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North Korean ships spotted returning to old coal smuggling routes near Vietnam
The most suspicious ship, the Mi Yang 5, was placed on a banned vessels list by the U.S. Coast Guard in 2018
Talking Rastafarianism with North Koreans – NKNews Podcast Ep.140
Benjamin Zephaniah discusses his trips to North Korea and teaching poetry to university students in Pyongyang
North Korea continuing ‘intense’ development of ballistic missiles, nukes: UN
U.N. panel report details ongoing sanctions evasion, illicit exports of coal by Pyongyang
North Korea in July 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analysis of the main developments between July 1 and July 31
North Korea’s first suspected COVID-19 case sparks joy and censorship in China
Some Chinese netizens are mocking the DPRK on Weibo, while others are suspiciously contributing pro-North narratives
Crossing the line: Has North Korea’s biggest foe finally gone too far?
Defector-activist Park Sang-hak has long stirred controversy, but political winds may no longer be blowing in his favor
EU rolls out first-ever cyber sanctions against North Korea-linked hacking
Chosun Expo was the only DPRK-linked entity named in the new sanctions, which also targeted Russian and Chinese groups
North Korea fired anti-ship cruise missile this month: ROK military official
Launch not revealed by South Korea at the time as it was deemed part of "regular" training
Russian embassy evacuates 27 citizens from North Korea
A "continuous ban on movement" and "cancellation of international flights" challenged evacuation efforts, embassy said
How Moon Jae-in’s shortlist of successors might shape future North Korea policy
Lee Jae-myung's North-South reconciliation policy would likely be far more aggressive than Lee Nak-yeon's
