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North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID
Images obtained by NK News show notice posted at pharmacies warns violators' families will also be forcibly relocated
Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces
North Korean leader slams US-ROK military drills, defends ‘routine’ weapons buildup in speech at war anniversary event
North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
Cross-country trips absent from flight trackers but typical of those that occur around major events in Pyongyang
Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread
Participants forgo masks at event to mark end of Korean War, as Pyongyang vows conflict ‘not over’
Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year
Reasons for North Korean leader’s 16-day absence unclear, but it comes as he’s appeared more frequently in recent months
North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
Expert says tolls create incentive to increase vehicle traffic as pandemic restrictions funnel trade through port
Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US
State Department spokesperson says talk of DPRK-Donbas cooperation is ‘affront to the sovereignty’ of Ukraine
Harry Potter-loving North Korean vlogger comes from elite family close to Kims
NK News finds Song A lived in the UK with her diplomat father and is great-granddaughter of top military commander
North Korea dismantles COVID quarantine area at Pyongyang airport, imagery shows
Quarantine zone appeared in May before Air Koryo planes flew to Shenyang to reportedly collect COVID-19 supplies
North Korea building new ski resort in ‘holy land’ near Chinese border: Imagery
Major construction on ski slope and at Samjiyon Airport suggests country preparing for foreign or domestic tourists
