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Kim Jong Un’s nixed New Years speech shows just how stressed he really is
After an isolated year mired by economic hardship, the North Korean leader couldn’t be bothered with ceremonious remarks
Experts doubt that North Korea’s grueling 80-day work marathon did much good
State media called the long hours a “shining victory,” but experts think it only kept Kim Jong Un’s head above water
North Korea says it tested 11,707 people for COVID-19 — zero confirmed cases
The country periodically self-reports COVID-19 statistics to the World Health Organization
Pregnant North Korean woman and teenage girl face possible repatriation in China
The United Nations is urging China not to forcibly return five North Korean defectors arrested in September
UN collected $1.4 million in COVID-19 donations for North Korea this year
New U.N. data also shows that Switzerland and Russia paid the most for DPRK food aid in 2020
South Korean civic groups fight ‘anti-leaflet’ law in constitutional court
Opposition party lawmakers also filed a revision to the recent law, which criminalizes leaflet launches to North Korea
North Korea warns public about new COVID-19 strain ahead of huge political event
With the Eighth Party Congress slated for January, state media urged citizens to be on “maximum alert” over the virus
After suffering major blows, North Korea will reluctantly lean on China in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have accelerated North Korea’s crackdown on market activities
Leaflets are psychological warfare. South Korea was right to ban them.
Citizens can still loudly criticize North Korea, but it’s up to the government to make diplomacy work
Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.
A year has passed since the U.N. deadline, but North Koreans are thought to be stranded or illegally working overseas
