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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Russian airline begins routing flights over North Korea, long avoided by others
S7 Airline’s flights between Vladivostok and Shanghai likely net the DPRK fees but raise safety, sanctions concerns
New Zealand deploys largest navy ship to monitor North Korean maritime smuggling
Operation near Japan follows dispatch of a patrol aircraft to support DPRK sanctions enforcement earlier this month
North Korean trade with China slumps to $227M in October as exports bottom out
Decline follows an uptick in bilateral exchange in September, which had appeared to point to improving ties
North Korea created new spy group to monitor ‘anti-socialist’ acts: Researcher
Defectors reportedly say the previously unknown 84 Gruppa targets military-linked firms dealing in foreign currency
Kim Jong Un praises secret police for defending his rule during visit to HQ
North Korean leader also visits top court and prosecutors to celebrate 80 years of eliminating political opposition
Nuclear-armed North Korea warns ROK’s nuke submarine will spark ‘hot arms race’
Seoul’s plan to build vessel is a ‘nuclear domino’ that will turn South Korea into a ‘quasi-nuclear state,’ KCNA says
South Korean man sentenced to prison for sending $16K to North Korean hacker
Court finds the businessman paid a DPRK actor to carry out cyberattacks in support of an illegal gaming server
Seoul requests talks with North Korean military to clarify DMZ border lines
ROK defense ministry issues first formal meeting request in years, citing ‘tensions’ along Military Demarcation Line
US, Ukrainian ‘facilitators’ plead guilty to helping North Koreans get IT jobs
Five individuals charged with wire fraud and identity theft, as Washington seeks $15M in crypto stolen by Pyongyang
South Korea kicks off its largest annual exercise on countering North Korea
US forces set to join parts of Hoguk drills, which Seoul emphasizes are ‘defensive in nature’
