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North Korea’s COVID-19 testing limitations cast fog over outbreak’s future

North Korea’s COVID-19 testing limitations cast fog over outbreak’s future

Expert says DPRK’s ‘crude’ approach to identifying variants could lead to continued uncertainty about true case counts

North Korea’s COVID-19 testing limitations cast fog over outbreak’s future
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell July 26, 2022
North Korean appeals 13-year sentence to Russian penal colony for 2019 attack

North Korean appeals 13-year sentence to Russian penal colony for 2019 attack

Fisherman was one of two sentenced to time for attack on Russian coast guard, and case will now go to higher court

North Korean appeals 13-year sentence to Russian penal colony for 2019 attack
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell July 25, 2022
Moon government provided ‘no info’ on North Koreans’ repatriation: Yoon official

Moon government provided ‘no info’ on North Koreans’ repatriation: Yoon official

Yoon administration says lack of documentation impeded efforts to investigate controversial 2019 case

Moon government provided ‘no info’ on North Koreans’ repatriation: Yoon official
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 25, 2022
Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police

Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police

Portraits of Kim leaders suggest body floated to South Korea from DPRK, fourth such suspected case this summer

Woman wearing North Korean badge found dead near inter-Korean border: ROK police
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 25, 2022
Book review: How one North Korean summoned the courage to resist her fate

Book review: How one North Korean summoned the courage to resist her fate

Jihyun Park’s account of her escape from the DPRK provides a sobering look at her struggle for freedom

Book review: How one North Korean summoned the courage to resist her fate
David Tizzard
David Tizzard July 25, 2022
Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies

Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies

Kwon Young-se talks inter-Korean policy with president as Yoon administration continues investigation into 2019 handover

Unification minister claims mismatch in repatriated North Koreans’ testimonies
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 22, 2022
State media review: After heavy rains, North Korea combats water-borne disease
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State media review: After heavy rains, North Korea combats water-borne disease

An in-depth analysis of efforts to secure clean water, propaganda on Korean War, Kim Il Sung’s memoirs and more

State media review: After heavy rains, North Korea combats water-borne disease
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung July 22, 2022
What if North Korea stops publishing state media for international audiences?

What if North Korea stops publishing state media for international audiences?

Paranoia about leaks could compel regime to curtail access, cutting off key source of information about DPRK

What if North Korea stops publishing state media for international audiences?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 22, 2022
US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’

US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’

DPRK one of six countries that may target US citizens for use ‘as a bargaining chip,’ State Department says

US slaps new travel warning on North Korea due to ‘risk of wrongful detention’
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca July 22, 2022
Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans

Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans

Public officials’ union says decision to release photos of 2019 handover turned case into ‘tool for political strife’

Unification ministry employees slam ‘reversal’ on repatriation of North Koreans
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 21, 2022