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Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.

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Russia ‘sincerely hopes’ North Korea will ease COVID controls: Senior official

Russia ‘sincerely hopes’ North Korea will ease COVID controls: Senior official

Deputy foreign minister says border restrictions stand in way of improved cooperation, as two sides look to boost trade

Russia ‘sincerely hopes’ North Korea will ease COVID controls: Senior official
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 17, 2023
South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS

South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS

ROK vessel collides with Chinese ship while responding to DPRK incursion south of the inter-Korean maritime border

South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim April 16, 2023
Russian Far East region says it sent nearly 3K tons of corn to North Korea

Russian Far East region says it sent nearly 3K tons of corn to North Korea

Customs data from Amur Oblast gives rare look at bilateral trade figures following reports of food shortages in DPRK

Russian Far East region says it sent nearly 3K tons of corn to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 13, 2023
Music by ‘Queen of K-pop’ features in new North Korean propaganda vlog

Music by ‘Queen of K-pop’ features in new North Korean propaganda vlog

Tourism video targeting Chinese viewers uses BoA track despite DPRK’s crackdown on foreign media

Music by ‘Queen of K-pop’ features in new North Korean propaganda vlog
Russian governor asks Putin to invest in North Korea border infrastructure

Russian governor asks Putin to invest in North Korea border infrastructure

Primorsky Krai leader touts proximity to DPRK but bemoans road and rail facilities, as countries seek to boost ties

Russian governor asks Putin to invest in North Korea border infrastructure
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 11, 2023
North Korea suggests ‘war machine’ NATO will cause ‘Ukraine crisis’ in Asia

North Korea suggests ‘war machine’ NATO will cause ‘Ukraine crisis’ in Asia

State media appears to suggest South Korea and Japan face invasion if they deepen ties with alliance

North Korea suggests ‘war machine’ NATO will cause ‘Ukraine crisis’ in Asia
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 7, 2023
North Korea harnessing network of overseas workers to fund weapons programs: US

North Korea harnessing network of overseas workers to fund weapons programs: US

Joint statement with Seoul and Tokyo calls for immediate deportation of such workers and compliance with UN sanctions

North Korea harnessing network of overseas workers to fund weapons programs: US
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 7, 2023
North Korea blasts UN and South Korea after human rights resolution passes

North Korea blasts UN and South Korea after human rights resolution passes

Annual condemnation a ‘hostile’ plot by the West to provoke DPRK and violates sovereignty, Geneva mission says

North Korea blasts UN and South Korea after human rights resolution passes
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 6, 2023
South Korea votes for UN resolution condemning North Korean human rights abuses

South Korea votes for UN resolution condemning North Korean human rights abuses

Expert calls Seoul’s first vote on the annual resolution in five years a ‘welcome development,’ but more could be done

South Korea votes for UN resolution condemning North Korean human rights abuses
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 5, 2023
Kicking and smuggling: North Korean taekwondo master accused of arms trafficking

Kicking and smuggling: North Korean taekwondo master accused of arms trafficking

Ri Chol Nam may have brokered weapons and bulletproof vests on behalf of Pyongyang, says UN Panel of Experts report

Kicking and smuggling: North Korean taekwondo master accused of arms trafficking
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer April 5, 2023
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