Misc.
Miscellaneous information that doesn’t match other tag areas
North Korea declares COVID victory and lashes out at US-ROK drills – Ep. 252
The NK News team discusses the biggest events in August, from DPRK’s COVID ‘victory’ to an attack on a defector-activist
North Korea promotes ‘encrypted’ money transfers through new financial product
Service advertised in recent brochure likely aims at concentrating foreign currency in state hands, experts say
North Korea opens floodgates near border as typhoon barrels toward peninsula
Seoul says Pyongyang did not provide advance notice despite risk of flooding to residents in inter-Korean border area
Lost but not forgotten: Inside the harrowing search for a Korean War pilot
The US thrice declared Harry Moore dead. 50 years later, it said he may have survived a crash in North Korea after all.
Lifting ban on North Korean media can only help the South Korean government
No other group inflicts as much damage on the DPRK's image as its own propagandists
Why it’s in America’s interest to withdraw troops from Korea – Ep. 251
Doug Bandow discusses the limits of US power on the peninsula and why Seoul can effectively defend against North Korea
Otto Warmbier’s family awards North Korean defector $15,000 to study in US
Court previously ruled family should receive seized DPRK assets over son’s death following detention in North Korea
Rumors swirl that North Korea preparing to allow people to enter country
Six informed sources tell NK News they’ve heard of changes to border controls, though some aid workers remain skeptical
Ask a North Korean: How do you buy contraception in North Korea?
The lack of sex education in the country means many have little knowledge about how to prevent pregnancy
How the first North Korean to face charges in US triggered a diplomatic standoff
O Nam Chol was accused of sexual assault in 1982, forcing DPRK and US to negotiate for first time in decades
