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No ICBMs on show at North Korea’s foundation day military parade

No ICBMs on show at North Korea’s foundation day military parade

Kim Jong Un oversees markedly low-key event in Pyongyang

No ICBMs on show at North Korea’s foundation day military parade
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 9, 2018
North Korea kicks off 9/9 celebrations with Pyongyang concert

North Korea kicks off 9/9 celebrations with Pyongyang concert

But North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opts not to attend

North Korea kicks off 9/9 celebrations with Pyongyang concert
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 8, 2018
Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events

Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events

DPRK state media reporting suggests some 60 groups in-country this weekend

Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham September 8, 2018
Australia, New Zealand to help Japan monitor North Korean sanctions evasion

Australia, New Zealand to help Japan monitor North Korean sanctions evasion

The two countries will join the U.S. and Japan in monitoring ship-to-ship transfers

Australia, New Zealand to help Japan monitor North Korean sanctions evasion
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 7, 2018
Missile, rocket propaganda continues to appear in parts of Pyongyang

Missile, rocket propaganda continues to appear in parts of Pyongyang

Posters on streets and in factory promote medium and long-range missiles

Missile, rocket propaganda continues to appear in parts of Pyongyang
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 7, 2018
Moon aiming for a peace declaration with North Korea this year

Moon aiming for a peace declaration with North Korea this year

Government to submit a bill to the National Assembly in order to ratify the Panmunjom Declaration

Moon aiming for a peace declaration with North Korea this year
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 7, 2018
Second North Korean ship visits Chinese port capable of handling sanctioned goods
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Second North Korean ship visits Chinese port capable of handling sanctioned goods

The visit is the second of its kind within seven days

Second North Korean ship visits Chinese port capable of handling sanctioned goods
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 6, 2018
U.S. sanctions North Korean national for Sony, Wannacry and other hacks

U.S. sanctions North Korean national for Sony, Wannacry and other hacks

DOJ unveils charges against DPRK citizen simultaneously

U.S. sanctions North Korean national for Sony, Wannacry and other hacks
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald September 6, 2018
North Korea issues guidelines for journalists covering upcoming 9/9 celebrations

North Korea issues guidelines for journalists covering upcoming 9/9 celebrations

Document handed out as 130 reporters arrive in Pyongyang this week

North Korea issues guidelines for journalists covering upcoming 9/9 celebrations
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 6, 2018
Overnight military parade preparations take place in Kim Il Sung square

Overnight military parade preparations take place in Kim Il Sung square

Military hardware observed practicing for parade, no ICBMs yet visible: source

Overnight military parade preparations take place in Kim Il Sung square
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 6, 2018