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US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year

US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year

State Department cites ‘imminent danger’ of detention for extension, which travel expert says could remain indefinitely

US bars citizens from traveling to North Korea for 6th straight year
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 23, 2022
Seoul avoids diplomatic disaster in forced labor dispute with Japan — for now
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Seoul avoids diplomatic disaster in forced labor dispute with Japan — for now

Supreme Court could still order Japanese firm to pay reparations, a move that would incite cycle of mutual retaliation

Seoul avoids diplomatic disaster in forced labor dispute with Japan — for now
Justin Yeo
Justin Yeo August 23, 2022
Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250
Podcast

Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250

Host Jacco Zwetsloot joins the show as a guest for the first time to discuss DPRK graphic novels, the podcast and more

Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250
NK News
NK News August 23, 2022
Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media
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Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media

Pyongyang may push forward Sinuiju SEZ once land trade resumes with China, though no signs of progress are visible yet

Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 22, 2022
US, ROK begin largest joint drills in years after North Korea brandishes nukes

US, ROK begin largest joint drills in years after North Korea brandishes nukes

Military exercises will include scenarios for protecting against and repelling DPRK attacks on South Korean territory

US, ROK begin largest joint drills in years after North Korea brandishes nukes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 22, 2022
How the first North Korean to face charges in US triggered a diplomatic standoff

How the first North Korean to face charges in US triggered a diplomatic standoff

O Nam Chol was accused of sexual assault in 1982, forcing DPRK and US to negotiate for first time in decades

How the first North Korean to face charges in US triggered a diplomatic standoff
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 22, 2022
North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation

North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation

Two sides pledge to align maintenance standards, a move an expert suggests aims to boost cooperation amid sanctions

North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer August 22, 2022
North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
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North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery

Kumgang Pension Town latest target of efforts to remove South Korea’s properties at former inter-Korean tourism zone

North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 21, 2022
‘We hate Yoon’: Kim Yo Jong slams Seoul’s plan to denuclearize North Korea

‘We hate Yoon’: Kim Yo Jong slams Seoul’s plan to denuclearize North Korea

DPRK leader’s sister rejects all future offers and says South Korea ‘scared’ of the missile tested Wednesday

‘We hate Yoon’: Kim Yo Jong slams Seoul’s plan to denuclearize North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 19, 2022
By backing Russia in Donbas, Kim Jong Un trades self-reliance for puppetry

By backing Russia in Donbas, Kim Jong Un trades self-reliance for puppetry

Recognizing pseudo-states marks radical shift for North Korea, but cuddling up to Moscow could make peninsula safer

By backing Russia in Donbas, Kim Jong Un trades self-reliance for puppetry
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter August 18, 2022