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North Korea refuses to answer inter-Korean hotline calls for second straight day
Seoul's unification, defense ministries confirm lack of response as top DPRK officials rail against joint US-ROK drills
August 10, 2021
North Korean weightlifters’ Olympic absence provided opening for other athletes
North Korea was a perennial medalist in international weightlifting. Then COVID-19 happened.
August 6, 2021
North Korea planning to operate border disinfection complex within weeks: NIS
South Korea’s intelligence agency also says DPRK has minimized summer military drills due to extreme heat
August 3, 2021
South Korea’s ruling party divided on whether to favor drills or diplomacy
Upcoming U.S.-ROK exercises necessary for OPCON transfer, but risk upsetting diplomacy with North Korea
August 2, 2021
North Korean trade hits 30-year low amid sanctions, COVID-19 pandemic: report
China still biggest trade partner in 2020 despite huge drop in volume
August 2, 2021
Restored East Sea hotline another buoy to inter-Korean talks
Officials say two sides have spoken over four channels as unification ministry makes plans for videoconference
July 29, 2021
Australian sentenced to 3.5 years for brokering arms sales with North Korea
Court finds Choi Chan Han guilty of attempting to sell missiles, military equipment, among other sanctioned items
July 29, 2021
Game of phones? Experts assess the first inter-Korean call in over a year
Seoul may be preparing new push for lasting inter-Korean reconciliation, but some experts say progress hinges on U.S.
July 27, 2021
Seoul announces hotline communications breakthrough with Pyongyang
Phone line apparently restored after North Korea said it severed all inter-Korean communication lines last year
July 26, 2021
Blistering summer heat wave is killing North Korean crops: state media
Official newspaper reports second-lowest rainfall total ever as drought threatens to aggravate ongoing ‘food crisis’
July 26, 2021
