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Timeline: From Kim Jong Un’s famine reference to a signed cost-sharing deal
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Timeline: From Kim Jong Un’s famine reference to a signed cost-sharing deal

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from April 1 to April 30

Timeline: From Kim Jong Un’s famine reference to a signed cost-sharing deal
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NK Pro April 30, 2021
Why South Korea can’t stop — and won’t stop — its North Korea outreach
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Why South Korea can’t stop — and won’t stop — its North Korea outreach

With record-low approval ratings, Moon is trying to convince his longtime fans — not his haters

Why South Korea can’t stop — and won’t stop — its North Korea outreach
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 30, 2021
Activist says he launched 500,000 fliers towards North Korea to defy new law

Activist says he launched 500,000 fliers towards North Korea to defy new law

Defector Park Sang-hak’s latest purported launch challenges a contentious law that can jail or fine leafleting activists

Activist says he launched 500,000 fliers towards North Korea to defy new law
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung April 30, 2021
Seoul official: North Korea’s words may be ‘harsh,’ but it’s still open to talks

Seoul official: North Korea’s words may be ‘harsh,’ but it’s still open to talks

Unification minister Lee In-young said Pyongyang is still “controlling the level of intensity” in its rhetoric

Seoul official: North Korea’s words may be ‘harsh,’ but it’s still open to talks
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 29, 2021
Friends and then foes: Korea’s three-year rollercoaster ride, explained

Friends and then foes: Korea’s three-year rollercoaster ride, explained

North Korea is test-firing missiles and slamming Seoul and Washington. What can South Korea’s president do to fix it?

Friends and then foes: Korea’s three-year rollercoaster ride, explained
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 28, 2021
South Korea boasts lowered North Korea tensions amid diplomatic ‘standstill’

South Korea boasts lowered North Korea tensions amid diplomatic ‘standstill’

Seoul’s unification ministry released an annual report on the state of inter-Korean relations

South Korea boasts lowered North Korea tensions amid diplomatic ‘standstill’
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung April 28, 2021
South Korea wants to set up embassy-like ‘mission’ in North Korean capital

South Korea wants to set up embassy-like ‘mission’ in North Korean capital

Unification ministry vows to explore new tourism and trade projects with the DPRK in the near future

South Korea wants to set up embassy-like ‘mission’ in North Korean capital
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 28, 2021
South Korea reminds North Korea that its door is ‘always open for talks’

South Korea reminds North Korea that its door is ‘always open for talks’

Unification minister Lee In-young vowed to restart inter-Korean talks during the first half of 2021

South Korea reminds North Korea that its door is ‘always open for talks’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 26, 2021
Trump says Kim Jong Un ‘never respected’ Moon Jae-in, slams cost-sharing deal

Trump says Kim Jong Un ‘never respected’ Moon Jae-in, slams cost-sharing deal

"Kim Jong-un of North Korea ... never respected the current President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in"

Trump says Kim Jong Un ‘never respected’ Moon Jae-in, slams cost-sharing deal
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 23, 2021
Activist to defy controversial law with 500,000 leaflets for North Korea

Activist to defy controversial law with 500,000 leaflets for North Korea

Prominent defector says he accepts risk of imprisonment to get anti-DPRK leaflets across the border 

Activist to defy controversial law with 500,000 leaflets for North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 23, 2021