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Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019

Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019

Project on track to meet October 2020 completion deadline, North Korean leader says

Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 4, 2019
Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin

Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin

Meeting, should it go ahead, would be the first between DPRK and Russian leaders in eight years

Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 3, 2019
UN-sanctioned North Korean coal smuggling vessel appears near Taiwan
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UN-sanctioned North Korean coal smuggling vessel appears near Taiwan

Hua Fu previously tied to illicit ship-to-ship transfers

UN-sanctioned North Korean coal smuggling vessel appears near Taiwan
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 3, 2019
ROK to begin operating “DMZ Peace Trail” near inter-Korean border this month

ROK to begin operating “DMZ Peace Trail” near inter-Korean border this month

Project set to coincide with first anniversary of the third inter-Korean summit

ROK to begin operating “DMZ Peace Trail” near inter-Korean border this month
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 3, 2019
Chinese exports to North Korea plummeted in February: data
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Chinese exports to North Korea plummeted in February: data

DPRK imports from PRC fell to almost half of January numbers

Chinese exports to North Korea plummeted in February: data
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 3, 2019
Russia may help N. Korea with security for large sporting events: interior minister

Russia may help N. Korea with security for large sporting events: interior minister

In Pyongyang, Vladimir Kolokoltsev says two countries could step up cooperation in law enforcement

Russia may help N. Korea with security for large sporting events: interior minister
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 3, 2019
North Korean media warns South against “succumbing” to U.S. pressure

North Korean media warns South against “succumbing” to U.S. pressure

Uriminzokkiri slams Moon administration's "indecisive attitude" towards cooperation with Pyongyang

North Korean media warns South against “succumbing” to U.S. pressure
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 2, 2019
Russian interior minister leading delegation to North Korea this week: KCNA

Russian interior minister leading delegation to North Korea this week: KCNA

Visit comes amid increasing speculation that a Kim-Putin summit could take place soon

Russian interior minister leading delegation to North Korea this week: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 1, 2019
Troop readiness not affected by scaled back military drills: Abrams

Troop readiness not affected by scaled back military drills: Abrams

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan says U.S., ROK still building up capabilities

Troop readiness not affected by scaled back military drills: Abrams
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 1, 2019
Pompeo says negotiations with North Korea “one step forward, one step back”

Pompeo says negotiations with North Korea “one step forward, one step back”

U.S. Secretary of State hopes for another meeting between Trump and Kim soon

Pompeo says negotiations with North Korea “one step forward, one step back”
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 1, 2019