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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
ROK ban on North Korean media limits free speech, State Department says
US highlights how South Korean laws restrict freedoms, while finding no changes to DPRK’s poor human rights situation
North Korea expanding aging coal power plant in bid to fix electricity shortages
Construction at Pyongyang plant comes as DPRK continues to rely on coal infrastructure past operational lifespans
North Korean defector-author wins defamation suit over sex crime allegations
Supreme Court orders accuser and the broadcaster that covered her rape allegations to pay $29K to Jang Jin-sung
Kim Jong Un leads salvo missile launch in first test of ‘nuclear trigger’ system
North Korea blames US-ROK air force drills for raising tensions in report on test of command and control over nukes
South Korea’s air force to retire key assets that defend against North Korea
Government also announced beginning of Chungmu training to bolster preparedness for war scenario with DPRK
North Korean agricultural and forestry delegations to visit Russia
Expert describes uptick in contact between two sides as Moscow’s bid to repay Pyongyang for weapons supplies
New work underway at DPRK space launch site but Seoul says liftoff not imminent
Satellite imagery shows construction on installation next to launchpad at Sohae Satellite Launching Center
‘Invincible’ production company denies North Korean involvement with TV series
Skybound Entertainment is conducting review after sketch for series was allegedly found on cloud server linked to DPRK
North Korea-China wig and hair trade grows to new lengths in March
Data shows the DPRK appears to have resumed sanctioned trade with China with import of cameras and computers
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: Seoul
Launch comes days after reported cruise and anti-aircraft missile tests from DPRK west coast
