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Facial, voice recognition software on display at North Korean IT exhibit

Facial, voice recognition software on display at North Korean IT exhibit

State-run outlet Dawn reports on "dozens of types of artificial intelligence" now available in DPRK

Facial, voice recognition software on display at North Korean IT exhibit
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 23, 2017
North Korea responds to state sponsor of terrorism listing

North Korea responds to state sponsor of terrorism listing

Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls SSOT listing a "provocation," vows to hold onto nuclear weapons

North Korea responds to state sponsor of terrorism listing
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald November 22, 2017
North Korean soldiers violated Armistice Agreement in pursuit of defector: UNC

North Korean soldiers violated Armistice Agreement in pursuit of defector: UNC

Korean People’s Army guard briefly crossed MDL, CCTV footage shows

North Korean soldiers violated Armistice Agreement in pursuit of defector: UNC
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 21, 2017
OFAC sanctions Chinese companies, N. Korean shipping

OFAC sanctions Chinese companies, N. Korean shipping

U.S. Treasury also designated a company involved in the DPRK's use of labor abroad

OFAC sanctions Chinese companies, N. Korean shipping
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 21, 2017
Elite North Korean students lectured on Bitcoin, blockchain technology

Elite North Korean students lectured on Bitcoin, blockchain technology

PUST says teaching crypto-currency know-how "benefits the people of the DPRK"

Elite North Korean students lectured on Bitcoin, blockchain technology
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald November 21, 2017
North Korea-linked ship owned by weapon smuggler arrives at Chinese coal port
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North Korea-linked ship owned by weapon smuggler arrives at Chinese coal port

The vessel's owner previously claimed he had imported North Korean iron and coal: PoE

North Korea-linked ship owned by weapon smuggler arrives at Chinese coal port
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 21, 2017
U.S. designates North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism

U.S. designates North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism

DPRK returns to list after removal in 2008, Treasury to detail further measures on Tuesday

U.S. designates North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald November 20, 2017
Sanctions prevent Google from North Korea operations: Eric Schmidt

Sanctions prevent Google from North Korea operations: Eric Schmidt

Alphabet Inc. chairman says DPRK would be less dangerous opponent if "better connected to the world"

Sanctions prevent Google from North Korea operations: Eric Schmidt
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 20, 2017
Seoul approves visit by South Korean to Pyongyang: MOU

Seoul approves visit by South Korean to Pyongyang: MOU

Choi In-guk, son of the late religious leader Ryu Mi Yong, will visit DPRK this week

Seoul approves visit by South Korean to Pyongyang: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 19, 2017
U.S. could live alongside nuclear N.Korea, but goal is denuclearization: Hyten

U.S. could live alongside nuclear N.Korea, but goal is denuclearization: Hyten

Commander of USSTRATCOM says goal is to support denuclearization through diplomacy, sanctions

U.S. could live alongside nuclear N.Korea, but goal is denuclearization: Hyten
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 18, 2017