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North Korea’s latest missile test not “provocative or threatening,” U.S. insists

North Korea’s latest missile test not “provocative or threatening,” U.S. insists

With Kim Il Sung's birthday on Wednesday, U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs implies missile tests due to "celebration"

North Korea’s latest missile test not “provocative or threatening,” U.S. insists
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 14, 2020
Exploring the 2019 raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy – NKNews Podcast Ep.123
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Exploring the 2019 raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy – NKNews Podcast Ep.123

The Wall Street Journal's Alastair Gale discusses the mysterious Free Joseon group and their audacious goals

Exploring the 2019 raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy – NKNews Podcast Ep.123
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot April 13, 2020
North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly meets: new laws and notable promotions
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North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly meets: new laws and notable promotions

The rubber-stamp parliament's first session this year saw officials approve three new laws

North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly meets: new laws and notable promotions
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser April 13, 2020
North Korean state media yet to report on expected parliamentary meeting

North Korean state media yet to report on expected parliamentary meeting

Rubber-stamp DPRK Supreme People's Assembly was set to convene on Friday

North Korean state media yet to report on expected parliamentary meeting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 11, 2020
State Department approves potential $675 million arms sale to South Korea

State Department approves potential $675 million arms sale to South Korea

Equipment would support South Korea's F-35 airplanes, State Department says

State Department approves potential $675 million arms sale to South Korea
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 10, 2020
Amid pandemic, U.S. Treasury cuts some red tape for aid groups in North Korea

Amid pandemic, U.S. Treasury cuts some red tape for aid groups in North Korea

Aid groups will now have easier path to bring ambulances, laptops into DPRK, Treasury tells NK News

Amid pandemic, U.S. Treasury cuts some red tape for aid groups in North Korea
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 9, 2020
Thailand says it deported six illegal North Korean workers ahead of UN deadline

Thailand says it deported six illegal North Korean workers ahead of UN deadline

All six working in one North Korean restaurant were arrested and fined before being deported in early December

Thailand says it deported six illegal North Korean workers ahead of UN deadline
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 9, 2020
Two Russian diplomats in North Korea freed after 30-day quarantine

Two Russian diplomats in North Korea freed after 30-day quarantine

Natalya Noskova and Vadim Tetin arrived in the DPRK on March 9, brought diplomatic mail and medicine into the country

Two Russian diplomats in North Korea freed after 30-day quarantine
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 9, 2020
Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea drop in January: data
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Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea drop in January: data

Refined petroleum exports to DPRK from Russia down more than 65 percent compared to same month last year

Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea drop in January: data
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 8, 2020
Destination Pyongyang: the Yodo hijacking incident, 50 years on

Destination Pyongyang: the Yodo hijacking incident, 50 years on

Much remains unknown about this bizarre tale of Cold War intrigue, misguided radicalism, and North Korean opportunism

Destination Pyongyang: the Yodo hijacking incident, 50 years on
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 7, 2020