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In final months before UN worker ban, thousands of North Koreans went to Russia
New data published as Moscow admits it has not yet fully complied with UN rules on overseas DPRK laborers
North Korea, Global Fund reach agreement on new TB-malaria treatment grant
Implementation of $41.7 million grant set to begin "immediately," spokesperson says
Roughly a thousand North Korean workers remain in Russia, despite UN ban: MFA
"Limited" transport options responsible for delay, spokesperson Maria Zakharova says
Multiple flights between North Korea and China canceled amid coronavirus scare
Route to Vladivostok not affected, however, according to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang
How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
For ordinary people, connecting with the outside world is an ever-evolving cat and mouse game with the authorities
N. Korea drastically restricts travel to China in bid to stem coronavirus spread
Local embassies informed that they are "completely forbidden" from going to China, NK News has learned
Why South Korean tourists might not want to follow Moon up Mount Kumgang
Economic and safety concerns could deter visitors, even if the President manages to strike a deal with the North
North Korea working with WHO to prevent potential coronavirus outbreak: official
DPRK health ministry on Tuesday issued alert over virus symptoms, spread in China and Asian region
Ask a North Korean: what was life like on the construction sites at Samjiyon?
"It keeps me up at night when I think about those hungry children struggling in the cold"
Number of North Korean defectors to South at lowest in nearly two decades: MOU
Overall downward trend since 2009 continues, though male defector numbers higher than in recent years
