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IFRC cuts North Korea flooding emergency relief budget by 32 percent

IFRC cuts North Korea flooding emergency relief budget by 32 percent

Despite downgrade, projects remain underfunded, report suggests

IFRC cuts North Korea flooding emergency relief budget by 32 percent
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 2, 2017
North Korea-linked ship was owned by Chinese state-run company: report

North Korea-linked ship was owned by Chinese state-run company: report

Ownership may have breached UN resolutions on involvement with DPRK vessels

North Korea-linked ship was owned by Chinese state-run company: report
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 1, 2017
Air China flights to North Korea wrap up for winter pause

Air China flights to North Korea wrap up for winter pause

Temporary suspension could leave access to country in precarious position, given current tensions

Air China flights to North Korea wrap up for winter pause
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 1, 2017
Moon calls on Seoul to achieve “overwhelming” power against North Korea

Moon calls on Seoul to achieve “overwhelming” power against North Korea

President insists, however, that South Korea will not develop or possess nuclear weapons

Moon calls on Seoul to achieve “overwhelming” power against North Korea
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 1, 2017
Thae Yong Ho assesses Kim Jong Un’s pursuit of nuclear weapons

Thae Yong Ho assesses Kim Jong Un’s pursuit of nuclear weapons

Former diplomat speaks at first public event in the U.S. since 2016 defection

Thae Yong Ho assesses Kim Jong Un’s pursuit of nuclear weapons
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald | Leo Byrne October 31, 2017
N. Korean organizations reject Chinese dual-freeze proposal as “irresponsible”

N. Korean organizations reject Chinese dual-freeze proposal as “irresponsible”

Beijing "doesn’t understand... the nuclear issue," say DPRK groups

N. Korean organizations reject Chinese dual-freeze proposal as “irresponsible”
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 31, 2017
Deployment of anti-North Korea defense system in South will be delayed: lawmaker

Deployment of anti-North Korea defense system in South will be delayed: lawmaker

In setback to OPCON transfer plans, only 58.1 percent of three-axis system will be completed by 2022

Deployment of anti-North Korea defense system in South will be delayed: lawmaker
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 31, 2017
North Korean capital’s fall marathon fails to attract foreign runners: sources

North Korean capital’s fall marathon fails to attract foreign runners: sources

"You could hardly tell there was an event going on," says one Pyongyang visitor

North Korean capital’s fall marathon fails to attract foreign runners: sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 30, 2017
Seoul identifies 245 North Koreans involved in human rights violations

Seoul identifies 245 North Koreans involved in human rights violations

Information will be used to hold violators "criminally liable" after unification, says MOJ

Seoul identifies 245 North Koreans involved in human rights violations
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 30, 2017
North Korea conducts blackout exercises and mass evacuation drills: Sources

North Korea conducts blackout exercises and mass evacuation drills: Sources

Rare drills spotted outside of Pyongyang, especially on east coast, sources say

North Korea conducts blackout exercises and mass evacuation drills: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 28, 2017