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Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021
DPRK and Syria have cooperated before on missiles and chemical weapons, but recent letters likely less nefarious
June 21, 2021
Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to send large number of staff home soon: Sources
Half to two-thirds of remaining staff will return to Moscow in summer due to strict COVID-19 rules in North Korea
June 16, 2021
Kim Jong Un admits food security issues as party plenum event kicks off
Kim Jong Un concedes food situation outlook is 'tense', but says economic output has grown overall since last year
June 15, 2021
Price spike: Shampoo now selling for $200 in Pyongyang, bananas for $45
Imported items selling for up to 10 times higher than normal, raising fears of disrupted supply chains
June 15, 2021
Spanish evidence claims Free Joseon used violence, weapons during embassy breach
Newly updated court document includes North Korean testimony, photos and CCTV evidence
June 14, 2021
G7 nations call for the ‘complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’
Explicit language surrounding the 'complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement (CVID)' of the DPRK excluded
June 13, 2021
North Korea’s electricity exports to China jump amid reported domestic shortages
North Korean power exports to China thought to have low impact on nationwide grid, but local areas could be impacted
June 11, 2021
Spain not seeking extradition of South Koreans involved in DPRK embassy break-in
Court documents reveal at least one ROK national implicated in Madrid raid
June 11, 2021
Christopher Ahn at very low risk of being killed in Spain, some experts say
Ahn’s lawyer maintains North Korea wants to assassinate his client accused of embassy break-in
June 8, 2021
New North Korea envoy to be part-time only
Sung Kim will return to Jakarta to focus predominantly on leading the Indonesia embassy, sources tell NK News
May 25, 2021
