism
In New Year's speech, South Korean President calls for "realistic" steps to restart cooperation
Kim Jong Un touts chemical industry in first economic site visit of 2020
Unfinished Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory considered a top state-led construction project