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Cuban special envoy meets N.Korea’s highest officials

Cuban special envoy meets N.Korea’s highest officials

Cuban visit to Pyongyang takes place three weeks after South Korean FM’s visit to Havana

Cuban special envoy meets N.Korea’s highest officials
JH Ahn
JH Ahn June 29, 2016
North Korea manufacturing new trolleybuses domestically

North Korea manufacturing new trolleybuses domestically

KCTV footage shows production processes, though the trolleybuses not overly high-tech

North Korea manufacturing new trolleybuses domestically
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 29, 2016
North Korea creates new space focused NGO

North Korea creates new space focused NGO

New organisation will pool knowledge of academics and technicians working on space technologies

North Korea creates new space focused NGO
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 28, 2016
N.Korea invites S.Korean politicians to visit North

N.Korea invites S.Korean politicians to visit North

N.Korea invites both conservative and progressive S.Korean policymakers, but Seoul rejects request

N.Korea invites S.Korean politicians to visit North
JH Ahn
JH Ahn June 27, 2016
N.Korean security instructors to leave Uganda: DPRK Ambassador

N.Korean security instructors to leave Uganda: DPRK Ambassador

Statement follows increasing pressure from UN and South Korean government

N.Korean security instructors to leave Uganda: DPRK Ambassador
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 27, 2016
Blacklisted North Korean ships appear close to Chinese ports

Blacklisted North Korean ships appear close to Chinese ports

One sanctioned DPRK vessel within 1km of China's Longkou port on Sunday

Blacklisted North Korean ships appear close to Chinese ports
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 27, 2016
N.Korean video simulates nuclear strikes on U.S. mainland

N.Korean video simulates nuclear strikes on U.S. mainland

‘The Pacific Ocean will be the tomb for American soldiers,’ North Korean media threatens

N.Korean video simulates nuclear strikes on U.S. mainland
JH Ahn
JH Ahn June 27, 2016
Biden warns Xi Japan could go nuclear if N. Korea not reined in

Biden warns Xi Japan could go nuclear if N. Korea not reined in

Despite recent speculation, Japan denies any intent, ability to develop or possess nuclear weapons

Biden warns Xi Japan could go nuclear if N. Korea not reined in
John Power
John Power June 27, 2016
Namibian delegation visits N.Korea despite sanctions questions

Namibian delegation visits N.Korea despite sanctions questions

Details on purpose of meeting scarce, but event notable following sanctions compliance claims

Namibian delegation visits N.Korea despite sanctions questions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 26, 2016
Kim Jong Un orders abduction of S.Koreans: local media

Kim Jong Un orders abduction of S.Koreans: local media

Experts point to North Korean precedent, though say chances of abduction low

Kim Jong Un orders abduction of S.Koreans: local media
JH Ahn
JH Ahn June 24, 2016