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Dozens of highrises sprout up in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un’s June deadline looms

Dozens of highrises sprout up in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un’s June deadline looms

State media suggests rapid progress, but recent failures to finish ambitious projects cast doubt on timely completion

Dozens of highrises sprout up in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un’s June deadline looms
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 21, 2021
North Korea reminds the world that its aerospace program is forging ahead

North Korea reminds the world that its aerospace program is forging ahead

State media hypes “ceaseless” efforts by rocket scientists to improve their work

North Korea reminds the world that its aerospace program is forging ahead
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2021
How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas

How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas

North Korea may have supplied illicit arms to Hamas, but support for Palestinian liberation goes much deeper

How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young May 20, 2021
Toy guns and puppies: The latest art by North Korea’s famed Mansudae Studio

Toy guns and puppies: The latest art by North Korea’s famed Mansudae Studio

The DPRK's top art studio continues to turn out a mix of propaganda paintings and more lighthearted pieces

Toy guns and puppies: The latest art by North Korea’s famed Mansudae Studio
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 16, 2021
North Koreans attended virtual seminars with outside world: Choson Exchange

North Koreans attended virtual seminars with outside world: Choson Exchange

Virtual exchanges with the DPRK are entirely feasible, says Singapore-based organization

North Koreans attended virtual seminars with outside world: Choson Exchange
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 13, 2021
North Korea stuck waiting for millions of COVID-19 vaccines

North Korea stuck waiting for millions of COVID-19 vaccines

A ‘global supply shortage’ and severe COVID outbreak in India have delayed vaccine shipments to the DPRK

North Korea stuck waiting for millions of COVID-19 vaccines
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung May 6, 2021
North Korea orders citizens to stay inside over COVID-19 dust storm fears

North Korea orders citizens to stay inside over COVID-19 dust storm fears

DPRK authorities have made similar orders several times since going into national lockdown in early 2020

North Korea orders citizens to stay inside over COVID-19 dust storm fears
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko April 27, 2021
Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade

Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade

Imported items like Coca-Cola and chocolate returned to shelves amid rumors of gradual border trade reopening

Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 20, 2021
North Korea claims zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 after testing 23,826 people

North Korea claims zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 after testing 23,826 people

The country has long claimed to be COVID-19 free while intermittently reporting numbers to the World Health Organization

North Korea claims zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 after testing 23,826 people
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung April 20, 2021
South Korea to spend $37.6 million on drone destroyers

South Korea to spend $37.6 million on drone destroyers

The drones will monitor airports and nuclear power plants, but could have implications for defense against North Korea

South Korea to spend $37.6 million on drone destroyers
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung April 19, 2021
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