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North Korea’s trade with China free falls in November, reaching new record lows
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North Korea’s trade with China free falls in November, reaching new record lows

Chinese exports to the DPRK fell 41% from October, with potentially disastrous consequences for North Korea's economy

North Korea’s trade with China free falls in November, reaching new record lows
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy December 24, 2020
Russian workers leave North Korea as joint coal project nears year-long shutdown

Russian workers leave North Korea as joint coal project nears year-long shutdown

Some employees of RasonConTrans remain in border city despite COVID-19 lockdown putting indefinite pause on business

Russian workers leave North Korea as joint coal project nears year-long shutdown
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 24, 2020
‘The sky was falling’: Why this company sold coats illegally made in North Korea

‘The sky was falling’: Why this company sold coats illegally made in North Korea

A Seoul clothing firm said it was duped into using DPRK labor and had no choice but to sell sanctions-violating garb

‘The sky was falling’: Why this company sold coats illegally made in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 23, 2020
More than 70% of South Koreans surveyed want Biden to meet with Kim Jong Un

More than 70% of South Koreans surveyed want Biden to meet with Kim Jong Un

Seven out of 10 respondents also rated Trump and Kim’s letter-writing diplomacy positively

More than 70% of South Koreans surveyed want Biden to meet with Kim Jong Un
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 22, 2020
Top US and South Korean officials talk North Korea denuclearization and 2021

Top US and South Korean officials talk North Korea denuclearization and 2021

Madeleine Albright says she “learned a lot” from the Sunshine-era policies on North Korea

Top US and South Korean officials talk North Korea denuclearization and 2021
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 22, 2020
Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace

Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace

Bernhard Seliger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation weighs in on how North and South Korea can reconcile

Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace
NK News
NK News December 22, 2020
Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.

Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.

A year has passed since the U.N. deadline, but North Koreans are thought to be stranded or illegally working overseas

Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy December 21, 2020
South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US

South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US

Noh Kyu-duk to replace Lee Do-hoon, who served as Seoul’s top nuclear envoy since Sept. 2017

South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 20, 2020
Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches

Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches

Suh Ho, the vice minister at the Ministry of Unification, penned an exclusive op-ed about South Korea's leaflet bill

Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches
Suh Ho
Suh Ho December 20, 2020
Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says

Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says

North Korea tells remaining foreign missions they should leave soon, as no relief for staff rotations is planned

Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 18, 2020