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North Korean officials, foreign academics held dialogue prior to ICBM launch

North Korean officials, foreign academics held dialogue prior to ICBM launch

Talks, organized by SIPRI, involved international experts and representatives from the DPRK MOFA

North Korean officials, foreign academics held dialogue prior to ICBM launch
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 6, 2017
B-1B Lancer stages simulated bombing drill over Korean peninsula

B-1B Lancer stages simulated bombing drill over Korean peninsula

Exercise, which featured six stealth fighter jets, takes places amid "Vigilant Ace" training

B-1B Lancer stages simulated bombing drill over Korean peninsula
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 6, 2017
South Korea to increase military spending by 7 percent in 2018

South Korea to increase military spending by 7 percent in 2018

Around KRW340 million was allocated to operate newly-launched “special mission brigade"

South Korea to increase military spending by 7 percent in 2018
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 6, 2017
North Korea has “showed interest” in freeze-for-freeze deal: Russian deputy FM

North Korea has “showed interest” in freeze-for-freeze deal: Russian deputy FM

Igor Morgulov says Moscow "ready to deploy" influence on DPRK, pursue dialogue

North Korea has “showed interest” in freeze-for-freeze deal: Russian deputy FM
Seungmock Oh
Seungmock Oh December 5, 2017
Number of malaria cases in N. Korea down for fourth consecutive year: WHO

Number of malaria cases in N. Korea down for fourth consecutive year: WHO

UN body says 5.6 million remain at risk, however

Number of malaria cases in N. Korea down for fourth consecutive year: WHO
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 5, 2017
North Korean iron, coal exports at zero in October: Beijing
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North Korean iron, coal exports at zero in October: Beijing

Imports of other types of iron continued, however, despite PoE recommendations

North Korean iron, coal exports at zero in October: Beijing
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 5, 2017
UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs to visit North Korea

UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs to visit North Korea

Delegation will mark the first official visit to the DPRK by a UN political chief since 2010

UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs to visit North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 4, 2017
North Korean e-commerce site now offering nationwide delivery services

North Korean e-commerce site now offering nationwide delivery services

Choson Sinbo reports that Malmulsang now bringing goods to the "whole country"

North Korean e-commerce site now offering nationwide delivery services
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 4, 2017
South Korea, U.S. kick off major air combat drill

South Korea, U.S. kick off major air combat drill

230 aircraft mobilized for annual “Vigilant Ace" exercise as DPRK warns of "terrible retaliation"

South Korea, U.S. kick off major air combat drill
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 4, 2017
Solar powered street cleaners emerge on streets of Pyongyang: photos

Solar powered street cleaners emerge on streets of Pyongyang: photos

Proliferation of solar-power continues to increase in energy-insufficient North Korea

Solar powered street cleaners emerge on streets of Pyongyang: photos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 4, 2017