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February 05, 2025

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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.

News

Police endorse charges for man who said ROK should accept North Korean invasion

Activist allegedly violated National Security Act by making pro-DPRK statement and contacting anti-state group

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJuly 5, 2024
Features

Brewing deception: North Korea’s dark and dubious peddling of tiger bone wine

DPRK folk remedy is widely available in China despite wildlife trafficking concerns, but it may all just be a scam

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJuly 4, 2024
Analysis

How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation

Provisions in deal could help Pyongyang clamp down on defections, improve censorship and more, NK Pro analysis finds

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJuly 3, 2024
News

UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport

ICAO warns DPRK to prevent recurrence, as Seoul accuses Pyongyang of endangering aircraft through signal disruptions

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJune 25, 2024
News

UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea

But Gyeonggi Province must still receive OK from unification ministry before it can ship goods worth more than $500K

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJune 24, 2024
News

Fabrics top list of North Korea’s imports from China for second month in May

Trade points to Chinese textile outsourcing, while low rice imports may be sign that food shortages have eased

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJune 21, 2024
News

South Korea condemns North Korea-Russia treaty, warns of sending arms to Ukraine

Seoul says ‘mutual assistance’ pledge between Moscow and Pyongyang is 'serious concern' and pledges response

News

North Korea-China trade falls in May for the fifth straight month

Trade volume below level for same period in 2023, in what expert calls sign of Russia’s growing role in DPRK economy

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJune 19, 2024
Analysis

New North Korean defense line crosses border with South, armistice maps confirm

NK Pro analysis shows two new paths touch or cross Military Demarcation Line, the first such activity in decades

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Ifang BremerJune 18, 2024
News

G7 condemns North Korea-Russia arms trade ahead of possible Putin-Kim summit

Statement comes amid speculation about how two sides will further bolster military cooperation around the war in Ukraine

Ifang BremerIfang BremerJune 17, 2024
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