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Seoul raises hope for peace through forestry cooperation with Pyongyang

Seoul raises hope for peace through forestry cooperation with Pyongyang

Moon Jae-in urges inter-Korean action on climate change, after making similar appeal at Glasgow climate conference

Seoul raises hope for peace through forestry cooperation with Pyongyang
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung November 12, 2021
North Korea urges embassies in Pyongyang to place import orders

North Korea urges embassies in Pyongyang to place import orders

Request from DPRK's diplomatic affairs bureau could signal a return to routine and regular trade, expert says

North Korea urges embassies in Pyongyang to place import orders
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 11, 2021
China’s new COVID controls risk upending trade restart with North Korea

China’s new COVID controls risk upending trade restart with North Korea

DPRK-China border city of Dandong asks residents to refrain from gathering as some say city under lockdown

China’s new COVID controls risk upending trade restart with North Korea
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell November 9, 2021
North Korean workers stuck in Qatar nearly 2 years after UN sanctions deadline

North Korean workers stuck in Qatar nearly 2 years after UN sanctions deadline

In new report, Doha also refers to sanctions breach from allowing DPRK footballer to play for domestic club

North Korean workers stuck in Qatar nearly 2 years after UN sanctions deadline
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 9, 2021
Washington to Beijing: ‘Put some bite’ into sanctions against North Korea

Washington to Beijing: ‘Put some bite’ into sanctions against North Korea

Pentagon calls on China to use leverage on DPRK, which expert says signals rejection of sanctions relief proposal at UN

Washington to Beijing: ‘Put some bite’ into sanctions against North Korea
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung November 9, 2021
North Korea rumblings in European capitals – NKNews Podcast Ep. 208
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North Korea rumblings in European capitals – NKNews Podcast Ep. 208

NK News reporters discuss what they learned in Europe about recent developments in DPRK diplomacy

North Korea rumblings in European capitals – NKNews Podcast Ep. 208
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 9, 2021
Despite the hype, North Korea and US won’t play ball on ending the Korean War
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Despite the hype, North Korea and US won’t play ball on ending the Korean War

Seoul is insistent, but Pyongyang and Washington are stuck on what comes first: denuclearization or sanctions relief

Despite the hype, North Korea and US won’t play ball on ending the Korean War
James Fretwell
James Fretwell November 8, 2021
Why the Sandinistas sent Kim Il Sung a stuffed crocodile carrying drinks

Why the Sandinistas sent Kim Il Sung a stuffed crocodile carrying drinks

DPRK support for the Nicaraguan revolutionaries dates back to early 1970s and reflects support for liberation movements

Why the Sandinistas sent Kim Il Sung a stuffed crocodile carrying drinks
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young November 8, 2021
Not just summits: North and South Korea have met nearly 700 times since 1970s

Not just summits: North and South Korea have met nearly 700 times since 1970s

Korean relations a common agenda item, but humanitarian aid and economics among other top issues when two sides meet

Not just summits: North and South Korea have met nearly 700 times since 1970s
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 8, 2021
German warship arrives in Japan to join DPRK sanctions mission for first time

German warship arrives in Japan to join DPRK sanctions mission for first time

Berlin hopes to counter North Korean nuclear ‘threat’ with frigate dispatch, as China and Russia seek to ease sanctions

German warship arrives in Japan to join DPRK sanctions mission for first time
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 8, 2021