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New report shines light on secret North Korean groups fighting against K-pop
Testimony of officials and victims details inner workings of ‘non-socialist groups’ that enforce ideological conformity
Seoul to allow private groups to interview new North Korean defectors again
Nonprofit calls move a ‘positive’ sign but says details unclear, two years after ROK cut access to resettlement center
Infighting in North Korean sympathizer group leads Dutch branch to split
Netherlands chief leads one-man rebellion from Korean Friendship Organization, which promotes DPRK internationally
Pfizer offers to sell COVID vaccines and medicines to North Korea at low cost
American firm expands not-for-profit program to DPRK, but expert says Pyongyang unlikely to take up the offer
ROK police arrest ex-underwear boss for alleged business deal with North Korea
Prosecutors say Kim Seong-tae orchestrated transfer of some $6.4 million to DPRK in exchange for exclusive mining rights
Eye of the TIGER: ROK drone unit holds drills with US on North Korean border
Some 800 soldiers practiced defending against mock enemy, weeks after South Korea failed to intercept DPRK drones
North Korea’s child mortality and stillbirth rates improve in 2021: UN report
Despite positive trend, DPRK’s child death rate remains five times higher than in South Korea
Libyan hospital welcomes dozens of North Korean medical workers
UN sanctions forbid DPRK laborers from working abroad, but country’s doctors have been active in Africa during pandemic
ROK investigating progressive groups for establishing pro-North Korea spy cells
Conservative lawmakers say far-left party in Jeju and Changwon was allegedly in contact with DPRK agents
Only 67 North Korean defectors reach South in 2022, second fewest ever
Reality on ground inside DPRK more opaque than ever as COVID border measures pose barriers to escape, expert says
