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Kim Yo Jong insinuates Kishida wants summit with North Korea to boost popularity
Leader’s sister claims Japanese PM floated meeting again via new ‘channel’ but repeats criticism of Tokyo’s policies
March 25, 2024
North Korea still running COVID import center despite easing border controls
Continued activity at pandemic-era facilities suggests authorities see political value in strong inspection regime
March 22, 2024
State media review: Kim Jong Un, daughter exalted as ‘great persons of guidance’
An in-depth analysis of daughter’s idolization, a new housing law, Pyongyang’s diplomatic outreach and more
March 21, 2024
100K North Koreans still earning money for regime overseas: UN report
Information provided to Panel of Experts suggests DPRK laborers generate $500M per year in violation of UN sanctions
March 21, 2024
North Korean wig exports hold strong despite overall decline in trade with China
Expert says slump in bilateral exchange in first two months of 2024 likely due to downturn in Chinese economy
March 20, 2024
How dictatorship shapes the politics of the North Korean diaspora – Ep. 334
Sheena Chestnut Greitens discusses how defectors navigate democracy and the regime’s efforts to control those who leave
March 20, 2024
China spars with UN human rights envoy over forced repatriation of North Koreans
Beijing’s delegate disparages defectors as illegal migrants, rejecting concerns that escapees face torture back in DPRK
March 19, 2024
North Korea opens massive greenhouse complex, but makes false claims about size
Claims about bulldozing major military bases to build ‘world’s largest’ farm mislead public about project, NK Pro finds
March 18, 2024
South Korea reconvenes advisory body on unification plans with North Korea
Activist says body has no power to set policy but that members could help push updates to outdated inter-Korean policy
March 15, 2024
Nonprofits urge UN to update ‘historic’ report on North Korea human rights abuse
Activists say new Commission of Inquiry report needed to address issues under Kim Jong Un and draw attention to problem
March 15, 2024
