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Current tensions making North Korea reluctant to accept food aid from South: MOU

Current tensions making North Korea reluctant to accept food aid from South: MOU

Rejection of help from Seoul likely an expression of Pyongyang's "discontent," unification ministry official tells media

Current tensions making North Korea reluctant to accept food aid from South: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 30, 2019
International Atomic Energy Agency appoints new director general

International Atomic Energy Agency appoints new director general

Rafael Grossi to lead agency amid stalemate in DPRK nuclear negotiations, ten years after IAEA kicked out of North Korea

International Atomic Energy Agency appoints new director general
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer October 29, 2019
DOD hopes to return to North Korea, resume search for U.S. remains next spring

DOD hopes to return to North Korea, resume search for U.S. remains next spring

DPAA making “overtures” to return in 2020 but North Korean Army has yet to agree, spokesperson tells NK News

DOD hopes to return to North Korea, resume search for U.S. remains next spring
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer October 29, 2019
North Korea rejects South Korean calls for direct talks on Mount Kumgang issue

North Korea rejects South Korean calls for direct talks on Mount Kumgang issue

Pyongyang is insisting dialogue must take place through an exchange of documents, unification ministry says

North Korea rejects South Korean calls for direct talks on Mount Kumgang issue
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 29, 2019
Two more China-dominated trade fairs kick off in Pyongyang this week

Two more China-dominated trade fairs kick off in Pyongyang this week

Exhibitions in Green Building Materials and Furniture, Sci-Tech Health and Sports opened on Monday

Two more China-dominated trade fairs kick off in Pyongyang this week
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 29, 2019
North Korea ranks third-to-last in new global health security index

North Korea ranks third-to-last in new global health security index

DPRK’s preparedness for a disease outbreak ranks among worst in the world, study says

North Korea ranks third-to-last in new global health security index
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer October 28, 2019
Malaysian PM met top N. Korean official at NAM summit to talk normalizing ties

Malaysian PM met top N. Korean official at NAM summit to talk normalizing ties

Choe Ryong Hae also met Venezuelan and Vietnamese dignitaries, condemned U.S.-ROK alliance in Baku speech

Malaysian PM met top N. Korean official at NAM summit to talk normalizing ties
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 28, 2019
South Korea proposes face-to-face meetings with North over Mount Kumgang issue

South Korea proposes face-to-face meetings with North over Mount Kumgang issue

"Unilateral action" by the DPRK against ROK-owned property may harm relations, MOU says

South Korea proposes face-to-face meetings with North over Mount Kumgang issue
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 28, 2019
Kim Jong Un says high-quality medical equipment “badly needed” in North Korea

Kim Jong Un says high-quality medical equipment “badly needed” in North Korea

In factory visit, DPRK leader calls for country to bring manufacturing to the level of developed countries

Kim Jong Un says high-quality medical equipment “badly needed” in North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham October 27, 2019
Close Kim-Trump relationship no guarantee of peace, North Korean official warns

Close Kim-Trump relationship no guarantee of peace, North Korean official warns

Kim Yong Chol accuses Washington of continued "delaying tactics" in diplomacy

Close Kim-Trump relationship no guarantee of peace, North Korean official warns
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham October 26, 2019