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North Korea imported up to eight times its legal fuel limit in 2020: UN report
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North Korea imported up to eight times its legal fuel limit in 2020: UN report

Illicit fuel imports similar in scale to 2019, but coal exports dropped sharply after July's COVID-19 restrictions

North Korea imported up to eight times its legal fuel limit in 2020: UN report
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 10, 2021
Australian man pleads guilty after trying to sell missiles for North Korea
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Australian man pleads guilty after trying to sell missiles for North Korea

Chan Han Choi pleaded guilty to two counts of violating U.N. and Australian sanctions against the DPRK

Australian man pleads guilty after trying to sell missiles for North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy February 10, 2021
‘I didn’t even get to say goodbye’: South Koreans remember Kaesong’s sudden end

‘I didn’t even get to say goodbye’: South Koreans remember Kaesong’s sudden end

Five years ago, the Kaesong Industrial Complex shut down and sent thousands of North and South Koreans packing

‘I didn’t even get to say goodbye’: South Koreans remember Kaesong’s sudden end
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 10, 2021
Korean-Australian faces court for alleged North Korea arms deals
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Korean-Australian faces court for alleged North Korea arms deals

Naturalized Australian citizen pled not guilty during first hearing after arrest more than three years ago

Korean-Australian faces court for alleged North Korea arms deals
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy February 8, 2021
UN approves first humanitarian sanctions exemption for North Korea in 2021

UN approves first humanitarian sanctions exemption for North Korea in 2021

Private South Korean organization to run project providing safe drinking water to DPRK

UN approves first humanitarian sanctions exemption for North Korea in 2021
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 8, 2021
Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea

Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea

The U.S. president should aim to deter North Korean aggression, seek peace and finally normalize relations with the DPRK

Biden must ditch the failed denuclearization-or-nothing attitude on North Korea
Daniel L. Davis
Daniel L. Davis February 4, 2021
North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2021

North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro February 3, 2021
North Korea is an opportunity for US-China cooperation, top Seoul official says

North Korea is an opportunity for US-China cooperation, top Seoul official says

Unification minister Lee In-young calls for sanctions flexibility and Pyongyang to reconsider inter-Korean projects

North Korea is an opportunity for US-China cooperation, top Seoul official says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 3, 2021
North Korea moves to complete new oil terminal despite UN cap on fuel imports
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North Korea moves to complete new oil terminal despite UN cap on fuel imports

Rapid construction of three storage tanks and support buildings at Nampho port finished in 2020, satellite images show

North Korea moves to complete new oil terminal despite UN cap on fuel imports
Joseph Byrne
Joseph Byrne | Min Chao Choy February 2, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
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North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021