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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Unification minister accuses UNC of blocking South Korean entry to the DMZ
Chung Dong-young backs bill giving him authority to approve access as Seoul pushes for cooperation with North Korea
South Korea calls for dialogue to secure return of detainees held by North Korea
Seoul says suspension of inter-Korean talks remains an obstacle to freeing six ROK nationals held on espionage charges
Seoul praises legal change banning activist balloon launches toward North Korea
Unification ministry says amendment to aviation law no longer allows launches under 2 kg, amid crackdown on leafleting
Front company for North Korean military set to export aphrodisiacs to Russia
Trade declarations show Russian firm seeks to bring in medicines from sanctioned Korea Sobaeksu United Corporation
North Korean firm eyeing construction of meat plant in Russia, officials say
Ragwon Corporation’s potential partnership with Kaluga region near Moscow would likely violate sanctions
Seoul boosts spending on inter-Korean cooperation, but guts human rights budget
Unification ministry focuses heavily on improving ties with North Korea, cutting spending on human rights by 97%
US, ROK officials agree to coordinate closely to restart talks with North Korea
Meeting in Washington comes as Trump prepares to visit China next year, after failing to meet Kim Jong Un in October
Lee says he wishes he could apologize to North Korea for Yoon’s drone incursion
But South Korean president says it’s politically difficult to issue apology at press event one year after martial law
Seoul raises military budget 7.5% for ‘self-reliant defense’ against North Korea
Parliamentary approval of budget comes as the US pressures South Korea to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP
Seoul says it can release North Korean POWs when asked about ROK detainees
Top security official proposes repatriation after Lee Jae Myung says he’s unaware of South Koreans imprisoned in DPRK
