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Flooded homes, factories and streets: The scope of Typhoon Maysak’s damage
Widespread flooding evident across key DPRK city, including near Wonsan-Kalma airport and delayed beach resort project
September 4, 2020
North Korea’s east coast hit with damaging typhoon and floods, state TV shows
KCTV once again aired real-time overnight updates on the storm’s impact and warnings issued around the country
September 3, 2020
US sounds the alarm on North Korea’s missile development wishlist
Advisory lists top industries and items North Korea may be seeking from abroad, warning global industry over sanctions
September 2, 2020
US bans citizens from traveling to North Korea for a fourth consecutive year
The State Department first instituted the travel ban in 2017 in response to the death of U.S. tourist Otto Warmbier
September 1, 2020
Twitter fully shuts down North Korean propaganda account
The @coldnoodlefan account was first restricted last month, but its content is still appearing on other social media
August 31, 2020
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns, regrets not solving North Korea abductees issue
Abe also names North Korea as a top national security concern as he steps down over a chronic health issue
August 28, 2020
North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts
Streets flooded, buildings damaged in North Korean southwest as Typhoon Bavi forecast to pass by Thursday afternoon
August 27, 2020
Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan
Politburo and Executive Policy Council meetings convened in Pyongyang on Aug. 25 as Typhoon Bavi approaches
August 25, 2020
North Korea quietly stops claiming zero COVID-19 cases in the country
From February through July, state media took pride in frequently claiming the country was free of COVID-19
August 25, 2020
Rumors explained: Is Kim Jong Un really in a coma? Will Kim Yo Jong take over?
Rumors surface yet again that Kim Jong Un is gravely ill and Kim Yo Jong assumed power — but most of it is likely false
August 24, 2020
