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Australian tour operator and graduate student reported detained in North Korea

Australian tour operator and graduate student reported detained in North Korea

Details yet to emerge about the nature of Alek Sigley’s alleged offenses

Australian tour operator and graduate student reported detained in North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 26, 2019
North Korean vessels exploiting tracking system flaws to evade sanctions: report

North Korean vessels exploiting tracking system flaws to evade sanctions: report

Report details how one ship’s spoofing methods reveal gaps in sanctions enforcement efforts

North Korean vessels exploiting tracking system flaws to evade sanctions: report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 26, 2019
Free Joseon group releases new footage of break-in at N. Korean embassy in Madrid

Free Joseon group releases new footage of break-in at N. Korean embassy in Madrid

Video purports to show defector author of recent op-ed entering DPRK compound

Free Joseon group releases new footage of break-in at N. Korean embassy in Madrid
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 26, 2019
Trump won’t meet Kim during Asia trip, though may speak in “different form”

Trump won’t meet Kim during Asia trip, though may speak in “different form”

U.S. President will also meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G20

Trump won’t meet Kim during Asia trip, though may speak in “different form”
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 26, 2019
North Korea, U.S. engaging in “behind-the-scenes” talks on third summit: Moon

North Korea, U.S. engaging in “behind-the-scenes” talks on third summit: Moon

Two sides now have better "mutual understanding," South Korean President says

North Korea, U.S. engaging in “behind-the-scenes” talks on third summit: Moon
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji June 26, 2019
Reports of Kenji Fujimoto detention “unconfirmed,” intelligence official says

Reports of Kenji Fujimoto detention “unconfirmed,” intelligence official says

Arrest a possibility, sources say, but disappearance could also be linked to illness

Reports of Kenji Fujimoto detention “unconfirmed,” intelligence official says
North Korean outlet condemns South for allowing visit by UN human rights envoy

North Korean outlet condemns South for allowing visit by UN human rights envoy

DPRK online outlet slams recent trip to Seoul by Tomas Ojea Quintana, "human rights racket"

North Korean outlet condemns South for allowing visit by UN human rights envoy
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji June 26, 2019
North Korean foreign ministry slams U.S. sanctions extension, spins Pompeo remarks

North Korean foreign ministry slams U.S. sanctions extension, spins Pompeo remarks

Trump last Friday renewed “national emergency” authorizing sanctions for one year

North Korean foreign ministry slams U.S. sanctions extension, spins Pompeo remarks
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 26, 2019
North Korean cereal imports plummeted in first quarter of 2019: data
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North Korean cereal imports plummeted in first quarter of 2019: data

Though imports are higher than during the same period last year

North Korean cereal imports plummeted in first quarter of 2019: data
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 25, 2019
Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research

Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research

Kim Chaek University of Technology latest to receive sci-tech development center

Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 25, 2019