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Vietnam lets North Koreans in country work on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: Report

Vietnam lets North Koreans in country work on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: Report

Hanoi tells UN sanctions monitors that laborers lack support from Pyongyang after border closure strands them abroad

Vietnam lets North Koreans in country work on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: Report
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 28, 2022
US, ROK conduct naval drills after North Korea denounces ‘dangerous act’

US, ROK conduct naval drills after North Korea denounces ‘dangerous act’

Exercises comes as US says Kamala Harris will visit DMZ to send ‘powerful signal’ of commitment to defend South Korea

US, ROK conduct naval drills after North Korea denounces ‘dangerous act’
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca September 28, 2022
US forces’ priority to deter North Korean attack even in Taiwan conflict: Seoul

US forces’ priority to deter North Korean attack even in Taiwan conflict: Seoul

Questions about US Forces Korea’s role in conflict have swirled since Biden said US would defend island against invasion

US forces’ priority to deter North Korean attack even in Taiwan conflict: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 27, 2022
North Korea’s latest missile flew over 100 miles farther than thought: Japan

North Korea’s latest missile flew over 100 miles farther than thought: Japan

Tokyo cites ‘irregular trajectory’ as it revises initial assessment, which experts say points to in-flight maneuvers

North Korea’s latest missile flew over 100 miles farther than thought: Japan
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 27, 2022
What the CIA knows (and doesn’t know) about North Korea – Ep. 255
Podcast

What the CIA knows (and doesn’t know) about North Korea – Ep. 255

Soo Kim explains how analysts interpret information coming out of Pyongyang and find signals in the noise

What the CIA knows (and doesn’t know) about North Korea – Ep. 255
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News September 27, 2022
North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK criticism of new nuclear law at UN

North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK criticism of new nuclear law at UN

DPRK ambassador denounces US for seeking ‘hegemonic, unipolar order,’ while South Korea says Pyongyang’s nukes unlawful

North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK criticism of new nuclear law at UN
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 27, 2022
North Korea poses greatest threat to Seoul even if China attacks Taiwan: Yoon

North Korea poses greatest threat to Seoul even if China attacks Taiwan: Yoon

South Korean president says US-ROK alliance should focus on DPRK amid global attention on Ukraine and Taiwan

North Korea poses greatest threat to Seoul even if China attacks Taiwan: Yoon
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 26, 2022
China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months

China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months

Unification ministry confirms first crossing since late April, as two sides report no COVID cases near border

China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 26, 2022
God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families

God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families

North Korea has criticized hereditary succession but is the only communist country to have done it twice

God save the Kims: How North Korea’s ruling regime came to love royal families
James Fretwell
James Fretwell September 23, 2022
US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

Three countries’ top diplomats meet in New York and express concern about DPRK’s new law on weapons of mass destruction

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022