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How North Korea started spat between Moscow and Seoul – Ep. 328
The NK News team talks back and forth between Russia and ROK, the DPRK’s expanded coastal fencing and a new luxury mall
February 7, 2024
North Korea’s crops saw on-year improvement in 2023, satellite data shows
Analysis is in line with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un’s claim that the country overcame food shortages last year
February 7, 2024
Russian envoy to DPRK predicts ‘breakthrough’ in two sides’ relations in 2024
Alexander Matsegora told Russian state media Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin will sign agreement on mutual trips
February 7, 2024
Seoul to take DNA samples from bodies North Korea refuses to repatriate
The measure aims to bring closure to families in the DPRK as soured ties leave little room for cooperation on the issue
February 7, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Does the DPRK have digital payment systems?
Services have cropped up for transferring money and making payments, but distrust in banks poses obstacles to their use
North Korea reveals first 20 ‘backward’ counties where factories will be built
Kim Jong Un ordered construction of 200 light industry factories over next decade to address DPRK’s underdevelopment
February 6, 2024
North Korean clinics lack medicine and knowhow to treat childhood disease: UN
Extent of humanitarian crisis in DPRK may be unknown without staff on ground, but UNICEF reports vaccine progress
February 5, 2024
Over 1,000 North Koreans visited Russia in 2023 marking five-fold increase
Similar number of Russians entered North Korea, data shows, however figures remain well below pre-pandemic level
February 5, 2024
Yoon’s comments on North Korea trigger back and forth between Seoul and Moscow
South Korea slams Russian support for Pyongyang while Kremlin cries foul over ROK-US cooperation
February 5, 2024
North Korea in January 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2024
February 2, 2024
