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North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low
Yearly new arrivals dropped by more than 800 people amid the COVID-19 pandemic and stricter border measures
‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters
Kim Jong Un opts for simplicity instead of “flashy” rallying cries of recent years
Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital
The country’s political Party Congress came and went without any ribbon-cutting party, despite hints of a debut
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans
‘World’s strongest weapon’: North Korea touts new missile at military parade
State media reported that a submarine-launched ballistic missile, rockets and tanks rolled through Kim Il Sung Square
North Korea rehearses military parade on Wednesday after Kim Yo Jong’s warning
Kim Jong Un also attended a concert while others convened for post-Party Congress ‘workshop’
Kim Jong Un hints at an even stronger crusade against political ‘abuse of power’
Experts say that the DPRK leader’s complaints foreshadow more crackdowns on bribes and other misconduct in the future
North Korea to hold a Party Congress every five years
On day five of the latest Party Congress, North Korea revamped party rules and boasted about increased cash reserves
Large-scale North Korean troop rehearsals suggest military parade soon
Precedent suggests parade could occur in February, but reports say it will mark the end of this week's Party Congress
Kim Jong Un suits up in military uniform for never-before-seen portrait
A new formal photo of the North Korean leader in white military garb was shown off at the ongoing Party Congress
