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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea’s infant mortality rate rises for second straight year amid pandemic
UN agency estimates rate rose in 2023 which expert says is likely due to strict border controls disrupting vaccinations
Russia expands agriculture exports to North Korea in 2024 amid burgeoning ties
State-run export center says wheat flour dominated trade while also raising possibility for improving logistic routes
Some 1,500 North Korean troops spotted near border after Yoon’s impeachment
ROK military reports land-clearing and fortification work as acting leadership warns of potential provocations
New US surveillance jet conducts test flights near North Korean border
Daily missions along demilitarized zone mark first known deployment since BD-700 arrived on peninsula in February
North Korean hackers expand fake recruitment scheme to deliver new malware
Researchers say Lazarus Group-linked actors behind 11 malicious packages deploying BeaverTail infostealer and RAT loader
Air Koryo makes rare flight to Shanghai amid influx of foreigners to Pyongyang
But expert says flight was unlikely related to Pyongyang marathon, instead suggesting it carried businesspeople, workers
Pyongyang marathon returns after 6-year hiatus with hundred of foreign athletes
Sporting event marked first time non-Russian tourists were allowed to visit the capital city since before the pandemic
North Korea reports on Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, highlights turmoil in South
Rodong Sinmun's report came 19 hours after verdict, slower than state media coverage of Park Geun-hye's ouster in 2017
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on North Korea for 10th straight year
Resolution, adopted unanimously, raises alarms over DPRK’s military aid to Russia and ongoing human rights abuses
ROK acting president warns North may exploit ‘turmoil’ following Yoon’s ouster
Han Duck-soo called for South’s armed forces to maintain readiness in emergency meeting after impeachment was upheld
