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ASEAN urges North Korea to ‘exercise self-restraint’ and stop missile tests
Southeast Asian nations use tougher language to condemn DPRK launches than in statement earlier this year
June 13, 2022
Advocate group demands justice for DPRK defectors allegedly defrauded in scam
North Korean refugees unfamiliar with South Korean society are especially susceptible to pyramid schemes, expert says
June 10, 2022
Activists fear North Korean human rights issues increasingly met with a shrug
Intransigence of problem and lack of government emphasis cited as possible reasons for growing indifference
June 10, 2022
North Korea monitoring migratory birds to prevent COVID spread, state media says
DPRK authorities have repeatedly warned birds could carry the virus, despite scientific evidence to the contrary
June 8, 2022
Peruvian legal expert set to be new UN rapporteur on North Korean human rights
Nominee Elizabeth Salmón has extensive experience in human rights law but will likely face stonewalling from Pyongyang
June 7, 2022
Chinese city bordering North Korea cracks down on smuggling due to COVID fears
Officials in Dandong appear to worry the DPRK’s outbreak could spill over and cause new virus resurgence
June 6, 2022
COVID-19 situation in North Korea likely getting ‘worse, not better’: WHO
UN health agency adds that it has yet to receive reliable data from DPRK or response to vaccine offers
June 2, 2022
G7 foreign ministers condemn North Korea for ‘yet another’ ICBM launch
Diplomats say DPRK determined to diversify nuclear capability, while voicing regret over veto of new UN sanctions
May 30, 2022
NGOs urge boycott as North Korea set to chair UN forum on nuclear disarmament
DPRK’s four-week stint as rotating chair comes amid reports that it could soon conduct underground nuclear test
May 30, 2022
‘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
