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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
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
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
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
North Korea faces uncertain future after mass exodus of UN and foreign NGO staff
Last month, the last international NGO worker and last remaining U.N. staff members left North Korea
North Korea to receive 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses later than expected
A World Health Organization official said the 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses will not make it to the DPRK by May 2021
South Korea’s right-wing resurgence spells uncertainty for North Korea policy
After summits and promises of peace, the South Korean president’s party suffered a crushing defeat at the by-elections
The world may lose its chance to bombard North Korea with information warfare
North Korea’s borders are not as porous to outside media as they used to be, and crackdowns appear to be underway
Citing COVID-19, North Korea decides not to attend Tokyo Olympics
The decision was made by the DPRK Olympics Committee in late March, state-run website reports
UN to censor North Korea sanctions report at South Korean government’s request
The U.N. agreed to remove the Loi Hope ship’s identity despite possible links to North Korea, a source told NK Pro
