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Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?

"Nobody will believe you if you say there are no coronavirus cases in North Korea"

Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?
In-hua Kim July 1, 2020
North Korea has now tested 922 people for COVID-19: World Health Organization

North Korea has now tested 922 people for COVID-19: World Health Organization

255 DPRK nationals remain under quarantine, official tells NK News

North Korea has now tested 922 people for COVID-19: World Health Organization
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 30, 2020
“Pressing” need to restart inter-Korean family reunions, UN official says

“Pressing” need to restart inter-Korean family reunions, UN official says

Pyongyang is to blame for the continued delay in family reunions, Signe Poulsen tells NK News

“Pressing” need to restart inter-Korean family reunions, UN official says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 29, 2020
Activist group launches balloons containing bibles towards North Korea

Activist group launches balloons containing bibles towards North Korea

Despite recent inter-Korean tensions, Voice of Martyrs conducts discrete balloon launch adjacent to inter-Korean border

Activist group launches balloons containing bibles towards North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 25, 2020
70 years since the Korean War, thousands still waiting to reunite with families

70 years since the Korean War, thousands still waiting to reunite with families

Advocate for separated families says the matter should be discussed "regardless of political situation"

70 years since the Korean War, thousands still waiting to reunite with families
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 25, 2020
Preparations underway for October mass games, North Korean media says

Preparations underway for October mass games, North Korean media says

Despite gearing up for the games, the DPRK will likely keep up its ban on foreign tourists, one tour company said

Preparations underway for October mass games, North Korean media says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 25, 2020
Defector group likely failed to send leaflets into North Korea, South says

Defector group likely failed to send leaflets into North Korea, South says

FFNK also may have spread false information about the number of balloons they have used, and items they carried: MOU

Defector group likely failed to send leaflets into North Korea, South says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 23, 2020
North Korea, Nigeria agree to expand cooperation in public health

North Korea, Nigeria agree to expand cooperation in public health

Nigerian health minister says country has a "desire to learn" from the DPRK

North Korea, Nigeria agree to expand cooperation in public health
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis June 23, 2020
Sentenced to life five years ago, status of South Koreans in North Korea unclear

Sentenced to life five years ago, status of South Koreans in North Korea unclear

Choe Chun-gil and Kim Kuk-gi were charged with espionage, sentenced to hard labor on June 23, 2015

Sentenced to life five years ago, status of South Koreans in North Korea unclear
Activists say they launched thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea

Activists say they launched thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea

Fighters for a Free North Korea said they defied a ban from Seoul and will continue the "struggle for justice"

Activists say they launched thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 22, 2020