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North Korea adopts ‘import disinfection’ law to boost trade amid pandemic

North Korea adopts ‘import disinfection’ law to boost trade amid pandemic

New laws on social security and east coast land development also passed by Supreme People’s Assembly

North Korea adopts ‘import disinfection’ law to boost trade amid pandemic
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 3, 2021
North Korea in Feb. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in Feb. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from Feb. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021

North Korea in Feb. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro March 3, 2021
US lawmakers aim for quicker and easier humanitarian assistance for North Korea

US lawmakers aim for quicker and easier humanitarian assistance for North Korea

A bill in Congress promises to help U.S. humanitarian workers overcome "bureaucratic roadblocks"

US lawmakers aim for quicker and easier humanitarian assistance for North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 3, 2021
North Korea to get 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through May 2021

North Korea to get 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through May 2021

The amount is about 0.3 million fewer than the latest estimate made by a global vaccine initiative

North Korea to get 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through May 2021
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 3, 2021
North Korea blasts Harvard professor for denying Japanese wartime sexual slavery

North Korea blasts Harvard professor for denying Japanese wartime sexual slavery

State-run outlet calls Ramseyer a “hideous money-grabber” and “pseudo-scholar," scholar declines response

North Korea blasts Harvard professor for denying Japanese wartime sexual slavery
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 3, 2021
Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
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Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172

The NK News team discusses the latest departure of diplomats from North Korea and more in this roundtable podcast

Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 2, 2021
North Korea is a ‘serious threat’ to peace and security: US Ambassador to the UN

North Korea is a ‘serious threat’ to peace and security: US Ambassador to the UN

Washington’s newly-confirmed U.N. ambassador stresses the importance of denuclearization and diplomacy

North Korea is a ‘serious threat’ to peace and security: US Ambassador to the UN
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 2, 2021
Thousands of North Koreans left Russia in 2020 while new visas dropped by 52%
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Thousands of North Koreans left Russia in 2020 while new visas dropped by 52%

New government data suggests that 14,000 North Koreans left Russia last year while about 1,800 entered the country

Thousands of North Koreans left Russia in 2020 while new visas dropped by 52%
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy March 1, 2021
North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old
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North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old

New data shows that the DPRK’s economic stagnation started much earlier than researchers previously thought

North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old
Peter Ward
Peter Ward February 26, 2021
North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew

North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew

Eighty-two USS Pueblo crew members were held captive for nearly a year starting in 1968, while one was killed

North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew
David Volodzko
David Volodzko February 26, 2021