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UN Security Council “very concerned” about North Korean missile launches: Craft

UN Security Council “very concerned” about North Korean missile launches: Craft

U.S. ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft rotates to the presidency of the Security Council this month

UN Security Council “very concerned” about North Korean missile launches: Craft
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer December 6, 2019
North Korean police threaten death penalty for fake drug, alcohol trafficking

North Korean police threaten death penalty for fake drug, alcohol trafficking

Officials must not "receive money and goods" from citizens engaged in criminal activities, poster stresses

North Korean police threaten death penalty for fake drug, alcohol trafficking
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 6, 2019
Kim Jong Un opens large farm in a bid to “improve diets” of local people: KCNA

Kim Jong Un opens large farm in a bid to “improve diets” of local people: KCNA

Construction of the town-sized Jungphyong Vegetable Greenhouse Farm and Tree Nursery began in August 2018

Kim Jong Un opens large farm in a bid to “improve diets” of local people: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 4, 2019
Ask a North Korean: is North Korea environmentally-friendly?

Ask a North Korean: is North Korea environmentally-friendly?

"'Nature' in North Korea is so bleak I am ashamed to even call it that."

Ask a North Korean: is North Korea environmentally-friendly?
In-hua Kim December 3, 2019
North Korea in November 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in November 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead

An analytic look at the main developments of the November 1-November 30 period

North Korea in November 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro December 3, 2019
Typhoon Lingling displaced over 6000 people on North Korea’s east coast: IFRC

Typhoon Lingling displaced over 6000 people on North Korea’s east coast: IFRC

September storm resulted in water and sanitation issues, 75,000 hectares of crops damaged, new report says

Typhoon Lingling displaced over 6000 people on North Korea’s east coast: IFRC
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 28, 2019
Ask a North Korean: how do North Koreans prepare for war and natural disasters?

Ask a North Korean: how do North Koreans prepare for war and natural disasters?

"When it comes to war-related threats, the DPRK is equipped with an anti-U.S.-terrorism strategy"

Ask a North Korean: how do North Koreans prepare for war and natural disasters?
Tae-il Shim November 21, 2019
Window “still open” for a deal with North Korea, Biegun tells U.S. Senators

Window “still open” for a deal with North Korea, Biegun tells U.S. Senators

Top envoy to DPRK says his promotion to Deputy Secretary of State will bring "higher stature" to the issue

Window “still open” for a deal with North Korea, Biegun tells U.S. Senators
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer November 20, 2019
Party like it’s 1998: how South Korean tourism to Mount Kumgang got started
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Party like it’s 1998: how South Korean tourism to Mount Kumgang got started

The story of how South Korea's leading dissident and a chaebol tycoon launched the historic inter-Korean project

Party like it’s 1998: how South Korean tourism to Mount Kumgang got started
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter November 17, 2019
Stop sharing sensitive photos on social media, North Korea warns diplomats

Stop sharing sensitive photos on social media, North Korea warns diplomats

Foreign envoys sharing imagery with "impure intentions," DPRK foreign ministry complains

Stop sharing sensitive photos on social media, North Korea warns diplomats
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 14, 2019