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Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
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Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293

Karl Friedhoff talks ROK polls, plus a new NK Pro analysis reveals China expanding prisons that hold defectors

Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 14, 2023
Send Donald Trump to North Korea to break the impasse in bilateral talks

Send Donald Trump to North Korea to break the impasse in bilateral talks

The US cannot afford disengagement with Pyongyang and should use former president as a crude tool to jump-start dialogue

Send Donald Trump to North Korea to break the impasse in bilateral talks
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 14, 2023
China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
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China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation

NK Pro identifies construction at 3 key border facilities, suggesting efforts to increase capacity to detain defectors

China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 13, 2023
US, ROK nuke envoys hold talks on strengthening joint action against North Korea

US, ROK nuke envoys hold talks on strengthening joint action against North Korea

Meeting in Washington follows DPRK’s failed satellite launch and comes as allies boost efforts against cyber threats

US, ROK nuke envoys hold talks on strengthening joint action against North Korea
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 13, 2023
Russia resumes oil exports to North Korea after two-year hiatus, UN data shows

Russia resumes oil exports to North Korea after two-year hiatus, UN data shows

Moscow has sent 67K barrels of refined oil to DPRK since December, as two sides boast of ‘heyday’ for bilateral ties

Russia resumes oil exports to North Korea after two-year hiatus, UN data shows
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 13, 2023
Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong

Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong

Sung-yoon Lee combines history and speculation to paint DPRK leader’s sister as ‘devil woman,’ with mixed results

Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong
David Tizzard
David Tizzard June 13, 2023
South Korea confirms China trying to fish out North Korean rocket debris

South Korea confirms China trying to fish out North Korean rocket debris

Chinese warships not interfering with ROK efforts to salvage wreckage of failed satellite launch, Seoul says

South Korea confirms China trying to fish out North Korean rocket debris
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 12, 2023
Russia says it exported 1,300 tons of wheat flour to North Korea in May

Russia says it exported 1,300 tons of wheat flour to North Korea in May

Moscow has released regular updates on grain shipments this year, despite formerly suspending publication of trade data

Russia says it exported 1,300 tons of wheat flour to North Korea in May
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 12, 2023
What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on

What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on

The situation has improved little since Commission of Inquiry issued landmark report, but there is still a way forward

What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on
Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby June 12, 2023
North Korea points finger at Zelenskyy after Kakhovka dam collapse

North Korea points finger at Zelenskyy after Kakhovka dam collapse

Experts say statement backing Russian narrative seeks to curry favor with Moscow as Ukraine war drags on

North Korea points finger at Zelenskyy after Kakhovka dam collapse
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 9, 2023