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IFRC aid reaches flooded North Korean town as state media touts relief efforts

IFRC aid reaches flooded North Korean town as state media touts relief efforts

Over 800 homes were flooded or destroyed in Unpha county in severe storms last week

IFRC aid reaches flooded North Korean town as state media touts relief efforts
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 12, 2020
Human rights groups condemn South Korean government’s border-area press tour

Human rights groups condemn South Korean government’s border-area press tour

Human rights groups accuse the unification ministry of painting their activism in a negative light to foreign reporters

Human rights groups condemn South Korean government’s border-area press tour
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 12, 2020
Seoul won’t rule out action against radio stations broadcasting into North Korea

Seoul won’t rule out action against radio stations broadcasting into North Korea

South Korea's unification ministry laid out its logic on balloon launch crackdowns during a government press tour

Seoul won’t rule out action against radio stations broadcasting into North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 11, 2020
South Korean province plans to send aid to North Korea despite failed attempts

South Korean province plans to send aid to North Korea despite failed attempts

UN approved a sanctions exemption for Gyeonggi province to deliver greenhouse materials to S. Phyongan, Nampho

South Korean province plans to send aid to North Korea despite failed attempts
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 11, 2020
‘Fatherly Love’: State media sings praises for Kim Jong Un amid flood response

‘Fatherly Love’: State media sings praises for Kim Jong Un amid flood response

Emotional interviews and ceremonies reach the big screen as Kim responds to North Korean worries over COVID-19, flooding

‘Fatherly Love’: State media sings praises for Kim Jong Un amid flood response
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 10, 2020
Gathering held in locked-down North Korean city as aid arrives from Pyongyang

Gathering held in locked-down North Korean city as aid arrives from Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un ordered aid in a special meeting his week, as state media still yet to report any confirmed COVID-19 cases

Gathering held in locked-down North Korean city as aid arrives from Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 8, 2020
North Korean leader visits site of major flood damage after days of storms

North Korean leader visits site of major flood damage after days of storms

Hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed in one county south of Pyongyang, state media reports

North Korean leader visits site of major flood damage after days of storms
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 6, 2020
South Korea to donate $10 million in food aid to North Korea

South Korea to donate $10 million in food aid to North Korea

The World Food Programme is set to deliver the aid, while the South tries to move cross-border infrastructure forward

South Korea to donate $10 million in food aid to North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 6, 2020
In new aid order, Kim Jong Un signals extended lockdown in Kaesong over COVID-19

In new aid order, Kim Jong Un signals extended lockdown in Kaesong over COVID-19

North Korean leader also raised party personnel issues in meeting of top officials on Wednesday

In new aid order, Kim Jong Un signals extended lockdown in Kaesong over COVID-19
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 5, 2020
North Korea issues warnings on potential flood at the basin of Taedong River

North Korea issues warnings on potential flood at the basin of Taedong River

North Korea released water from a dam near inter-Korean border without notifying South Korea: unification ministry

North Korea issues warnings on potential flood at the basin of Taedong River
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 5, 2020