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North Korea not sending spy messages via Youtube channel, researcher says
YouTube channel at heart of Yonhap story is actually run from Mexico, Martyn Williams says
August 29, 2020
Expats in Pyongyang worry about getting medical help amid COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 travel restrictions mean that expats in North Korea may not have access to medical evacuation or proper care
August 28, 2020
Kim Jong Un relieved by absence of major typhoon damage, inspection visit shows
Kim Jong Un also praises DPRK's crisis control system for showing signs of "remarkable improvement"
August 27, 2020
Pyongyang’s rapidly shrinking expat community: Risks and implications
The loss of embassy and aid workers in the DPRK may lead to dark era of extreme isolation and limited information
August 25, 2020
Biden criticizes Trump for ‘cozying up to dictators’ in DNC speech
Biden doesn’t mention Kim Jong Un by name, but it’s possible he is referring to the North Korean leader
August 21, 2020
Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea
Analysts are split on whether Kim Yo Jong could have been demoted following back-to-back absences from major meetings
August 20, 2020
North Korea’s expat community shrinks as more diplomats and NGO workers leave
COVID-19 prevention measures and tough lifestyle restrictions are squeezing out Pyongyang's foreign community
August 20, 2020
Ryoo Kihl-jae, former South Korean unification minister, dies at 61
Ryoo served as unification minister during a tumultuous time for inter-Korean relations and routinely pushed for talks
August 17, 2020
North Korean prisoner amnesty to begin in September: State media
Detainees to be released will include those "convicted of crimes against the country and the people"
August 16, 2020
Seoul won’t rule out action against radio stations broadcasting into North Korea
South Korea's unification ministry laid out its logic on balloon launch crackdowns during a government press tour
August 11, 2020
