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UN Panel of Experts: Why North Korea investigations don’t lead to new sanctions
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UN Panel of Experts: Why North Korea investigations don’t lead to new sanctions

Former Panel of Experts members blame wide range of issues for reticence to issue new sanctions designations

UN Panel of Experts: Why North Korea investigations don’t lead to new sanctions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 29, 2020
A mysterious death at the inter-Korean maritime border – NKNews Podcast Ep.148
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A mysterious death at the inter-Korean maritime border – NKNews Podcast Ep.148

Chad O’Carroll, NK News reporters and Steve Tharp join host Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss last week's top stories

A mysterious death at the inter-Korean maritime border – NKNews Podcast Ep.148
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 28, 2020
JSA tours to inter-Korean border will resume after nearly a year of closures

JSA tours to inter-Korean border will resume after nearly a year of closures

UNC did not give a specific date, but said that tours will start again “in the near future”

JSA tours to inter-Korean border will resume after nearly a year of closures
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis September 28, 2020
Work on China-DPRK ‘bridge to nowhere’ stops amid new COVID-19 border controls
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Work on China-DPRK ‘bridge to nowhere’ stops amid new COVID-19 border controls

Pandemic and October holiday preparations may have dashed hopes of New Yalu River Bridge’s projected 2020 opening

Work on China-DPRK ‘bridge to nowhere’ stops amid new COVID-19 border controls
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 25, 2020
Kim Jong Un apologizes for lethal shooting of South Korean official

Kim Jong Un apologizes for lethal shooting of South Korean official

Kim told South Korea's Blue House that the incident "shouldn't have happened" and that he's "sorry to have disappointed"

Kim Jong Un apologizes for lethal shooting of South Korean official
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Kelly Kasulis September 25, 2020
Why North Korea will be a chronic headache for Japan’s new prime minister

Why North Korea will be a chronic headache for Japan’s new prime minister

The future of Japan-DPRK relations are uncertain in a post-Abe era and experts say Suga has little leverage to work with

Why North Korea will be a chronic headache for Japan’s new prime minister
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia September 24, 2020
US calls for explanation from North Korea over killing of South Korean

US calls for explanation from North Korea over killing of South Korean

State Department echoes South Korean calls for DPRK explanation

US calls for explanation from North Korea over killing of South Korean
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 24, 2020
North Korea’s killing of a South Korean official spells trouble for Moon Jae-in
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North Korea’s killing of a South Korean official spells trouble for Moon Jae-in

The victim’s death likely involved shoot-to-kill orders in place to stop COVID-19 from entering the DPRK. But what now?

North Korea’s killing of a South Korean official spells trouble for Moon Jae-in
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 24, 2020
Doctors Without Borders spends $1.4 million on TB hospitals, aid in North Korea

Doctors Without Borders spends $1.4 million on TB hospitals, aid in North Korea

NGO details its spending for the first time since it returned to the country in 2019

Doctors Without Borders spends $1.4 million on TB hospitals, aid in North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 24, 2020
Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea
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Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea

Many see Joe Biden only as “strategic patience.” But if elected, he may take things in an entirely different direction.

Hope is not lost: President Biden might actually make progress on North Korea
James Fretwell
James Fretwell September 23, 2020