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North Korea pays tribute to Xi Jinping in special mass games performance

North Korea pays tribute to Xi Jinping in special mass games performance

Mass propaganda event returns for first time since suspension, though content appears China-tailored

North Korea pays tribute to Xi Jinping in special mass games performance
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Oliver Hotham June 20, 2019
Russian oil shipments to North Korea remain high in March, April: UN
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Russian oil shipments to North Korea remain high in March, April: UN

Though shipments just a fraction of Chinese crude numbers

Russian oil shipments to North Korea remain high in March, April: UN
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 20, 2019
Kim, Xi discuss denuclearization, economic development in first Pyongyang talks

Kim, Xi discuss denuclearization, economic development in first Pyongyang talks

Kim reportedly disappointed in lack of "active response from the concerned side" in nuclear talks

Kim, Xi discuss denuclearization, economic development in first Pyongyang talks
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 20, 2019
Xi Jinping’s guesthouse in Pyongyang possibly new rapidly-built mansion complex

Xi Jinping’s guesthouse in Pyongyang possibly new rapidly-built mansion complex

"Kumsusan Guesthouse" named in Chinese media may be new buildings across Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

Xi Jinping’s guesthouse in Pyongyang possibly new rapidly-built mansion complex
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 20, 2019
Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping hold first round of summit talks in Pyongyang: Xinhua

Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping hold first round of summit talks in Pyongyang: Xinhua

Leaders earlier toured central Pyongyang, visited Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping hold first round of summit talks in Pyongyang: Xinhua
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 20, 2019
Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for landmark fifth summit with Kim Jong Un

Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for landmark fifth summit with Kim Jong Un

Visit is the first by a Chinese leader to the DPRK in over ten years

Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for landmark fifth summit with Kim Jong Un
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji | Oliver Hotham June 19, 2019
ICRC granted UN exemption to deliver health, water project supplies to North Korea

ICRC granted UN exemption to deliver health, water project supplies to North Korea

International Committee of the Red Cross says DPRK capacity in these areas "remained precarious"

ICRC granted UN exemption to deliver health, water project supplies to North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 19, 2019
U.S. Treasury sanctions Moscow bank accused of ties to North Korea

U.S. Treasury sanctions Moscow bank accused of ties to North Korea

Russian Financial Society accused of setting up bank accounts for designated DPRK companies

U.S. Treasury sanctions Moscow bank accused of ties to North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 19, 2019
Washington hopes North Korea talks will be back on track soon: Biegun

Washington hopes North Korea talks will be back on track soon: Biegun

But Washington and Pyongyang still have no agreed definition of "denuclearization"

Washington hopes North Korea talks will be back on track soon: Biegun
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 19, 2019
South Korea will send 50,000 metric tons of food aid to the North: MOU

South Korea will send 50,000 metric tons of food aid to the North: MOU

Shipments of rice to arrive in the DPRK by "by September if possible," minister says

South Korea will send 50,000 metric tons of food aid to the North: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji June 19, 2019