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‘They don’t care for us’: North Korean defector teachers fight for higher wages
Instructors say low pay is driving away those who can help children of defectors navigate South Korean school system
May 26, 2022
Experts cast doubt on Pyongyang’s self-declared victory over COVID
Case and death numbers likely well below true total as country promotes alternative treatments over vaccines
May 24, 2022
North Korea silent after South explains offer of COVID aid via hotline: MOU
Unification ministry says it detailed plans to provide vaccines and other aid after trying to send letter last week
May 23, 2022
North Korea high on agenda as Biden arrives in South Korea for summit with Yoon
US president’s three-day visit follows assessments that DPRK could greet him with long-range missile or nuclear test
May 20, 2022
UN human rights agency calls on North Korea to open borders to COVID-19 aid
Lack of national vaccination program could have ‘devastating impact’ on the DPRK’s human rights situation, OHCHR says
May 19, 2022
No vaccinations in North Korea raises risk of rapid COVID-19 spread: WHO
World Health Organization says it has yet to receive any official word from Pyongyang after first known COVID outbreak
May 17, 2022
UN agency granted sanctions exemption to help improve ‘food security’ in DPRK
Food and Agriculture Organization gets green light to send support for farming sector amid reports of drought
May 16, 2022
Over 1 million North Koreans mobilized to fight COVID-19 as outbreak continues
'Fever' cases in the hundreds of thousands as Kim Jong Un attends funeral for Pyongyang elite Yang Hyong Sop
May 15, 2022
North Korea reports 21 more deaths due to ‘fever’ amid nationwide COVID outbreak
State media says over half a million people affected by fever symptoms since April as DPRK battles COVID-19 outbreak
May 14, 2022
Second North Korean defector this year found guilty of spying for Pyongyang
Court says defector worked on behalf of Pyongyang to convince other defectors to return to North Korea
May 13, 2022
