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Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
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Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations

Damaging typhoons and the U.S. elections may be an opportunity for Pyongyang and Seoul to connect — or to drift apart

Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
Christopher Green
Christopher Green August 27, 2020
ROK suspends plans to ease restrictions on civilian contacts between two Koreas

ROK suspends plans to ease restrictions on civilian contacts between two Koreas

MOU submits final draft for the revision of 30-year-old law on inter-Korean exchanges

ROK suspends plans to ease restrictions on civilian contacts between two Koreas
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 27, 2020
North Korean state media blasts ‘disgusting’ defector-politician Thae Yong-ho

North Korean state media blasts ‘disgusting’ defector-politician Thae Yong-ho

The DPRK likely slandered Thae because he's against a new draft policy that would ban leaflet send-overs, experts say

North Korean state media blasts ‘disgusting’ defector-politician Thae Yong-ho
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis August 27, 2020
A pastor weighs in on bible and balloon launches – NKNews Podcast Ep.143
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A pastor weighs in on bible and balloon launches – NKNews Podcast Ep.143

Pastor Cho Hun Jung discusses why he thinks Bibles and leaflet launches to North Korea should be stopped

A pastor weighs in on bible and balloon launches – NKNews Podcast Ep.143
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 25, 2020
Why Seoul’s dream to barter for North Korean booze may soon fall apart

Why Seoul’s dream to barter for North Korean booze may soon fall apart

If supply chains involve previously sanctioned entities, then even barter trade would be blocked by U.N. sanctions

Why Seoul’s dream to barter for North Korean booze may soon fall apart
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Min Chao Choy August 24, 2020
COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea

COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea

Delivery made via the Dandong-Sinuiju land route in mid-August

COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 21, 2020
Conspiracy or reality?: How Seoul possibly handled the blown-up liaison office

Conspiracy or reality?: How Seoul possibly handled the blown-up liaison office

North Korea may have been appeased by quiet, backdoor deals made by South Korean officials, professor Andrei Lankov says

Conspiracy or reality?: How Seoul possibly handled the blown-up liaison office
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 19, 2020
Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors

Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors

Lee In-young stressed the need for peace and denuclearization to ambassadors Harry Harris and Xing Haiming this week

Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Kelly Kasulis August 19, 2020
‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics

‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics

After leaflets raised ire in Pyongyang, Seoul police are investigating activist groups — but some say it's going too far

‘They saw us as lowlives’: Defectors condemn police for investigation tactics
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 18, 2020
South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
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South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea

Medical Aid for Children (MAC) gets sanctions exemptions to send dental equipment to the DPRK within the next six months

South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 18, 2020