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North Korea kills currency dealer, hacks company making COVID-19 vaccine: NIS

North Korea kills currency dealer, hacks company making COVID-19 vaccine: NIS

After an intelligence briefing, South Korean lawmakers relayed recent topline claims about North Korea

North Korea kills currency dealer, hacks company making COVID-19 vaccine: NIS
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 27, 2020
COVID-19 aid offer could harm inter-Korean relations, says defector politician

COVID-19 aid offer could harm inter-Korean relations, says defector politician

Opposition party member Tae Yong-ho says North Korea may find the South’s offer to provide aid “humiliating”

COVID-19 aid offer could harm inter-Korean relations, says defector politician
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung November 26, 2020
North Korea’s trade with China is in freefall, rapidly approaching zero: Customs
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North Korea’s trade with China is in freefall, rapidly approaching zero: Customs

No food or medicine imports, only electricity and textiles likely destined for re-export as clothes

North Korea’s trade with China is in freefall, rapidly approaching zero: Customs
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy November 25, 2020
South Korean billionaire willing to visit the DPRK to provide COVID-19 treatment

South Korean billionaire willing to visit the DPRK to provide COVID-19 treatment

Celltrion Group chairman says he will send antibody treatments if the South Korean government gives him the go-ahead

South Korean billionaire willing to visit the DPRK to provide COVID-19 treatment
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung November 25, 2020
State Department offers $3 million for human rights projects in North Korea

State Department offers $3 million for human rights projects in North Korea

Funding marks a 25% increase from the amount allocated for DPRK human rights projects in January this year

State Department offers $3 million for human rights projects in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 24, 2020
Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections – NKNews Podcast Ep. 158
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Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections – NKNews Podcast Ep. 158

Nk News' Chad O'Carroll, Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko discuss the latest from North Korea in this roundtable podcast

Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections – NKNews Podcast Ep. 158
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 24, 2020
‘Tired out of our minds’: North Korean defectors recall grueling work marathons

‘Tired out of our minds’: North Korean defectors recall grueling work marathons

North Koreans are in the throes of a mandated, national “labor battle” — a “torturous” time that defectors can’t forget

‘Tired out of our minds’: North Korean defectors recall grueling work marathons
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 24, 2020
Empty shelves and food shortages: Why things are looking grim in North Korea
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Empty shelves and food shortages: Why things are looking grim in North Korea

Trade data suggests that the DPRK is suffering from a massive trade crash as it protects itself from COVID-19

Empty shelves and food shortages: Why things are looking grim in North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy November 23, 2020
Ask a North Korean: Why do some North Koreans defect via Russia and not China?

Ask a North Korean: Why do some North Koreans defect via Russia and not China?

“North Korean workers are eager to go to Russia. In North Korea, they’d be working all year long for meager wages.”

Ask a North Korean: Why do some North Koreans defect via Russia and not China?
Tae-il Shim November 23, 2020
North Korea accuses the UN of ‘unfairness’ and human rights ‘meddling’

North Korea accuses the UN of ‘unfairness’ and human rights ‘meddling’

In a long-winded statement, the DPRK lambasts Japan, the U.N. Security Council and those suspicious of its space program

North Korea accuses the UN of ‘unfairness’ and human rights ‘meddling’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 20, 2020