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July 20, 2024

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Leo Byrne

Leo Byrne

Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter.

Interviews

Koreas’ Peace Symposium pushes for more engagement

While considered successful, the WomenCrossDMZ event was not without its critics

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 26, 2015
News

North Korea blasts May 24 sanctions

Article claims measures put in place in 2010 are a "cancer", barrier to dialogue

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 25, 2015
News

Women activists cross DMZ between North, South Korea

WomenCrossDMZ group not allowed to walk across the DMZ, instead taking bus most of the way

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 24, 2015
News

Journalists cannot cover N.Korean border crossing event at Panmunjom

Media coverage of WomenCrossDMZ would legitimize crossing at Panmunjom, MoU official tells Yonhap

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 21, 2015
News

North Korea lashes out at Japan’s UNESCO candidates

State media accuses Japan of seeking recognition for sites built with Korean slave labor

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 20, 2015
Analysis

North Korea in space: The prestigious frontier

With no technical barriers to another satellite launch, Pyongyang likely to pursue its space program

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 20, 2015
News

UN Secretary General to visit KIC in North Korea – UPDATED

Ban Ki-moon will visit the Kaesong Complex on May 21, intends to visit factories

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 19, 2015
News

North Korean leader angry at terrapin farmers

Kim Jong Un expressed rare displeasure during a visit to a DPRK farm, warned of "grave consequences"

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 19, 2015
News

S. Korean business group wants office in N.Korea

Office in Pyongyang hopes to help unification via economic cooperation

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 18, 2015
News

Punish N.Korean provocations ‘harshly’ – ROK Navy

South Korea’s Chief of Naval Operations tells marine to reply to provocations by sinking DPRK ships

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneMay 15, 2015