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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korean state media says ICBM has range of “over 6400 km”
ICBM traditionally defined as rocket with 5500 km range
S. Korean police ordered to track down 900 missing N. Korean defectors
Announcement of missing escapees follows return of celebrity defector to the DPRK
North Korea’s August beer festival has been canceled, sources say
Move may be linked to ongoing drought
U.S. State Department confirms travel ban to North Korea
The ban will come into force 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register next week
Latvia fines two banks for circumventing N. Korea sanctions
The Latvian watchdog worked with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Treasury
UN Special Rapporteur reports “inconsistencies” in restaurant defection case
Ojea Quintana says Pyongyang and Seoul should "avoid politicizing the situation"
North Korean nuke issue “is not in the hands of China”: DPRK media
Rodong Sinmun insists it's "a problem between the DPRK and the U.S."
U.S. to ban tourism to North Korea from July 27, tour agency says
Tourist ban to be announced on North Korea's symbolic holiday of 7.27, agency says
North Korea’s economy grew by 3.9 percent in 2016: Bank of Korea
Mining, manufacturing and energy sectors fueling growth, says South Korea's central bank
North Korea imported record numbers of laptops, tablets in 2016
Imports of foreign made desktop computers, however, continued to dwindle