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Kim Jong Un sends $2 million in educational funds to Korean children in Japan

Kim Jong Un sends $2 million in educational funds to Korean children in Japan

Subsidies to go towards schools run by the pro-North General Association of Korean Residents in Japan

Kim Jong Un sends $2 million in educational funds to Korean children in Japan
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 14, 2020
Exploring the 2019 raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy – NKNews Podcast Ep.123
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Exploring the 2019 raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy – NKNews Podcast Ep.123

The Wall Street Journal's Alastair Gale discusses the mysterious Free Joseon group and their audacious goals

Exploring the 2019 raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy – NKNews Podcast Ep.123
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot April 13, 2020
Ask a North Korean: how are orphans treated in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: how are orphans treated in North Korea?

"In North Korea, orphans live pitiful lives on the brink of death"

Ask a North Korean: how are orphans treated in North Korea?
In-hua Kim April 13, 2020
Coronavirus-related aid expected to arrive in North Korea later this month: IFRC

Coronavirus-related aid expected to arrive in North Korea later this month: IFRC

Cargo, including COVID-19 testing kits, to be subject to a 10-day quarantine in Sinuiju, spokesperson says

Coronavirus-related aid expected to arrive in North Korea later this month: IFRC
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 13, 2020
North Korea lays out budget plans, personnel changes at parliamentary meeting

North Korea lays out budget plans, personnel changes at parliamentary meeting

Lawmakers agree to spend 47.8% of state budget on economy, 15.9% on national defense

North Korea lays out budget plans, personnel changes at parliamentary meeting
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim April 12, 2020
Why North Korea’s leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19

Why North Korea’s leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19

The coronavirus epidemic, even if it gets out of control, would not constitute a major threat to the regime stability

Why North Korea’s leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 9, 2020
Two Russian diplomats in North Korea freed after 30-day quarantine

Two Russian diplomats in North Korea freed after 30-day quarantine

Natalya Noskova and Vadim Tetin arrived in the DPRK on March 9, brought diplomatic mail and medicine into the country

Two Russian diplomats in North Korea freed after 30-day quarantine
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 9, 2020
Pyongyang General Hospital construction “ahead of schedule”: KCNA
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Pyongyang General Hospital construction “ahead of schedule”: KCNA

Foundational excavation completed by April 5, state media says, while imagery shows rapid progress

Pyongyang General Hospital construction “ahead of schedule”: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 8, 2020
South Korean military to hold two-week field training exercise this month

South Korean military to hold two-week field training exercise this month

4500 soldiers to undergo training at the Korea Combat Training Center (KCTC) in Gangwon province

South Korean military to hold two-week field training exercise this month
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 8, 2020
709 people in North Korea tested for COVID-19, no confirmed cases: WHO

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

World Health Organization receiving "weekly updates” from DPRK authorities, official tells Reuters

709 people in North Korea tested for COVID-19, no confirmed cases: WHO
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 8, 2020