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Restaurant worker shared Kim Jong Nam’s fingerprints, DNA with S.Korea: source

Restaurant worker shared Kim Jong Nam’s fingerprints, DNA with S.Korea: source

Source says NIS requested Koryo-Won restaurant provide them with cutlery, dinnerware

Restaurant worker shared Kim Jong Nam’s fingerprints, DNA with S.Korea: source
JH Ahn
JH Ahn February 21, 2017
N. Korean bank offering savings accounts in foreign currencies, photos reveal

N. Korean bank offering savings accounts in foreign currencies, photos reveal

Growth of domestic banking could be linked to international sanctions, says expert

N. Korean bank offering savings accounts in foreign currencies, photos reveal
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji February 20, 2017
Beijing’s North Korea coal ban causes jump in market prices

Beijing’s North Korea coal ban causes jump in market prices

Scale of China's coal and steel industries could make effects shortlived: expert

Beijing’s North Korea coal ban causes jump in market prices
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 20, 2017
Murder of Kim Jong Nam is “act of terrorism”: South Korean Acting President

Murder of Kim Jong Nam is “act of terrorism”: South Korean Acting President

Statement comes as members of U.S. Congress push for redesignation of N. Korea as sponsor of terror

Murder of Kim Jong Nam is “act of terrorism”: South Korean Acting President
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji February 20, 2017
Four Kim Jong Nam murder suspects’ flight path home potentially identified

Four Kim Jong Nam murder suspects’ flight path home potentially identified

Four suspects are now back in Pyongyang, with one in custody in Malaysia and three unaccounted for

Four Kim Jong Nam murder suspects’ flight path home potentially identified
NK News
NK News February 20, 2017
N. Korean ambassador accuses Malaysia of “defamation”, demands Kim Jong Nam body

N. Korean ambassador accuses Malaysia of “defamation”, demands Kim Jong Nam body

Kang Chol does not mention Kim by name, accuses "hostile forces" of undermining investigation

N. Korean ambassador accuses Malaysia of “defamation”, demands Kim Jong Nam body
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 20, 2017
Update: Malaysian Ambassador in North Korea to return to capital

Update: Malaysian Ambassador in North Korea to return to capital

Malaysian embassy in Pyongyang says has no plans to leave the capital

Update: Malaysian Ambassador in North Korea to return to capital
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 20, 2017
Ex-U.S. officials may host talks with visiting N.Korean delegation

Ex-U.S. officials may host talks with visiting N.Korean delegation

Successful talks could pave the way for return to direct talks between the U.S. and DPRK

Ex-U.S. officials may host talks with visiting N.Korean delegation
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 19, 2017
S.Korea considers N.Korea responsible for Kim Jong Nam’s death: MOU

S.Korea considers N.Korea responsible for Kim Jong Nam’s death: MOU

South, international community are keeping close tabs on "reckless and cruel" incident, MOU says

S.Korea considers N.Korea responsible for Kim Jong Nam’s death: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji February 19, 2017
Seven more North Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam’s death: police

Seven more North Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam’s death: police

Announcement brings total of named suspects to nine

Seven more North Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam’s death: police
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji February 19, 2017