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Timeline: From Washington’s foreign policy moves to South Korea’s leaky border
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Timeline: From Washington’s foreign policy moves to South Korea’s leaky border

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Feb. 1 - Feb. 28

Timeline: From Washington’s foreign policy moves to South Korea’s leaky border
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NK Pro March 2, 2021
South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula

South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula

Seoul and Beijing will add two military communication lines in an effort to “establish peace” on the Korean Peninsula

South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 2, 2021
Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
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Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172

The NK News team discusses the latest departure of diplomats from North Korea and more in this roundtable podcast

Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 2, 2021
US and South Korea vow to maintain stability ahead of contentious military drill

US and South Korea vow to maintain stability ahead of contentious military drill

U.S. national security advisor and South Korean National Security Office director spoke by phone on Tuesday

US and South Korea vow to maintain stability ahead of contentious military drill
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 2, 2021
North Korea is a ‘serious threat’ to peace and security: US Ambassador to the UN

North Korea is a ‘serious threat’ to peace and security: US Ambassador to the UN

Washington’s newly-confirmed U.N. ambassador stresses the importance of denuclearization and diplomacy

North Korea is a ‘serious threat’ to peace and security: US Ambassador to the UN
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 2, 2021
Thousands of North Koreans left Russia in 2020 while new visas dropped by 52%
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Thousands of North Koreans left Russia in 2020 while new visas dropped by 52%

New government data suggests that 14,000 North Koreans left Russia last year while about 1,800 entered the country

Thousands of North Koreans left Russia in 2020 while new visas dropped by 52%
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy March 1, 2021
Russian man exits North Korea on hand-pushed trolley, calls it ‘big adventure’

Russian man exits North Korea on hand-pushed trolley, calls it ‘big adventure’

Diplomat refuted “negative comments” about how N. Korea treated his peers after eight Russians left the DPRK last week

Russian man exits North Korea on hand-pushed trolley, calls it ‘big adventure’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 1, 2021
South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics

South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics

President Moon Jae-in says he’s “always” ready to talk with Japan and that the Olympics are a diplomatic “opportunity”

South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 1, 2021
North Korea’s increasing reliance on China is a dangerous move for Kim Jong Un
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North Korea’s increasing reliance on China is a dangerous move for Kim Jong Un

Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il skilfully balanced themselves between rival powers, but Kim Jong Un now leans on just one

North Korea’s increasing reliance on China is a dangerous move for Kim Jong Un
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter March 1, 2021
North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew

North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew

Eighty-two USS Pueblo crew members were held captive for nearly a year starting in 1968, while one was killed

North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew
David Volodzko
David Volodzko February 26, 2021