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Unification minister says North Korea could be battling COVID-19

Unification minister says North Korea could be battling COVID-19

Lee In-young thinks the DPRK has an outbreak, but says his theory is not based on official intelligence

Unification minister says North Korea could be battling COVID-19
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 31, 2020
UN official sounds the alarm on North Korean human rights amid COVID-19

UN official sounds the alarm on North Korean human rights amid COVID-19

Tomás Ojea Quintana raised concerns over the "drastic reduction" of North Korean defectors entering the South this year

UN official sounds the alarm on North Korean human rights amid COVID-19
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung August 30, 2020
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns, regrets not solving North Korea abductees issue

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns, regrets not solving North Korea abductees issue

Abe also names North Korea as a top national security concern as he steps down over a chronic health issue

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns, regrets not solving North Korea abductees issue
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 28, 2020
Expats in Pyongyang worry about getting medical help amid COVID-19 restrictions

Expats in Pyongyang worry about getting medical help amid COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 travel restrictions mean that expats in North Korea may not have access to medical evacuation or proper care

Expats in Pyongyang worry about getting medical help amid COVID-19 restrictions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 28, 2020
Kim Jong Un relieved by absence of major typhoon damage, inspection visit shows

Kim Jong Un relieved by absence of major typhoon damage, inspection visit shows

Kim Jong Un also praises DPRK's crisis control system for showing signs of "remarkable improvement"

Kim Jong Un relieved by absence of major typhoon damage, inspection visit shows
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 27, 2020
Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
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Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations

Damaging typhoons and the U.S. elections may be an opportunity for Pyongyang and Seoul to connect — or to drift apart

Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
Christopher Green
Christopher Green August 27, 2020
North Korea tested more than 2,700 people for COVID-19 — all results ‘negative’

North Korea tested more than 2,700 people for COVID-19 — all results ‘negative’

More than 30,000 people have been put under quarantine in the country, WHO tells NK News 

North Korea tested more than 2,700 people for COVID-19 — all results ‘negative’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 27, 2020
North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts

North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts

Streets flooded, buildings damaged in North Korean southwest as Typhoon Bavi forecast to pass by Thursday afternoon

North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 27, 2020
Ask a North Korean: Do rich and poor North Koreans hate each other?

Ask a North Korean: Do rich and poor North Koreans hate each other?

"Those with money view those without it as non-human ... They work those beneath them like slaves."

Ask a North Korean: Do rich and poor North Koreans hate each other?
Tae-il Shim August 26, 2020
Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan

Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan

Politburo and Executive Policy Council meetings convened in Pyongyang on Aug. 25 as Typhoon Bavi approaches

Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 25, 2020