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North Koreans asked Singaporean contacts for help sourcing COVID-19 test kits

North Koreans asked Singaporean contacts for help sourcing COVID-19 test kits

Request from DPRK diplomats reportedly hampered by Pyongyang's "no cases" claims, however

North Koreans asked Singaporean contacts for help sourcing COVID-19 test kits
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy April 22, 2020
740 people in North Korea tested for COVID-19, still no confirmed cases: WHO

740 people in North Korea tested for COVID-19, still no confirmed cases: WHO

New WHO figures suggest just 31 have been tested since the beginning of the month

740 people in North Korea tested for COVID-19, still no confirmed cases: WHO
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 22, 2020
10.4 million North Koreans in “urgent” need of humanitarian assistance: UN

10.4 million North Koreans in “urgent” need of humanitarian assistance: UN

New UN report issues warning on lack of nutrition, healthcare, clean water in DPRK

10.4 million North Koreans in “urgent” need of humanitarian assistance: UN
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 22, 2020
North Korean state media goes a month without showing domestic COVID-19 work

North Korean state media goes a month without showing domestic COVID-19 work

Frequent updates in text articles continue but directive likely made in late March to halt use of domestic imagery

North Korean state media goes a month without showing domestic COVID-19 work
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 22, 2020
North Korea experiencing economic hardship, “lagging behind”: state media

North Korea experiencing economic hardship, “lagging behind”: state media

Cabinet newspaper also warns against taking aid from "blabbering" imperialists

North Korea experiencing economic hardship, “lagging behind”: state media
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 22, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how does sex education differ between North and South Korea?

Ask a North Korean: how does sex education differ between North and South Korea?

"It breaks my heart when I think of how women in North Korea... don't receive even the most basic sex education"

Ask a North Korean: how does sex education differ between North and South Korea?
Tae-il Shim April 22, 2020
Why Kim Jong Un’s health is a very big deal
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Why Kim Jong Un’s health is a very big deal

The latest flurry of speculation highlights a very real, but too often neglected, aspect of North Korea risk

Why Kim Jong Un’s health is a very big deal
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter April 21, 2020
After UN worker ban took effect, Russia granted 753 work visas to North Koreans
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After UN worker ban took effect, Russia granted 753 work visas to North Koreans

Data reveal flow of DPRK nationals into Russia despite UN sanctions, strict border controls during COVID-19 pandemic

After UN worker ban took effect, Russia granted 753 work visas to North Koreans
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer April 21, 2020
Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes

Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes

State media warns against loosening quarantine measures, however, to avoid "self-destruction"

Back to school: North Korea partially resumes high school, university classes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2020
South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows

South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows

Private sector organizations sent $13.95 million in assistance, highest since 2010: MOU

South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 20, 2020